10 SLIDE TIPS 
By: Shaun O’Dea
Keep It Simple 
Geeta Nambiar: https://www.flickr.com/photos/navrasas/4608079287/
Limit Bullets and Text 
Dominic Fuchs: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dvux/259135928
Limit Transitions 
Michael Holden: https://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelholden/8591343394/
Use High Quality 
Images 
Paul Reynolds: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigtallguy/182641756/
Have a Visual Theme 
Jackie Meredith: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jackie_brand/12029553436/
Use 
Appropriate 
Charts 
Paul Veugen: 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pveugen/3182820590/
Color Matters 
Brian: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lincolnian/2166739230/
Font Matters Too! 
Jackie Meredith: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jackie_brand/12240644493/
Use Audio/Video 
Great Beyond: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyjcase/2262225754/
Slide Order Matters 
Uwe Hermann: https://www.flickr.com/photos/uwehermann/132244826/

10 Silde Tips For Presentation

Editor's Notes

  • #3 You should have negative space. Don’t fill that space with useless or irrelevant information that will not support what is on that slide.
  • #4 A presentation should benefit the audience. Numerous bullet points do not benefit anyone. Slides are meant to support the narrator not give them a verbatim speech to read to the audience.
  • #5 Some transitions are fine. However they should not be taking away focus from the actual content of the presentation. As a loose rule, only use what would be appropriate on an evening news TV station.
  • #6 Using non high quality photos or stretching ones so that they fit you layout only make a presentation look unprofessional and takes away from the quality of your presentation. If the pictures are not high quality, then the work probably is not either.
  • #7 Themes make a presentation unique and specific to what you are presenting. However, the basic themes in Powerpoint have been overused and overseen. If you want your presentation to flow, have a consistent theme throughout it.
  • #8 A chart should never have anything on it that you don’t plan on actually presenting to the audience. Too much data confuses the audience and distracts from what data you are actually using.
  • #9 Color can bring feeling and emotion to what you are presenting. Using a color that helps convey the emotion that you are trying to emulate will on make the audience more interested and connected with your presentation.
  • #10 Fonts on their own can send a message as well. Use a font that matches the level of professionality that is associated with your presentation. Also don’t be afraid to use multiple fonts on one slide as long as they go well together and send the right message.
  • #11 Using audio and video can help solidify an example with a concrete view on whatever your subject matter is. This can help the audience focus and also helps cognitive processing, which is the best way to learn anyways.
  • #12 Without an order that makes logical sense, you will lose your audience very quickly. People also understand better and learn faster when information is presented in small chunks or segments as well.