distribution requirements. often designer find out too late the presentation's ultimate objective. perhaps the presenter wants the show put up on the web for viewing after it's been delivered--inwhich case the designer had better be prepared to dumb down the animation and transitions to accommodate web delivery. just want to download it? the designer should decide what the threshold of pain is in download file size, and look at compression utilities to get the presentation to that point. even a simple-sounding CD-ROM is not something to throw in at the last minute. I once had a client tell me (after the fact) that he wanted to distribute his presentation at a trade show--a presentation that was too big to fit on a disc, and that use a different version of powerpoint than most of his audience would have access to.
question for the designer to ask :
where will the presantation be viewed?
Will it be distributed, and to whom?
In what form will it be distnbuted--a web site? a CD-ROM?
If it's going out electronically, what can be assumed about the audience's supporting computer and software?