This is a real-life slide, part of a deck presenting alternative business cases.
Notice how everything is centered. I know that PowerPoint defaults to centered headings so I can understand a centered title ( though generally I have a preference for left-aligned) but certainly not centered bullet items!
Here is a very simple make-over using PowerPoint SmartArt graphics to make the slide more readable. If you want to show two options, the easiest way is to make two columns and use different colors. I used the same font everywhere, and did not use italics.
How would you have restyled the slide?
I would skip the Text and used several high quality pictures.
YOU supply the text.
Bullet Point do not reinforce a message.
They
* Confuse
* Compete
* Complicate it
Check out Garr Reynolds here:
http://www.nosweatpublicspeaking.com/heres-how-an-expert-uses-powerpoint/
Thanks for your Post.
Fred, good points, but in my experience they are generally hard to follow for CFOs.
I could not think you are more right!!!