1. The eye is drawn to the light.

2. The eye is also drawn to movement..

3. Contrast can be TOO HIGH.

Effective Presentation Slides

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Effective Presentation Slides

Effective Presentation SlidesUse Slides for

KEY CONCEPTS/STEPS/TERMS

1.Check for ingredients2.Preheat oven3.Mix egg whites and sugar4.Mix egg yolks and flour

Effective Presentation SlidesUse Slides for KEY CONCEPTS/STEPS

5. Fold whites and yolk mixtures together6. Add 5 lbs. chocolate chips7. Bake at 250-degrees for 20 minutes8. Feed Mr. Eisele.9. Beware of a hungry Mr. Eisele. He may bite you.

Effective Presentation Slides1. NEVER DO THISuse a slide to type a long

word-for-word text to match your speech. YOUR SPEECH will be the text. The slides

should simply reinforce key terms and concepts to help listeners remember them, AND provide a visual outline to the speech.

This is an example of what NOT to do. It is way too much text for one page. Don’t

force the audience to go through this.

Effective Presentation Slides1.There’s a reason so many TV

shows use a blue gradient background. It works!

2.Three safest colors for text:

WHITE, YELLOW and CYAN. THIS COLOR is cyan, a blueish-green.

Effective Presentation Slides

1.Avoid slides that are too “busy” with multiple patterns, colors, fonts, etc. as they can be hard to read.

2.Use animations ONLY if it enhances your message.

Otherwise it can be a distraction.

Avoid “busy” look

Avoid distracting Animations

Yes, like this!

Effective Presentation Slides1.Normally, try to limit

yourself to 2 fonts.2.Try to limit yourself to two

text colors as well. As always, if you have a

JUSTIFICATION/REASON to use more, you can do so.

Effective Presentation Slides1.How readable is this?2.Normally lighter text on a darker

background works well.3.Since we have been raised

reading newspapers and computer printing (black on white), it works, too.

Effective Presentation Slides1.Use PHOTOS or ILLUSTRATIONS when

possible!2.Example: How to tie a

trout fly: