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Have you ever had to deliver a high-pressured presentation?
Do you find yourself clustering text and bullet points on your slides to relay your
message?
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Be an MVP
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Research
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D-T-P Continuum
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Presentation Design
Preparation
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Audience Needs
SIX GUIDING QUESTIONS
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Plaanniing Annalog
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Principles & Techniques
Signal-to-Noise Ratio
Images
White Space
Background
Color
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Signal-to-Noise Ratio
The Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) is a principle borrowed from more technical fields
such as radio communications and electronic communication in general, but the
principle itself is applicable to design and communication problems in virtually any
field. For our purposes, the SNR is the ratio of relevant to irrelevant elements or
information in a slide or other display. The GOAL is to have the highest SNR
possible in your slides.
Garr Reynolds from Presentation Zen
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Images
Images serve as strong links to your content. Your ability to choose and use the
correct image can mean the difference between audience comprehension or
audience confusion. Aligned images allow your participants to walk away with a
visual mnemonic, providing them with a much needed memory boost.
SOME RULES
high
Use quality images
Go BIG or go home
Rule of Thirds
RESOURCES
http://www.sxc.hu/
http://www.picnik.com/
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White Space
White space or empty space provides a clearer focus on the message you are
attempting to send. Let the slide B R E A T H.
Lots of information + lack of white space = A slide your Mom wouldn’t be proud of
Spreading the information + plenty of white space = A slide your Mom would brag about
RESOURCES
http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2008/08/learning-from-the-design-
around-you-ikea.html
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Background
Don’t let your background fight with your content. Just as a painter starts with a
clean canvas, so should you.
• Formal • Informal
• Doesn’t influence ambient lighting • Has a bright feeling
• Does not work well for handouts • Illuminates the room
• Fewer opportunity for shadows • Works well for handouts
• For large venues • For smaller venues
• Objects can glow • No dramatic lighting/spotlights
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Color
When choosing your colors be sure they contrast with your background and the
other colors.
Important Note: Warm colors (reds, oranges, yellows) will come to the front. Cool
colors (blues, greens) will recede to the back.
EXPERIMENT
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FLORENCE
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Experiment from The Non-Designer’s Design Book by Robin Williams
RESOURCES
http://www.nattyware.com/pixie.php
http://kuler.adobe.com
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Design Cheat Sheet
1) Have you identified your audience and their needs?
In Case of Emergency
6) Convert the text heavy slide into a handout & create a slide around the central idea
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