What is the impact of text-heavy slides on the audience's attention during a presentation?

Text-heavy slides can have a negative impact on the audience's attention during a presentation. They can tire the audience out and divide their attention between what they're reading and what they're hearing. This can lead to information overload and make it harder for the audience to absorb and retain the information being presented. It's generally recommended to keep slides simple and use them to support your spoken content, rather than duplicating it.

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Weyenberg suggests thinking about slides last – "Building your slides should be the tail end of developing your presentation. Think about your main message, structure its supporting points, practice it and time it – and then start thinking about your slides," he says. The look and feel of your presentation should be consistent – Each slide of your deck should feel like part of the same story. This includes not only your verbal and textual content, but also typography, colors and imagery across your presentation. Be mindful of topic transitions, Weyenberg says – Consistency is important, but making each slide look exactly the same will make the presentation boring. "I like to create one style for the slides that are the meat of what I'm saying, and then another style for the transitions between topics," he shares. When it comes to text, less is more – Text-heavy slides will tire your audience out and divide their attention between what they're reading and what they're hearing. If you...

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