I'm always surprised when presentations by twentysomethings involves them reading word for word everything on their slides or transparencies. The slide/transparency is not a teleprompter, boys and girls. It's there to help the audience follow your spiel, alert them to the structure of your presentation, or at the worst, keep them awake. I can read, but I prefer not to read in 12-point font on a screen. Use 18-point font; 24's better.

</rant>