Hi all,

In a training programme, in any subject, when we are going to make an educational presentation, how many page(s)should be developed per a hour? Is there any training stanadards in literature? I know it depends the training content, duration, and audience but i would like to have an average figure about that.

Gokhan

Thanks in advance.

Well, sort of related. There is a rule of thumb for live presentations of one slide every 2 minutes.

Interesting, Ben. I use one slide every three minutes. Although when I do so, I figure 20/hour. I do not subtract for breaks so it probably works out to 2.5.

I read an article recently, which I cannot seem to find, where the author stated that a slide should be up for 10 - 15 minutes. Hmmm.

When I do a programming class, I sometimes have dense slides of code. Generally, though, I try to be sparse and have lots of pictures. Not all classes lead themselves to that, though. I say this because I try to have a meaningful picture at least every third slide.

First, may I assume this is meant to be a learning experience, rather than a dispersal of information?

If one must employ PowerPoint slides for visual support, one should use them only when that is the best way to provide said visual support. This means that there may be (should be) a lot more times when the focus is not on you and the slides, but on what your participants are doing/saying.

The standard I would suggest is no more than 10 minutes of you talking/displaying anything at any one time, and within that time, if everything you need to cover is supported by PPT slides, they should contain pictures, graphs, and key points only, each displayed for no more than a couple minutes.

Think of it this way - let's say you have 15 minutes of stuff you need to say. What appropriate visual support could possibly fit on one slide for 15 minutes of information? This usually occurs when people put far too much information on one slide.

Just my 2 cents. That and 4 bucks will buy you a gourmet cup of coffee. *grin*

Agreed. PowerPoint should support a learning point - not be the way the point is made. It's another way to ensure that as many senses are stimulated as possible.