6 ways to make your slideshows

suck lessThomas Haynes

This is a terrible slide

If you make your slides look like this then nobody is going to want to read them.

You better provide your audience with coffee because otherwise they’re going to fall asleep.

Here is even more text which is completely unnecessary, just to make the slide even less interesting.

Here is a bonus terrible stock photo:

This slide is much better

This slide is much better

The ponies might not be all that relevant but they look nice!

This slide is much better

The ponies might not be all that relevant but they look nice!

Here are 6 ways to make your slideshows suck less…

1. Write less2. animations &

transitions3. unnecessary

items4. easy to read text

5. Use images wisely6. fonts

If you have more to say than you can easily fit on a slide then you should probably be writing a blog post or an eBook.

1. Write less2. animations &

transitions3. unnecessary

items4. easy to read text

5. Use images wisely6. fonts

There is one acceptable transition (“fade”) and one acceptable animation (“appear”).

There is one acceptable transition (“fade”) and one acceptable animation (“appear”). No exceptions!

1. Write less2. animations &

transitions3. unnecessary

items4. easy to read text

5. Use images wisely6. fonts

Remove all unnecessary items

from your slides.

Remove all unnecessary items

1. Write less2. animations &

transitions3. unnecessary items

4. easy to read text

5. Use images wisely6. fonts

.

Make sure all text is easy to read.

Make sure all text is easy to read.

1. Write less2. animations &

transitions3. unnecessary items4. easy to read text

5. Use images wisely6. fonts

Keep backgrounds simple.

Keep backgrounds simple.Use a theme and don’t use bad stock photos.

1. Write less2. animations &

transitions3. unnecessary

items4. easy to read text

5. Use images wisely6. fonts

Don’t use default fonts.

Don’t use default fonts.

You can embed Custom Fonts

when you save

In Power Point.

Thanks for reading.

Thanks for reading.

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