Effective Presentations

visual channel verbal

channel

narration with visuals is better than narration alone

narration,graphics

better than

narration,graphics, and text

Dion Hinchcliffe

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3 seconds

avoid ornate fonts

serif fonts have decorative pieces

sans-serif fonts have no decoration

48 point font44 point font

36 point font32 point font

28 point font24 point font

20 point font18 point font

12 point font

ALL CAPS IS HARD TO READ

contrast aids readability

no contrast here!

•people•don’t •kill•people•bullets•kill•people!

spelling simtaks are embracing

Ctrl + BCtrl + W

Simplicity is Important!!!!!

It is very important that you keep your slides simple and not fill them with too much text or to many graphics. This will only serve to distract your audience as they will attempt to read all the text you provide them. The fact that it is on the slide indicates to them that it is important information. Too much text also means that it is harder for your audience to read and they will spend all their time trying to decipher the small font that you have had to use so that you can fit everything onto your slide. It is better to use bullets points for your major points. This will emphasize what you are saying, rather than distract from it. Remember: the more they are reading the less they are listening to what you have to say. Also, graphics that have nothing to do with the information on the slide also serve as a source of distraction. So, while that little lamb is really cute, it does little to illustrate my point. We will talk more about that later.

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