Some tips on how to make you presentation look better (and why you should). An internal presentation I gave in VisualDNA, during the "Let's Talk" series of lectures about how to give good presentations and do public speaking.

1. SlidesareeasyThe “let’s talk” serie
Cristiano Rastelli

2. index
Why
Structure
Tools
How to
Conclusions

3. 30 minutes

4. Why the slides are so important?
Why

5. Whyspendingtimeinmakingbetterslides?
EMOTIONENGAGEMENTCOMMUNICATION
+ +

6. LESSBORING

7. Which sequence give to the presentation?
STRUCTURE

8. 1. COVER
2. INDEX
3. ABOUTME
4. CHAPTERS
๏ Singleslides
5. CONCLUSIONS
6. END/THANKS
7. REFERENCES
onesingleslide
optional
loop

9. Butthemostimportantthingis...

10. Which one to use?
TOOLS

11. Whateveryoufeelcomfortablewith!

12. Whateveryoufeelcomfortablewith!
Yes,alsothis!

13. Onlinetools
Butyouwillneedaconnection!

14. Evil.Don’tuseit.Ever.

15. Butyoucanalsobemoreeclectic…
http://vimeo.com/59566927

16. …ORSIMPLYMORECREATIVE
http://slidesha.re/yiMBRS

17. Whatmakesyoucomeupwith?
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18. How can you make beautiful slides
HOWTO

19. Simplicity1
A clear message
1 slide = 1 concept
Use empty space

20. ThisisNOTwastedspace!

21. ThisisNOTwastedspace!

22. Usecanusethis“empty”spaceatyourbenefit:
justaddatitleorashorttext,andyou’redone!

23. BRIDGING THE GAP
Because beautiful slides are easy

24. Fonts2
Choose 2 or 3 max
Combine them
Use contrast

25. HEAVY light
sans serif slab
regular italic
UPPERCASE lowercase

27. thisisimportant
USETHISFORTITLES

29. Thisisagoodstartingpoint

30. Colors3
Choose a color palette
(and stick to that!)
Beware of low contrast

33. + Gradients

34. Photos3
Online resources
Photos you have taken
Create your own repository
FREE,PAID,CC

35. SearchEnginesforimagesDon’t stop at the first results, don’t be obvious

36. FLICKRCheck the copyright restrictions for every image

37. FLICKRCOMMONSThese are public domain images you can use

38. PhotoCollectionsOnly for internal (non public) usage

39. Stock/Right-ManagedarchivesYou will have to pay for them to legally use

40. NewspaperGalleriesOnly for internal (non public) usage

41. Vintage/RetroimagesMost of them are free to use

42. ADsorPropagandaMost of them are free to use

43. PublicLibraries/CollectionsCheck the usage rights before using them

44. YourimagesPhotos you have taken by yourself

45. YourcollectionSave in a folder all the images you see and like

46. USEBEAUTIFULIMAGES
DON’TBEOBVIOUS
HIGH-RESOLUTION

47. Butthemostimportantthingis...

48. Details4
Icons
Shadows
Transitions

49. Inspiration?
Slideshare
Speaker Deck
Note & Point

51. Some simple takeaways...
CONCLUSIONS

52. Startwithpaper&pen,always
Youhavetotellastory,don’tforget!
Createthemostbeautifulslidesyoucan
Findyourpersonalstyle

53. grazie
Cristiano Rastelli

54. References
Apple Keynote
www.apple.com/uk/iwork
Slid.es
www.slid.es
Google Presentations
docs.google.com
TOOLS
Slideshare
www.slideshare.net/featured
Speaker Deck
www.speakerdeck.com
Note & Point
www.noteandpoint.com
Inspiration
Font Squirrel
www.fontsquirrel.com
Google Fonts
www.google.com/fonts
Beautiful Web Type
hellohappy.org/beautiful-web-type
FONTS
Adobe Kuler
kuler.adobe.com
Tiny Eye Labs
labs.tineye.com/multicolr
COLORS
500px
500px.com
Flickr - The Commons
www.flickr.com/commons
Boston.com - Big Picture
www.boston.com/bigpicture
IMAGES
Vintage Ad Browser
www.vintageadbrowser.com
Shorpy Historical Archive
www.shorpy.com
Retronaut
www.retronaut.com