What do audiences hate most about your slides? Good to know if you've got a preso coming up. Based on a sample of 406 respondents, survey conducted by Dave Paradi.

1. TOP 3 PROBLEMS WITH TEXT SLIDES

3. SLIDE TEXT OVERLOAD

4. Rank the things that annoy you most about presentations Rank the things that annoy you most about presentations

5. 406 RESPONDENTS RESPONDENTS

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9. Cheesed-off-ometer Cheesed-off-ometer

10. Speaker reads the slides

11. Speaker reads the slides 67.4% 67.4%

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17. WHY DO PRESENTERS INSIST ON MAKING THEIR PRESENTATIONS INTO AN EYE TEST FOR THE PEOPLE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM?

18. WHY DO PRESENTERS INSIST ON MAKING THEIR PRESENTATIONS INTO AN EYE TEST FOR THE PEOPLE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM? Using text that is too small to read easily

19. WHY DO PRESENTERS INSIST ON MAKING THEIR PRESENTATIONS INTO AN EYE TEST FOR THE PEOPLE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM? 45.0% 45.0% Using text that is too small to read easily

20. TOP 3 PEEVES Source: D. Paradi, Visual Slide Revolution , n=406 67.4% 67.4% Reads slides Reads slides 45.4% 45.4% Sentences Sentences 45.0% 45.0% Tiny text Tiny text

21. But I’m such an expert on my subject that the look-&-feel of my talks doesn’t matter! But I’m such an expert on my subject that the look-&-feel of my talks doesn’t matter!

22. Good luck with that approach … Good luck with that approach …

23. 406 RESPONDENTS RESPONDENTS

24. … and let us know how it works out for you … and let us know how it works out for you