Articles: Design - 1 views
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sraymond21 on 13 Nov 14KISS...Keep it simple, um...silly.
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Your presentation is for the benefit of the audience. But boring an audience with bullet point after bullet point is of little benefit to them.
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People should be able to comprehend each one in about three seconds.
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use contrast to focus attention
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Highlight key points within bullet points
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Slides with visual unity look as though the same person created them and make your message feel cohesive.
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Pretend as though you are an audience member for your upcoming presentation. Do any slides feel text heavy?
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Think of it as an approach to rehearsing your slides.
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Don’t submit to the urge to add unrelated “decorations” to the slide.
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ever turn your back on the audience and read text from the slide word for word.
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And this is even better…
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Unity
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Highlight the key phrases that you will help you rehearse for your presentation
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Depending on your content, you may be able to convert each bullet point into a separate image
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Your slides should have plenty of “white space” or “negative space.” Do not feel compelled to fill empty areas on your slide with your logo or other unnecessary graphics or text boxes that do not contribute to better understanding. The less clutter you have on your slide, the more powerful your visual message will become.
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This slide is not unusual, but it is not a visual aid,it is more like an “eye chart.”
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Sans-Serif
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Use video and audio when appropriate.
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logical flow
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The best slides may have no text at all.
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Object builds (also called animations), such as bullet points, should not be animated on every slide. Some animation is a good thing, but stick to the most subtle and professional (similar to what you might see on the evening TV news broadcast).
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However, tables can lack impact on a visceral level.
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Just because the software lets you
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learn more effectively from multimedia messages when they’re stripped of extraneous words, graphics, animation, and sounds.
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You’ll reinforce your message and make it easier for people to get what you’re saying. Here’s an “after” slide to illustrate:
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But there’s beauty and clarity in restraint.
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If they fall below 24 pt then you might be on to something.
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Replace bullet points with images
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Don’t let your message and your ability to tell a story get derailed by slides that are unnecessarily complicated, busy, or full of what Edward Tufte calls “chart junk.”
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Use high-quality graphics including photographs.
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Used to show percentages. Limit the slices to 4-6 and contrast the most important slice either with color or by exploding the slice
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Color evokes feelings. Color is emotional. The right color can help persuade and motivate. Studies show that color usage can increase interest and improve learning comprehension
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Remember, the slides are meant to support the narration of the speaker, not make the speaker superfluous