your toolbox for presentations

3 levels in toolbox 1 2 3

3 levels: 1. basic 2. design / structure 3. style art science art or science

1st: basic tools knowledge of a presentation program MS PowerPoint or keynote

1st: basic tools working with shapes

1st: basic tools working with pictures & graphics edit crop color format contrast

1st: basic tools charts & graphs no 3D you really need them ? less is more what do you want to communicate exactly ? too many colors spoil the graph

1st: basic tools slide layout

1st: basic tools slide layout suggestion: start with a blank slide (no layout) and create your own layout

1st: basic tools animation text text text text be careful! (use rarely) use simple & subtle effects

2nd: design / structure

2nd: design / structure short & simple everything placed with purpose experiment slide structure a lot of white space

2nd: design / structure short & simple no bullet points (may use rarely) slide content less is more at times, one word is enough

2nd: design / structure presentation structure & flow rhythm flow connectivity increase curiosity increase curiosity

2nd: design / structure color scheme

2nd: design / structure rule of thirds

2nd: design / structure alignment, contrast, consistency, proportion & pattern picture by jtailspin

2nd: design / structure selection of images no cheesy stuff images that fit your color scheme draw meaning

3rd: style

3rd: style simplicity “ yes, it is ultimate sophistication ”

3rd: style storytelling picture by juniorbonnerphotography

3rd: style emotional picture by lensbug.chandru

3rd: style surprise!

3rd: style make it concrete thinking √ X

some other tools..

read books my recommendations:

create a lot of presentations

really a lot of presentations

visit slideshare.net regularly

order of use is up to you

there is no right or wrong way…

its up to you how you use these tools

more you use your tools, better the grip will be

create your own toolbox picture by eshm

presentation by: Yudhvir Dahiya twitter: http://twitter.com/yudhvir1980 facebook: http://www.facebook.com/people/Yudhvir-Dahiya/ linkedin: www.linkedin.com/pub/yudhvir-dahiya/7/92a/177 blog: www.yudhvir.com