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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Marius Delphus" data-source="post: 3085698" data-attributes="member: 447">And oh yeah... the topic that started that whole flood of typing:X. Superfluous animations, sound, and/or video. The thing to remember on this one is, if you think it's "cute," your audience will hate it. Guaranteed. Generally, "jazz" (as it's called around here) adds exactly nothing to the meaning of your presentation (remember, the slides are not the presentation), and is much more likely to actually distract from what you're trying to say (which is your presentation). Personally, I don't do sounds at all, I only add "cover" transitions, and I only use "dissolve" or "appear" builds. (For bonus points: (1) include a "whoosh," "zing," or "sparkle" sound with every single bullet point on every single slide, (2) include a "typewriter" noise as PowerPoint builds every single bullet point on every single slide letter by letter, (3) make someone in the audience physically ill by using a random assortment of build animations and slide transitions, (4) use a slide transition that brings the antique computer you're presenting on to its knees (I'm looking at you, Dissolve), and/or (5) try to play a video during the slideshow without knowing how, and spend 15 minutes of your time at the podium trying to get it to work right (see Peeve #2). (Need I say? True stories.))</blockquote>