10 tips for making BEAUTIFUL SLIDESHOW PRESENTATIONS Edahn Small www.AskEdahn.com Edahn.Small@gmail.com Credit: Jessica Castro, unwrittenmemories.com Tip #1 KNOW YOUR GOAL Be clear about the goal of your presentation before your begin composing it Presentations, like cats, fall into two categories: Presentations, like cats, fall into two categories: Ugly Beautiful Credit: Pete Hunt, Flickr Presentations, like cats, fall into two categories: Ugly Beautiful Just Kidding Credit: Pete Hunt, Flickr Presentations fall into two main categories: Technical presentations Persuasive presentations teach people about a topic The topic can be anything make people see something (like your brand) a certain way Most presentations will combine elements of both Don’t bore them! Be focused, but not too dull or repetitive It’s hard to communicate when people are busy playing on their phones trust me Tip #2 PLAN IT OUT Create an outline or storyboard of the major topics you want to address Sketch the basics Outline your main points Sequence your slides effectively Add detail to your outline until you figure out what you want to say in each slide Impact A quote splashed across the screen breaks up the monotony and looks interesting Interest By moving text around you can create interesting effects Interest By moving text around you can create interesting effects Interest By moving text around you can create interesting effects Hierarchy Changing the type, color, and placement of the text affects how it’s interpreted and the order in which it’s read Tip #10 DON’T OVERDO IT Remember white space Design like the Google Not like Yahoo http://thedegreys.blogspot.com/ A slide can’t function right if there’s too much stuff on it The white space that surrounds the object adds emphasis and gives the page a clean, fresh feeling Credit: Ramzi Hashisho The white space that surrounds the object adds emphasis and gives the page a clean, fresh feeling X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Credit: Ramzi Hashisho Summary Know your goal | make each slide count Plan it out | in some detail Avoid templates | they have the uglies Choose a color scheme | colors, accent Choose a font scheme | match tone Choose a layout scheme | comprehension Use images (wisely) | they’re more memorable 15 words per slide | this slide had 16 words Play with typography | impact, interest, hierarchy 10.Don’t overdo it | white space And remember… don’t be afraid to BREAK THE RULES About the author Edahn Small is a content manager and writer in Los Angeles, California Email: Web: Twitter: edahn.small@gmail.com http://www.AskEdahn.com @askedahn The End ... presentation before your begin composing it Presentations, like cats, fall into two categories: Presentations, like cats, fall into two categories: Ugly Beautiful Credit: Pete Hunt, Flickr Presentations,... with fonts Pick and stick to them Choose one font for titles One font for body copy One font for body copy One font for body copy And one font for accents Fonts on this page: Frutiger LT 95 UltraBlack... fall into two categories: Ugly Beautiful Just Kidding Credit: Pete Hunt, Flickr Presentations fall into two main categories: Technical presentations Persuasive presentations teach people about