The document provides examples of standard, boring presentation templates and encourages the creation of unique, visually appealing templates instead. It emphasizes using fewer words and more images per slide, varying fonts and colors, and breaking content into multiple slides to keep audiences engaged. Inspiration sources like design blogs and galleries of infographics and slide designs are recommended for making impactful presentations that attract and impress audiences.
3. Example of a standard template
• Standard templates are boring and ugly
• They are not fun to look at
• Usually contain loads of text
• And they are unoriginal
4. Example of a standard template
• Standard templates are boring and ugly
• They are not fun to look at
• Usually contain loads of text
• And they are unoriginal
20. Do you recognize this?
• Slides with multiple paragraphs of text have
shown to significantly decrease the attention
of the audience, and thus the effectiveness of
getting your message across.
• Since we can’t read and listen at the same
time, this basically tells the audience to read
directly off the slides and stop listening to you.