Seth Godin (1960 to present) American Business Guru/Author
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What about showing a quote, or a line from a book that is under discussion?
The problem with this kind of dogmatic rule is that it’s wrong.
Thanks for the comment, Joby. I am glad to have sparked a reaction. When I started the series of quotes, I decided to just offer the quotes without comment and let people decide for themselves whether they liked them. As I said, “The quotes might be serious; they might be humorous; they might be bizarre; but they will all have something to do with public speaking. Do you agree with them? Why or why not? Do you have any other insights? Share your thoughts!”
On this one, I agree with you that Seth Godin is being dogmatic. And I have written elsewhere what I think about such “rules”: http://wp.me/pwfa1-EC. However, I do agree with the principle that Seth is trying to promote; i.e., that people need to cut down – significantly – the number of words that they put on a slide. But will the sky fall down if you put 7 or 8 or 12 or 20 words on a slide every now and then? No.
I like your idea for a quote from a book. If you have any suggestions, do let me know.
Cheers!
John
On this one, I agree
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Could this rule depend on the language?
Interesting question, Gaby. I suspect that Seth would say no – the whole point is to keep the words on your slide to a minimum. Having said that, and though I agree wholeheartedly with his general principle, I do not see anything wrong with having slides with more than six words every now and then.
John