Should I use slide transitions/animations on PowerPoint presentations?

>>18301693
Absolutely not. Keep it simple, keep it clean.

>>18301693
there are simple and subtle animations. they're adjustable as well. the purpose of an animation, in a professional setting, should just be to remove that sort of pop-in effect.

pop-in is fine too, I guess, but maybe a very short fade-in would help. where the hell do you work that they still use powerpoints? anyway...

>>18301693
do the one when the slide bounces in

Simple, clean, and professional is always best.

>>18301693
>Powerpoint
>animations
Don't do this. It makes your powerpoint look unprofessional and childish.

>>18301769
*slide fades in*

"YOU'RE FIRED"

hahaha extremists of every kind these days

>>18301769
This, it's the comic sans of powerpoint

>>18301693
Don't overdo them and use them for showing progressions. Don't give everything an animation, but consider it a useful tool when used correctly.

>>18301835
>use them for showing progressions
That's using appear and play media only. Sounds like he's been using the gay shit too.

>>18301693
Depends on the audience, subject, and tone you're going for.

I had a professor who would take off points for using 'too many colors' in presentations, because it was distracting and unprofessional.

And now I work at a place where our CEO loads up the slides with as many animated gifs and sound effects as he can.

The big trouble with transitions is time and focus. If you're spending thirty seconds on each slide, you don't want to tag on 3-5 seconds for something fancy.
If you want to get real psychological, it's also becomes an item of repetition. Repetition can induce a sense of slowness, or dragging-on, like monotonous beeping. Too many effects and it's chaotic and distracting.

>tl;dr
Consider your audience and the purpose of the information transfer.