The document provides ten essential tips for creating effective and visually appealing slideshow presentations. Key recommendations include knowing the presentation goal, planning the content, avoiding stock templates, and carefully selecting color schemes, fonts, and layouts. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of using impactful imagery and maintaining concise text on slides.

1. 10Tips
for making
Beautiful Slideshow
Presentation

2. Be clear about the goal of your presentation!
KNOW YOUR GOAL
Tip #1

3. There are 2 main categories of presentation
Most presentation combine elements of both

4. The presentation should be focused,
BUT not too dull or repetitive
Don’t bore them!

5. Create an outline and storyboard of your presentation
PLAN IT OUT
Tip #2

6. 1
Outline
your main idea
2
Add details
To your outline until
you know what to say
in each slide
3
Sequence
Your slide
Sketch the basics

7. The picture can't be displayed.
*IMPORTANT*
Resist the urge to cram
everything you know about your
topic into a slide

9. Avoid stock
templates
Tip #3

10. A B
Which slide is more memorable?

11. A B
Both are Bad!
Which slide is more memorable?

12. Why?
1.It leads to infinite bullet point syndrome!
2.Every slide looks the same and boring
3.The design are usually hideous
4.The audience will lose interest easily

13. Build your own
theme instead

14. Choose 5 colors that looks good together and match
the tone of your presentation
Choose a
color scheme
Tip #4

15. Pick 5 colors to alternate in your slideshow
Choose one color
accent that stands
out from the rest

16. Choose the colors that reflect the tone of
your presentation
Mellow
and modern
Something
about scarves
Passionate and
aggressive

17. Pick only 3 fonts and stick with them!
Choose a
font scheme
Tip #5

18. One for body
One for body
One for body
Choose one for
titles
And one for accents

19. Your font should also match the tone of your
presentation

20. Develop a few layouts and repeat them thorough the
presentation for clarity
Choose a
layout scheme
Tip #6

21. Use the same layout for the slides that have
the same purpose
The layout tells your audience where the slide
fits into the big picture

22. After 30-60 minutes of the presentation, the
audience are going to remember meaningful imagery
and quotes
Use image
(wisely)
Tip #7

23. Let the images
tell the story

24. If a full page image is used, find some
room in the picture where the text can
contrast against the background.

25. If an image is too “busy”, try
adding a semi-transparent
background behind the text for
contrast

26. If an image is too “busy”, try
adding a semi-transparent
background behind the text for
contrast

27. Use images which
its background
blend into the
background of the
presentation. The
white space makes
it look clear and
makes the image
pops
If you can see the
background, the
effect is ruined!

28. For live presentations
15 words or less
Tip #8

36. It’s an easy way to spice up slides with text
Play with
Typography
Tip #9

37. Typography

42. Don’t overdo it
Remember white Space
Tip #10

43. Design like
this Google
Not like
Yahoo

46. Summary
1.Know your goal | make each slide count
2.Plan it out | in some detail
3.Avoid templates | they have the uglies
4.Choose a color scheme | 4 colors, 1 accent
5.Choose a font scheme | match tone
6.Choose a layout scheme | comprehension
7.Use image (wisely) | they’re more memorable
8.15 words per slide | this slide had 16 words
9.Play with typography | impact, interest, hierachy
10.Don’t overdo it | white space

47. And remember…