Business Marketing Online (BMON): Google AdWords Management » How To Change The World http://www.bmon.co.uk Google AdWords management for industrial and scientific companies Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The limit to what a human can take inhttp://www.bmon.co.uk/2008/10/the-limit-to-what-a-human-can-take-in/ http://www.bmon.co.uk/2008/10/the-limit-to-what-a-human-can-take-in/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:00:15 +0000 Chris Rand http://www.bmon.co.uk/leadgeneration/?p=104 Today I want to draw your attention to one of my favourite business-related blog posts of all-time. It's nearly three years old, but it'll still ring true in thirty-three years' time. And it's to do with making slide-show (e.g Powerpoint) …

The limit to what a human can take in

]]> Today I want to draw your attention to one of my favourite business-related blog posts of all-time. It's nearly three years old, but it'll still ring true in thirty-three years' time. And it's to do with making slide-show (e.g Powerpoint) presentations.

In The 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint on How to Change the World, Guy Kawasaki draws on his experience of being "presented-at" for years. As an editor who's sat through far too many interminably long press conferences, I can thoroughly sympathise with him. And here's what he suggests: 10 slides, 20 minutes, and no font under 30 points. It's a great guideline, and if you think it can't be done, read his reasoning why it should be.

I'm doing a slideshow presentation about the time many of you will be reading this. I'll try to follow the rules.

The limit to what a human can take in

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