Summary of "The Science of PowerPoint Overload"

This article is written by Cliff Atkinson and it is titled The Science of PowerPoint Overload. In this article he talks about ways PowerPoint can be used wisely. Later on in the article, Atkinson talks about how Richard E. Mayer of the University of California wrote some ways to explain how you can use PowerPoint correctly. One of the things he says if your slides only contain words, add some more pictures to it to make it more interesting. You should also change the words in the PowerPoint from the words you speak so PowerPoint only reinforces what you say. You should also stay away from loads of information on slides, make it simple. There are others and these are really useful tips for making better PowerPoints.