Alesandra Blakeston
Teach the audience something (on any topic)
Make the audience see something a certain way
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Company profile Business plan
Slide decks
Online show
Notes pages Hand outs
Create an outline or storyboard of the major topics
until you have one key message per slide
your slides effectively
Resist the urge to cram everything
you know onto your slides
Use humour ONLY if you are comfortable
with it
Slide A Slide B
Which slide is more memorable?
NEITHER!!!!
• They lead to infinite bullet point syndrome (IBPS)
• They discourage graphics
• Every slide ends up looking the same
• The designs are usually awful
• The presentation looks like every other presentation out there
• Your audience will lose interest before you even begin
• It implies a lack of style, a lack of knowledge and a lack of professionalism!
Colour
Layout
AND STICK TO IT!!!!
Less is more!
Accent colour!
Calm, serene
Bright, bold
Aggressive, Fiery
www.colourlovers.com
kuler.adobe.com
colorschemedesigner.com
www.colorexplorer.com
again LESS is MORE!
One for the body text
You’ll need at least four!
The layout tells your audience where the slide fits into the big
picture!
Remember these????
OR
(it makes the image “pop”)
morguefile.com
www.sxc.hu
www.rgbstock.com
www.photl.com
(An easy way to sex up your slides)
By manipulating the colour, , size,
weight, and you can enhance
the impact and visual interest of your
slides, creating hierarchy!
position
colour and placement of the text,
White space is your friend!
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