Simple right? Well, not quite if you have designed your table in PowerPoint. So how can you use tables more effectively? I think one way to improve the use of tables in a presentation is to animate them so that only the bits on the screen that are being revealed are directly related to what you are saying.
Even if the table is well designed and not off-putting, your punch line is there for all to see so why do they need to pay attention to what you have to say? If the table contains a lot of data, some people just zone out. What happens when you put a table on the screen while giving a presentation? First, everyone starts reading it rather than listening to what you have to say.
