So, when you are using text in a presentation or document, how do you decide what size it should be? We’ve found there’s no hard-and-fast rule for how big or small text on slides should be. So you can (and possibly should) have a lot more text. Whereas, with documents like reports – while you can create them in PowerPoint – they aren’t presentations there won’t be anyone talking over them. The main reason you need to avoid lots of text in presentations is because it’s virtually impossible to read and listen to someone speaking at the same time. In a presentation, you want to allow the audience to listen to the presenter while looking at an appropriate visual or diagram with minimal words, so that it all comes together seamlessly. It’s no secret that at BrightCarbon we generally recommend keeping text on slides to a minimum.
