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FiguresandTables•  Don’tcutandpastepublishedtables;dataareunreadableandmostlyirrelevant•  Don’tuseafigurethatneedsanapology(“Sorryyoucan’treadthis,but…”)•  Makeyourowntable/figureofjustthedatayouwanttodiscuss

•  Don’tovercrowdfigure/graphicslides•  Omitpublishedcaptions/figurelegends(createyourown)•  Useonegraphorfigureperslide,unlessyouneedaside-by-sidecomparison•  Keepreferencessmallandinaconsistentplaceonallslides(bottomcornerspreferable)

SlideDesignTips

NO YES YES!

Çoruh, Fessler, Hayes 2018

NO YES

FontsandText•  Avoidshadow/reflection/glow,ALLCAPITALS,anditalics;usebolding,color,orunderliningforemphasis•  Usefiguresratherthantextwhenpossible•  Minimizetextperslide;don’tmakespokenwordscompetewithwrittenwords•  Bulletpointsonly,6orfewer/slide,1line/bullet(avoidword-wrapping)•  Useconsistentsansseriffont(Arial,Calibri,Helvetica)•  UseconsistentpunctuationandCapitalization•  24pointfontorlarger

ColorsandBackgrounds•  Uselighttextondarkbackgroundorviceversa•  Avoidredorgreenforemphasis(duetocolorblindness)•  Usethesame,simple,monochromaticbackgroundthroughout