Edit Good Presentations

1. E ffective P resentations

2. visual channel verbal channel

3. narration with visuals is better than narration alone

4. narration, graphics better than narration, graphics, and text

5.  Dion Hinchcliffe

6. ©

7. 3 seconds

8. avoid ornate fonts

9. serif fonts have decorative pieces sans-serif fonts have no decoration

10. 48 point font 44 point font 36 point font 32 point font 28 point font 24 point font 20 point font 18 point font 12 point font

11. ALL CAPS IS HARD TO READ

12. contrast aids readability no contrast here!

13. people don’t kill people bullets kill people!

14. spelling simtaks are embracing

15. Ctrl + B Ctrl + W

16. 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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