These tips will help you create dynamic, well-crafted slides and will help save you time and energy when you build your next PowerPoint, Keynote or SlideShare.

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to help you think like a designer
MUST HAVE Presentation Tips

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Keep it simple

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Simplicity is the
keynote of all true
elegance
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COCO CHANEL

4. Your visuals need to
express their message
in a glance - then you
can be the expert your audience
expects and not 'the guy who
turns up to read the slides'.
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5. Good artists copy, great artists steal
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Pablo Picasso

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Broadcast news stations are busy creating
simple and efficient slides every
day.
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They are often sparse designs containing
one clear message.
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In TV there simply isn't the time to confuse
a message.
Borrow from television

7. Think like a designer
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8. The power of three
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9. The power of using three is all around us -
whether it's religion, politics or the arts -
we are steeped in recognising
the rule of three.
From ABC to 123, it's an incredibly
influential tool when putting
together a presentation or speech.

10. "Human behaviour flows
from three main sources:
desire, emotion, and
knowledge." Plato

11. "Human behaviour flows from
three main sources: desire, emotion,
and knowledge." Plato
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12. Use a clicker
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13. A clicker can create a seamless
journey for an audience, as your
slides flow effortlessly behind you as
you speak.
Remember
there should be no indication to the
audience that you are clicking anything.

14. Laser pointers are best saved
for entertaining cats!
During a presentation these dots can be
incredibly difficult to keep still and, if you are
nervous, the movement will be amplified.
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As an audience member this
can be distracting.
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15. Dress appropriately
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16. We all make assumptions based
on what we see others wear –
whether we like it or not.
If you turn up mismatched with
the audience your
communication will be
challenged and your
performance skewed as people
try to make sense of your
wardrobe choices.

17. creativity. It would be hard to imagine him in a suit and tie.
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Mirroring what your business represents is a powerful way for you to embody
what you are all about. The design guru Jonathan Ive, is a good example of
someone who reflects Apple’s culture of simplicity and creativity.
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It would be hard to imagine him in a suit and tie.
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