Here are a few tips on improving your next PowerPoint presentation [THREAD]
Following these eight principles can help your audience retain more information. These principles are outlined in this excellent paper frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
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Use clear and large typefaces that can be distinguished from the
background.
Seems like a no-brainer, but people make this mistake ALL THE TIME
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Don't let your message get lost in a busy slide
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Guide the audience to the most important elements of your talk - what are the main ideas you want them to walk away with?
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Read each slides out loud. If it takes you longer than 30 seconds, there's too much text and your audience will probably switch off.
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Don’t mix up your fonts or colours, *unless* you want to indicate change
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It’s better to *slightly* underestimate your audiences’ familiarity with your topic.
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TIP: Do a google image search for inspiration (e.g., line chart)
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Reverse engineer the audience’s goals, and your goals. Consider what the audience wants from your talk, and what do you want from the audience, then prepare your presentation accordingly
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When it comes to finding great images for your presentation, you'll need high quality images, from a good database, that are also happen to be free.
Unsplash.com fits the bill, with FREE high-quality images, and a good search function
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You know who tells good stories?
Pixar. They tell great stories
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- Use a 4:3 slide size
- Avoid complex transitions/animations
- Make your Powerpoint in PowerPoint (don't convert from Keynote)
@OSFramework is a great option, that's where I posted the slides for the presentation this thread was based off osf.io/y8xfa/ (PDF and .PPTX).
You can also post a screencast on @YouTube, like I did here