5. Avoid the TOO MUCH INFORMATION (TMI) Situation
While it may be tempting to fit the entire text of a key paragraph on a single slide, it might result in the text being too small to be legible. Remember, when designing your slides, you are right in front of your monitor. Try stepping back 10 or more feet and see how it looks then.
Another problem with too much information (TMI) on one slide is that it tempts a juror to read ahead, possibly resulting in loss of concentration.
Bullet points are also known as speaking points -- not reading points. In other words, if you choose to show a bullet-point outline to your jury, do not include the entire text -- only the outline topic point. Don't display and then just read to the jurors the content of the slide showing on the big screen in front of them. Doing so is boring.
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