Don’t readĭon’t read off of your PowerPoint or cue cards. Although this does not help with deep learning, it will help with recall and hopefully get the student pointed in the right direction. They can compile into short lists, and can recall in the same way. Chunks of limited information are easy to remember. If we start by giving the area code, we more than likely will forget the last three numbers and remember the area code. Street numbers, postal codes, zip codes, phone numbers, and email addresses. How did this rule come about? Think about things we have to remember. Seven chunks of information are the highest you should go. Students will have an easier time remembering something if you split it into 3, 5, or 7 chunks. It also limits you from putting too much text on your slides. 30 refers to the font size on the slides. It keeps the lecture from getting boring and repetitive because the change comes with a visual cue. A change every 2 minutes is great because it helps the audience refocus. This means you should spend about 2 minutes per slide. 20 refers to the time limit of the presentation. Obviously this only applies if you are using slides to enhance your presentation or lecture. 10 refers to the number of slides you have in your presentation. Guy Kawasaki created this rule when he worked at Apple. These rules are suggestions that can help you as a presenter, and also help your audience follow along better.

When creating a lecture or presentation, there are a few rules to keep in mind.

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