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Slide Design: A Primer

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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MAKING SLIDES

LIKE A BOSS
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DON'T BE THIS GUY

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COW, YOU ASK?

8 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF SLIDE DESIGN
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1.BULLETS OF BOREDOM

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USE BULLETS IF YOU WANT TO KILL YOUR AUDIENCE WITH BOREDOM

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BULLET POINTS

  • People can't read and listen at the same time.
  • While you talk they're reading. That means no listening.
  • Which means they're probably missing the important information.
  • Unless of course the important information is on the slide.
  • In which case, why are you talking?
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SLIDES ARE A VISUAL

MEDIUM
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VISUAL!

MEDIUM
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2.ONE IDEA

PER SLIDE
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DON'T OVERWHELM YOUR AUDIENCE

WITH TOO MANY IDEAS AT ONCE
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THE COST OF A SLIDE?

NOTHING
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3.USE HIGH QUALITY IMAGES

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IMAGES =EMOTION =MEMORY

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JOY

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CURIOSITY

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SADNESS

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HUMOUR

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ANGER

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DON'T STEAL IMAGES

USE MEDIA COMMONS. GIVE CREDIT.
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4.TELL STORIES

USE VISUALS TO HELP
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PROTAGONIST

ONCE UPON A TIME.....
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CONFLICT

SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS
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RESOLUTION

LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER
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RULE 5

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3 SECOND RULE

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VISUALS SHOULD BE UNDERSTOOD IN 3 SECONDS

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6.ORGANIZE DATA

SHOW, DON'T TELL
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PET OWNERSHIP BY THE #S

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FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANT DATA

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51%

OF CANADIANS OWN A CAT
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THOSE STATS ARE NOT REAL

JUST AN EXAMPLE. FYI
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HERE'S A BABY SEAL

I'M SORRY I LIED
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7. NOT ALL FONTS ARE CREATED EQUAL

SANS SERIF, +48, VISIBLE, CONSISTENT
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8. NO CLIPART

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EVER

EVER
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IT SUCKS

SEE RULE 3
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CREATED BY MICHAEL SPENCER

TWITTER @ INSTRUCTOR_MIKE, GEORGIAN COLLEGE COMMUNICATIONS
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INSPIRED BY OTHER SIMILAR DECKS. SPECIFICALLY

ALEX RISTER @ alexrister1.wordpress.com, & NANCY DUARTE @ http://www.duarte.com/
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Michael Spencer