No more death by PowerPoint, Keynote, or Prezi… How can we teach students to be both effective communicators and digital architects of their own content? This infographic (paired with my upcoming session) will blend best practices and research-based strategies and tips for organizing content, designing and constructing slides (including theme, template, and layout), effectively and purposefully using images, color, and data, and delivering memorable presentations. Students weren’t born with a PPT clicker in their fist… BUT what your students don’t know can be taught. Secrets of Slide Design feeds your hunger for both compelling content and inspiration for appropriate student authorship.

1. How will I HOOK my audience’s
attention?
How will I CAPTURE the most
important details and ideas of my
topic?
How do the PIECES of my
presentation all FIT together?
How will I SUMMARIZE the topic for
my audience and leave them with a
lasting IMPRESSION?
Do my slides have VISUAL speaking
CUES?
Have I used the SPEAKER NOTES?
Have I CITED my content?
The Secrets
of Slide Design
For Students
Have a Creativity/Inspiration Jar (or
Pinterest board) for Colors, Visuals,
etc...
Choose a Color that Represents
Your Thoughts on a Topic
Find (or Stage) a Picture that
Symbolizes a Concept
Play Pass the Slide
Ask Yourself, "What About (Slide
Design) Will Not Change in the
Future?"
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Infographic created by
Lisa Johnson www.techchef4u.com
Content
Images Color
Delivery
PROCESS Slides in 3
seconds
FONT 30 or >
SANS SERIF Font <
6 LINES of TEXT Per Slide
25-40% TEXT Per Slide
1 MAIN Idea/THEME Per
Slide
Have I used SINGLE images?
Have I PAIRED my text with
images?
Do my images SUPPORT my text
and message?
How have I CREATIVELY used
quotes and images to BREAK up
data?
Have I CITED my images?
Have I used COLOR EFFECTIVELY
and PURPOSEFULLY?
Will my slides be CLEARLY SEEN
PROJECTED, with lights on and off?
"The verbal equivalent of a highlighter is to raise or
lower the volume of your voice, change the speed at
which you deliver the words, and/or set aside the key
word or phrase with a pause before or after voicing it."
-
Carmine Gallo (Talk Like Ted)
by Lisa Johnson
Teacher Notes
Teacher Notes
Compiled/Adapted/Inspired
by "Weaving Creativity into Every Strand
of Your Curriculum."
Ban Writing (On Slides) -
Communicate only Visually or
Verbally
Teach a Lesson With Slides and
Whiteboard (WITHOUT Speaking)
Have Students Work on (a
Presentation) and then halfway
through swap groups and finish the
assignment.
Slide Design for Students by Lisa Johnson is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Based on a work at https://www.pinterest.com/techchef4u/snazzy-slides/.
Ideas for "Gently" Introducing
Visual Literacy and Slide Design
Quick Tips
Eye Contact
Body Movement
Body Positioning
Volume
Speed
Confidence Monitor
Speaker Transitions
Connection Between Talk and Slide
Audience Participation
Practice/Rehearse