Let’s go through a few quick guidelines for keeping the quality up when creating slides even if you are not a designer.

1. DESIGN
DESIGNERSNON
FOR
SLIDE

2. INCOMPETENT!
YOU MAY
DESIGNER,
NOT BE A
BUT YOUR
PRESENTATIONS
ALSO DON'T NEED
TO SCREAM
I'M VISUALLY

4. MOST PEOPLE,
YOUR PRESENTATION
STILL LOOK
SOMETHING LIKE THE
NEXT SLIDE

5. Presentation Definition
A presentation is the process of presenting a topic to an
audience. It is typically a
• demonstration,
• lecture, or
• speech meant to inform,
• persuade,
• or build good will.
The term can also be used for a formal or ritualized introduction
or offering, as with the presentation of a debutante.

6. VISUALIZE
YOURSELF
AS THE
MEMBER
AUDIENCE

7. WHO ARE
YOU LIKELY
TO BE?
ACADEMIC
A PROSPECTIVE
BUSINESS BUYER
A POSSIBLE
INVESTOR
A STUDENT
OR A COLLEAGUE?

8. SCHEME
CREATE A
CUSTOM
COLOR

9. The default colors look old and tired.
head to a color site like Adobe Color
CC
color palettes that you can choose
from

10. BREAK
OUT OF THE
TRADITIONAL
DIET OF
PIE SHAPES
BAR GRAPHS
LISTS
BULLETED

11. SERVE UP
SOMETHING
FRESH AND
NEW WITH
• STIMULATING
QUOTATIONS
• A STUNNING
PHOTOGRAPH
• THOUGHT
PROVOKING
QUESTION

13. FOCUS A
GREAT DEAL
OF TIME ON
DETERMINING
PRECISETHE
HEADLINE
FOR YOUR
SLIDES

14. THINK ABOUT IT AS A
THAT PEOPLE ARE APPROACHING
AS THEY DRIVE THEIR CAR FAST
WHAT WILL MAKE AN
IMPACT ON THEM
BILLBOARD

15. CREATE
IMPACT WITH
PHOTOS
SURPRISE &
AUDIENCE
WITH YOUR
PHOTO
DELIGHT THE
CHOICES

16. TOO MUCH TEXT
KEEP
TEXT
TO MINIUMUM
IS A DESIGN KILLER
WHEN IT COMES
TO PRESENTATIONS

17. Keeping a
hierarchy and
keeping it
consistently makes
the viewer less
confused and
forces you to be
more organized
KEEP A
HIERARCHY!

19. PRESENTATION DEFINITION
DEMONSTRATION LECTURE SPEECH PERSUADE BUILD GOOD WILL
A presentation is the process of presenting a topic to an audience. It is
typically a

20. GREAT SOURCE OF ICONS & GRAPHICS

21. THINK
ABOUT
READABLITY
IF THE AUDIENCE
WORDS, THEN
WHY BOTHER
PUTTING THEM
ON THE SCREEN.

22. CONTRAST
USING CONTRAST
IS THE SIMPLEST
DESIGN
YOU CAN MAKE
TO EACH SLIDE
OF A DECK

23. ALIGNMENT
PRECISE ALIGNMENT
ELIMINATES
CONFUSION &
ASSISTS YOUR
AUDIENCE IN
PROCESSING
INFORMATION

24. HAVE A NUMBERED LIST?
BASIC
SHAPES
TRY
TRY PLACING A SQUARE
BEHIND EACH NUMBER

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26. YOUR GOAL HERE
KEEP IT
SIMPLE
DESIGN AWARDS.
SIMPLE DESIGNS
ALWAYS LOOK
THE BEST

27. YOUR GOAL HERE
KEEP IT
SIMPLE
DESIGN AWARDS.
SIMPLE DESIGNS
ALWAYS LOOK
THE BEST
FORGET THE
TRANSITIONS
& EFFECTS THEY DON'T ADD
ANY VALUE TO
YOUR CONTENT