The document provides ten tips for creating effective presentation slides: keep the slides simple; limit the amount of text; limit transitions between slides; use high quality images; have a simple theme; use appropriate charts that are relevant and readable; use color appropriately; choose fonts that are readable from the back of the room; include video and audio sparingly; and use the slide sorter view to review the flow of slides.
8. Color Use
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9. Font Choice
Can you read it from the back of the room?
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10. Video
and
Audio
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11. Use Slide Sorter
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Editor's Notes
Garr Reynolds gives the Top 10 Tips to remember while creating presentations. These are relatively easy things to remember, and the following slides will give examples of all ten.
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use lots of negative space, don’t distract your audience -- you’ve come to speak, and they’ve come to listen. Powerpoints are just a tool.
Slides with lots of words are a turn off. You should be of more use than the slides itself; the presentation shouldn’t be able to flow easily without you.
Some animation is good, too much can ruin one’s professionalism.
Don’t settle for pixelated images -- go big or go home. Make it interesting and connected to your presentation. Make sure to cite!
Keep things minimal. Any text on a slide should be important -- make it easy to read by keeping Powerpoint themes simple so the focus remains on the content.
Make sure your charts emphasize your point. Tables lack impact, but can be useful if comparing exact numbers.
Use it...appropriately. Pick a scheme and stick to it. Know your presentation settings -- don’t bring a white presentation into a dark conference room.
San Serif fonts are best for Powerpoints for their readability
Use when appropriate -- only concrete examples, don’t go too far off on a limb.
People comprehend better in chunks or segments. Get into slide sorter to make sure the flow of your presentation is logical and easy to follow.