{"id":30185,"date":"2022-05-13T08:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T06:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.presentationload.com\/?p=10234"},"modified":"2023-05-03T12:43:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T10:43:54","slug":"avoid-information-overload","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/avoid-information-overload\/","title":{"rendered":"Short Article\ud83d\udcac: Presentation Hack: Avoid Information Overload in Your Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We&#8217;ve all heard the phrase &#8220;information overload.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People can only store up to 7 (\u00b1 2) units of information in short-term memory. Psychologist, George Miller performed research in which he found what he believed to be the limit of the human ability for processing information. You can find more information about his research <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Magical_Number_Seven,_Plus_or_Minus_Two\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, 91 percent of PowerPoint presentations contain bulleted lists with more items, overloading the working memory of readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, you can avoid this problem by changing your PowerPoint templates and checking your final presentations so they contain lists not more than 5 or max. 9 items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conscious mind can pay attention to three, maybe four, things at once. \u201c\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc1f \ud835\udc32\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e \ud835\udc20\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc26\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc21 \ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc32\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1d \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d, \ud835\udc32\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e \ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27 \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc28 \ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc31\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc29\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc23\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc2d, \ud835\udc32\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e \ud835\udc25\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc24 \ud835\udc28\ud835\udc1f \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1d \ud835\udc32\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e \ud835\udc25\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc32\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2c.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_0c2e9b-d8 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_0c2e9b-d8 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_0c2e9b-d8\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud835\udc07\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc30 \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc28 \ud835\udc29\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2f\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc27 \ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2f\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc1d?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Folie27-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Avoid information overload in presentations\" class=\"wp-image-11427\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Folie27-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Folie27-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Folie27-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Folie27.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_00d359-e7 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_00d359-e7 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_00d359-e7\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Reduce the total amount of bullets \/ information units per slide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Reduce the text on slides. Less is more in presentations &#8211; use more visuals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Eliminate irrelevant information and remove anything you don\u2019t need. Know what to cut and what to keep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Don\u2019t try to put everything on one slide &#8211; use several slides instead<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Break slide into multiple slides with one point per slide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By forcing yourself to figure out what one single point you want to make on each slide, you reduce the information down and help your audience to absorb your message and allows them to focus on the most important point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Tell a story (you can find useful tips in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/storytelling-in-presentations\/\">this article<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t think of yourself as a presenter, but as a storyteller. Engage and inspire. Make your ideas stick to their heads and your message can endure long after the end of the presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_2e5d2c-2c .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_2e5d2c-2c .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_2e5d2c-2c\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">T<strong>ake our tips to heart and convince with your presentation!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have questions about avoiding information overload? Or any other questions about PowerPoint? Feel free to contact us at becker@presentationload.de. We will help you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These articles might also be of interest to you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/storytelling-in-presentations\/\">Storytelling in presentations<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and much more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve all heard the phrase &#8220;information overload.\u201d People can only store up to 7 (\u00b1 2) units of information in short-term memory. Psychologist, George Miller performed research in which he found what he believed to be the limit of the human ability for processing information. You can find more information about his research here. 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