11. Source: Pablo Fernandez https://www.flickr.com/photos/hadock/12360993594
Use
Appropriate
Charts
Editor's Notes
“white space” or “negative space” is not necessarily a bad thing
less cluttering presents a more powerful visual messege
take text and bullet points from off the slide and say them aloud
no “eye charts”
aim to put up something simple and explain verbally
bullet points bore audiences
Audiences have seen templates thousands of times. Don’t bore your audience.
Make your own template
some animation is a good thing, but keep it subtle and professional
effects between all slides is excessive
too much animation will bore the listeners
high quality graphics and photos draw the audience’s attention very well
avoid clip art
photography of people in your slides
goofy fonts present goofy messages
make sure the text can be read from anywhere
be careful with colors
helps show concrete examples
change of pace as well as help the audience learn better
avoid cheesy sound effects
color evokes emotion and increases interest in improving
color theory
dark room? use a dark background with light writing
people retain information when things are presented in small chunks or segments
roll smoothly from subject to subject
don't load with too much data making the chart hard to read
use the right charts for the right data
tables can be good for a side by side comparison