PRESENTATIONS making. Stick to the 10-20-30 rule of PowerPoint developed by Guy Kawasaki 10 slides, 20 minutes, 30 point font 3.
Limit animation and transitions. Listeners will grow antsy with too much visual noise.
Use meaningful graphics. Photographs and charts must be of high resolution. Don’t plan to use the same graphics you’ve used in a report most charts and graphs that have a lot of detail do notwork in presentations. Choose powerful images with high impact. If you make a point with your words, illustrate the point with a slide.
Incorporate a visual theme.
Devise a consistent theme, but do not use commonly available templates. Audiences have seen them.
Design your slides. Use color well create an appropriate, visually pleasing color theme and stick to it. Use a font that will be visible to all seeing the presentation.
Incorporate video or audio. The use of video and audio is a great way to change the pace of a presentation. However, if used, they should add value.
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Suggested Presentation Resources
The following is a shortlist of additional resources to assist you in presentation design.
Resonate by Nancy Duarte7
Slide:ology by Nancy Duarte
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“Really Bad PowerPoint
” by Seth Godin
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Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds10
The Naked Presenter by Garr Reynolds
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