PowerPoints are pervasive in classrooms and conferences. Yet, we all need to find better ways to get the message across. Dennis O'Reilly provides a few tricks for improving the pace of a presentation.

From the article, "You can convert any PowerPoint presentation into a self-running slide show, or add controls that let the viewer go to the next slide, with just a few simple settings."

While I agree with most of the post, determining the proper amount of time for each slide is a challenge. Slower readers may feel hurried if the timing is too fast while fast readers may become impatient. Yet, the classroom is becoming bullet points rather than discussions. I particularly find it disturbing when students only write down what is on the screen and refuse to add details spoken during the presentation. Adding ink onto the slides tends to capture attention. What do you use?