{"id":1301,"date":"2017-12-01T16:44:14","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T16:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/?p=1301"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:59:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:59:04","slug":"lists-of-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/lists-of-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"lists of facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lists of facts do not make a good presentation.<\/p>\n<p>Sense is made by structure in an argument.<\/p>\n<p>Lists of facts impose a structure and hierarchy.<\/p>\n<p>Indenting text makes it sub-ordinate to the preceding text.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of text on a screen cannot be read by the majority of the audience<\/p>\n<p>Lists of facts do not aid understanding.<\/p>\n<p>Textual repetition of a spoken list does not add to understanding.<\/p>\n<p>Sub-ordinate text is of lesser importance and will be skipped over by a reader.<\/p>\n<p>Fact after fact after fact is not a presentation.<\/p>\n<p>Data requires context and meaning for understanding.<\/p>\n<p>The facts individually are valid.<\/p>\n<p>There is clear evidence that text on a screen\u00a0inhibits learning.<\/p>\n<p>Cognitive load is a psychological concept.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a cartoon to break things up.<\/p>\n<p>Reading, listening, writing and thinking cannot be carried out together.<\/p>\n<p>If more than one process is attempted, the cognitive overload will be such that one process is inhibited.<\/p>\n<p>More than seven lines on a slide mean that only the first five will be read completely.<\/p>\n<p>If a subsequent concept is introduced before the prior concept is understood, there will be lack of processing.<\/p>\n<p>Data is not understanding.<\/p>\n<p>Lack of flow limits understanding.<\/p>\n<p>Bulletpoints limit and constrain presenters.<\/p>\n<p>Reading out text is not the same as teaching.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1302 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/slideument.jpg\" alt=\"list of facts\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A presentation must have meaning. Meaning is gained from facts knitted together with structure and delivered with flow.<a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/slideument-obvious-oblivious\/\"> Lists cannot achieve this.<\/a> A great presentation, whether scientific or otherwise, is not made using lists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lists of facts do not make a good presentation. Sense is made by structure in an argument. Lists of facts impose a structure and hierarchy. Indenting text makes it sub-ordinate to the preceding text. 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