Chapter 45. Consider Speaking Without Visuals
Can I speak without visuals? Yes, of course. That’s the basic difference between a public speaker and a narrator. Some speaking situations call for visual aids, and you’ll want to make certain that you illustrate the content of your speech appropriately. Other speaking occasions either don’t require visual support or are better served without it. I can’t imagine John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., or Winston Churchill using PowerPoint to illustrate a talk. They were, of course, political orators, not businessmen. But the point is the same: Don’t overdo the visual aids.
Some executives have been known to ban PowerPoint entirely from their company presentations. That seems like an overreaction, ...
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