How to design a PowerPoint slide
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Slide Design
• The goal of this presentation is to communicate effectively with the audience using each medium correctly (correctly = the way it works best for the given audience)
• If your slides look like this, you are using visual communications medium incorrectly because you are changing visual to written communications
• Audiences will read the chart as soon as it first appears on the screen
• Because audiences can not read and listen at the same time, they will read the chart first and then come back to listen to you
• Audiences can read much faster than you can talk. Because you are still on Bullet #1 and your audience has already read the whole slide, the need for you as a presenter is gone. You will never catch up to what you audience already knows by reading a head.
The Typical SlideThe Typical Slide
Things to ViewThings to View
Usage peaks at 10:00 pm
What to do with bulletsWhat to do with bullets
• Show points individually
• Manage audience interest
• Stay focused on topic
Reveal the DetailReveal the Detail
• Unnecessary bells and whistles
Don’t Get CuteDon’t Get Cute
• Complex, annoying animations
• Random sounds and graphics
Avoid Trite Clip-ArtAvoid Trite Clip-Art
UNLESS you are teaching kindergarten
Simple Color SchemeSimple Color Scheme
ContrastContrast CoordinationCoordination
Simple Palette
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