This document provides tips for designing effective visual resources for presentations. It recommends using mind maps to organize content, applying the rule of thirds for images, including a variety of multimedia, minimizing text and details on slides, and adhering to guidelines of no more than 10 slides per presentation and 5 bullet points with 6 words each per slide. Font sizes between 28-34 points in a bold font are also suggested for readability.

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2. Create a map if it helps you to be more effective
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3. Rule of third
Using the rule of third can add visual interest to your slides.

4. Designing visuals
• More visuals, few word-based slides
• increase your use of graphics
• integrate text boxes into images
• For images use the rule of third

5. Designing visuals
•Minimize details
•Use variety of multimedia
• Don’t put too much information on your slide

6. Rules
• no more than 10 slides
• no more than 5 bullet points/ slide
• don’t put too much information on one
slide
• no more than 6 words for each bullet
points

7. Rules
•Font size must be large enough to be easily read.
•Size 28 to 34 with a bold font is recommended.
•It is distracting if you use too wide a variety of fonts.