How Many PowerPoint Slides Should You Use

An episode of the Fearless Presentations podcast, hosted by Doug Staneart, titled "How Many PowerPoint Slides Should You Use" was published on February 16, 2026 and runs 27 minutes.

February 16, 2026 ·27m · Fearless Presentations

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Summary

Episode Description

I hope you have enjoyed the Presentation Skills Checklist series. So far, we covered how to know your audience. Next we helped you create a great presentation title. Then, we helped you organize your presentation outline. And in the last couple weeks we showed you how to add credible evidence to reinforce the points you created in your outline.

The last step is to create your PowerPoint Slideshow. Yes, you heard me correctly. Creating your slideshow should be the absolute last thing that you do. Most people start with the slideshow.

Instead, figure out what you want to say first, then create your visual aids.

The question we get as public speaking coaches most often is "How many PowerPoint slides should I have in my presentation.

On this episode, I'm going to answer that question and many more.

Show Notes: How Many PowerPoint Slides Should You Use in a Presentation?

(https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/how-many-powerpoint-slides-should-you-use-in-a-presentation/)