Contents
The digital presentation itself
Outline features in presentation software
Slide sorter or light table view in software
Four principles of conceptual presentation design
Avoid lengthy complete sentences
Experiment with editing the text
How many slides in a presentation?
But use one slide when appropriate!
Sometimes you need a lot on one slide
That includes the logo on every page
The more complex the information, the simpler the background
When is a busy background okay?
Transitions and animations as complements
Clearly transition between major topics
Use transitions to keep your audience on track
Use animation to illustrate and clarify
Find the humans in the audience
Four principles of visual presentation design
Repetition creates a consistent look
Repeat the image, but differently
Find repetitive elements and design them
Repetition doesn’t mean sameness
Alignment cleans up individual slides
Alignment cleans up your deck of slides
Alignment makes you look smarter
Alignment is a great organizer
Break the alignment—intentionally
Proximity cleans and organizes
Adjust the space between lines
Adjust the space between paragraphs
Adjust the space from the bullet to the text
Hang the bullets; align the text
Never use more than one background
Never make a slide without a graphic on it
Never use more than five bullet points per slide
Never use more than two or three words per bullet point
Never turn the lights off. Never turn the lights on.
Never provide handouts before your talk