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20 Tips for Creating Effective Presentation Slides
1.
SLIDES & 20 tipsfor
tamingthem
2.
1 Content comes before slides
3.
2 Think like a minimalist
4.
3 Be consistent with the
look of your slides
5.
4 Stay clear of PowerPoint templates
6.
5 Stick to one idea
per slide
7.
6 Tell a story
with your slides
8.
7 Use a colour scheme
9.
8 Choose striking, high-resolution images
10.
9 Source images from stock libraries
or DIY
11.
S Serif ans
Serif (with feet) (without feet) 10 Choose a sans serif font
12.
11 Use a minimum of
30 point font size
13.
12 Avoid too much text
on slides
14.
13 Don’t treat slides as
a teleprompt
15.
14 Slides should never double
as a handout
16.
15 Use PowerPoint animations sparingly
17.
16 Use gridlines and guides
for alignment
18.
17 Don’t reinvent the wheel,
be inspired by great designs
19.
18 Work hard on your
slides
20.
19 Lots of tweaking will
give you a polished end product
21.
Photograph courtesy of
Fairfax Media – Craig Abraham 20 And remember… it’s OK to break the rules
22.
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