The secrets of slide design and

presentation

THE SECRETS OF COMPELLING PRESENTATION DESIGN

(SLIDEROCKET.COM)

Outline

Structuring your slides

Developing a strong opening
Using colour
Effective use of animation
Incorporating multimedia
Closing

Structuring your slides

Include an outline slide

and follow it
Use a simple background
Choose your fonts wisely

Min. 18pt.
Serif vs. sans serif

Keep it brief

Use point form

Use images instead of text

Proofread!!!

Too small

When the font is too

small or difficult to
read you will lose the
attention and interest
of your audience.
Poor choice of background
will make it difficult for
your audience to read the
content of your slides.

Developing a strong opening

Be creative

Start with a joke, a quote,

story, a question, etc.

Get to the point

Kick it up a notch

Strong voice, clear

pronunciation, inflection,
hand gestures, eye contact

Pick a style and stick to it

This page contains too

many words for a

presentation slide. It is
not written in point form,
making it difficult both
for your audience to read
and for you to present
each point. In short, your
audience will spend too
much time trying to read
this paragraph instead of
listening to you.

Using colour
Avoid dark backgrounds

Be wary of colour

combinations

Stay away from busy patterns

Polka dots, stripes, etc.

This background colour makes it

difficult to read.
You never know how many color
blind people may be sitting in
your audience.
Some studies show that orange
and blue together can actually
agitate or distress attendees,
because of the vibrations the
eye picks up when they are placed
next to each other.
dont provide enough of a
contrast, making it difficult to
distinguish between slide
elements

Effective use of animation

Keep it simple
Avoid animation for the

sake of animation
Use automatic slide
transitions wisely
Brief is better

Incorporating Multimedia
Make sure it is relevant

Keep it professional/appropriate

Variety is key

Closing
Keep it brief
Dont forget the call to

action
Stay on schedule
Lead up to the ending