how to make awesome slides
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How to Make
AWESOMESLIDES
Hey!
Wanna learn how to make
Yeah, ya do!
AWESOME SLIDES?
well, I’m gonna give you
10 TIPSto show you how
1A SLIDE IS NOTA DOCUMENT
• I am very knowledgeable and I have a lot of things to say.• Because I am so clever I put lots of information on my slides. • Putting lots of information on my slides also shows people that
I am talking about serious things.• I don’t have a lot of time for graphics because they distract
people from the important and clever things I’m saying. • I think it’s important to put as much information as possible on
the slides to make sure that people understand everything.• Another good thing about having lots of information on your
slides is that you can just read out loud so you don’t have to worry about remembering what you want to say.
• Blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah, blah.
INTRODUCTION
• I am very knowledgeable and I have a lot of things to say.• Because I am so clever I put lots of information on my slides. • Putting lots of information on my slides also shows people that
I am talking about serious things.• I don’t have a lot of time for graphics because they distract
people from the important and clever things I’m saying. • I think it’s important to put as much information as possible on
the slides to make sure that people understand everything.• Another good thing about having lots of information on your
slides is that you can just read out loud so you don’t have to worry about remembering what you want to say.
• Blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah, blah.
INTRODUCTION
this is not a slide
• I am very knowledgeable and I have a lot of things to say.• Because I am so clever I put lots of information on my slides. • Putting lots of information on my slides also shows people that
I am talking about serious things.• I don’t have a lot of time for graphics because they distract
people from the important and clever things I’m saying. • I think it’s important to put as much information as possible on
the slides to make sure that people understand everything.• Another good thing about having lots of information on your
slides is that you can just read out loud so you don’t have to worry about remembering what you want to say.
• Blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah, blah.
INTRODUCTION
it’s a document
is aTHISSLIDE
SEE THE DIFFERENCE?
NotSlide
Your audience should be
WATCHING
notREADING
slides should be
VISUAL
like
BILLBOARDS
people should get the message in
3 SECONDS
Stick to
per slideONE IDEA
MORE SLIDESLESS TEXT
2AVOID STOCKTEMPLATES
they’re
BORING
andUGLY
they look like you made
NO EFFORT
MAKE YOUR OWN
so
How??
3CHOOSE THE RIGHTCOLOR SCHEME
choose colors that MATCH YOUR THEME
ADVANCES IN ROBOTICS
Nope!
ADVANCES IN ROBOTICS
Better!
Choose about 4-5 COLORS
Warm and comforting
Sober and corporate
redecorating the kitchen
4CHOOSE THE RIGHTTYPE OF FONT
like colors, your type should
MATCH YOUR THEME
the
wild west
SPORTS
Something aboutHome-made Cupcakes
l
select about
3 FONTSand stick with them
HEADINGSBody Text
Highlights
AVOID STOCK FONTS
Times New RomanDON’T USE THESE
ArialCalibri
Papyrus
Mistral
BEBAS NEU
TRY THESE
Chunk Five
Open SansArchisto
Streetwear
helveticaalwayslooks good
play with type to create DIFFERENT EFFECTS
PLAY WITH TYPE
D I F F E R E N T E F F E C T Sto create
PLAY WITH TYPE
Different EffectsTO CREATE
WHATEVER YOU DO…
never use Comic Sans
unless you’re a 9 year-old girl giving a presentation about
unicorns
5A PICTURE
THOUSAND WORDSIS WORTH A
people remember
IMAGESmore than words
of sensory receptors are in your eyes70PERCENT
f
e 50PERCENTof your brain is involved in visual processing
e
b bAFTER 72 HOURS
10%
e e35% 65%
m m
choose
to convey your messageSTRONG IMAGES
stock images look
PHONY
so use
NATIVEones
6
BE ICONIC
icons help you represent
COMPLEX IDEAS
INTERNET SECURITYz
HEAVY INDUSTRY
n
PENGUINS
!
build yourself anICON LIBRARAY
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7SPACE IS YOUR
FRIEND
is any area where there is WHITE SPACENO TEXT OR GRAPHICS
it helps your audience
FOCUSon your message
it doesn’t actually have to be white.
See??
8STATS CAN BEBEAUTIFUL
make information
VISUAL
WHY DO THIS…
WHEN YOU CAN DO THIS?
SHOW YOURSTRUCTURE
9
SIGN POSTSuse
help the audience navigate your slidesREPEATED PATTERNS
CARTOONS
10ANIMATION IS FOR
MAGIC SHOWit’s not a
animations
DISTRACTyour audience
so keep them to a
MINIMUM
no more than about.5 SECONDSm
per animation
SUMMARY
Thanks