Limiting your lists

In this task, we'll show you how to handle (long) lists. We've found an interesting slide that is an example of how it shouldn't be done.

This is not the way to go!

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Most presentations consist of slides full of bullets. Apparently, people are afraid to forget something, so why not put everything you know or you might want to say in a long list. The truth is, these lists add no value to your presentation. Also, the example slide we found has too much information.

Something is of added value if you can limit the content. Our advice is to limit your lists to a maximum of three. If you think the rest of the list is important too, put it in a handout.

If you have a list of specifications, just mention the three most important ones. For example, the three specifications that make your product unique. Don't mention the most obvious specifications such as good quality.

Another good way of using lists is to show pros and cons. Again, a maximum of three pros and a maximum...