[dmlorenzetti]

Try framing your material in the assertion-evidence [0] style. Not only does this lead to more informative presentations, I find it helps me organize my story better.

Briefly, rather than using topic titles ("Experimental Setup", "Results"), use assertions ("Sampling occurred over 5 days", "Sunlight causes significant degradation") as titles. Then the bulk of the slide is some information, preferably graphical, that supports the assertion. Reading the titles in order should give you a strong sense of the presentation content.

I strongly recommend "The Craft of Scientific Presentations" by Michael Alley, which covers the assertion-evidence approach, and a host of other practical topics.

[0] https://www.assertion-evidence.com

[mhandley]

I'm also a fan of the assertion-evidence style, though I've found over the years that it works better for some talks than others. Animating in an explanation over a series of slides, for example, sometimes doesn't fit that style very well.

Even if you don't go all the way to using the assertion-evidence style, titles are a great place to summarize the main point of the slide. So rather than "Results (3)", use the space for something more descriptive like "Velocity vs time during reentry".