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TIPS for a

PRESENTATION

Lucía Sánchez
1. Don’t fill the
slide with too much
Information
This is a very boring slide
• Yes, look at me.
• One point, another point.
• Another one.
• This is a drag.
• Do not do that.
• People don’t want to read
• Too much information
Write only
one concept
in each slide.
Write only
one concept
in each slide.

Then explain the concept by talking


Core
concepts
And secondary concepts too,
but in different slides
• You can
• You can
• also
• You can
• also
• make a
• You can
• also
• make a
• sequence
• You can
• also
• make a
• sequence
• with the
• You can
• also
• make a
• sequence
• with the
• information.
Organize
your
ideas!
2. Play with the
colours
Choose a maximum of 4 colours
And play with them
Use contrast
colours
but not
squeaky
colours
Don´t make
it too
complicated
Keep it
simple
And
readable
3. Use images
Images that illustrate your speech
Images that relax the audience
IMAGES THAT
SHOCK!!
mix images and text
But make it
legible
4. The fonts are
also images
Colour
Colour Colour
Colour Colour
Colour Colour
Colour Colour
Colour Colour
Colour Colour
Colour
Colour Colour
Colour
Colour
Colour ColourColour Colour
Colour Colour
Colour
Size
Size

Size
Size
Size
Size

Size
Size Size Size
Size Size
Size
Size
Typography Typography
Typography
Typography Typography
Typography Typography
Typography
Typography
Typography
Typography
Typography Typography
Typography
Typography
Typography Typography
Typography Typography
Typography
Composition

Composition
onComposition
Composition
Composition
Consider each slide
as one
billboard
4. Focus on
Consistency
Don’t make the slides too
different from one another
Look for a
Visual Identity
5. Make it short
The 10-20-30 rule
of Guy Kawasaki
He suggests that slideshows should:
He suggests that slideshows should:

• Contain no more than 10 slides


He suggests that slideshows should:

• Contain no more than 10 slides


• Last no more than 20 minutes, and
He suggests that slideshows should:

• Contain no more than 10 slides


• Last no more than 20 minutes, and
• Use a font size of no less than 30 point.
He suggests that slideshows should:

• Contain no more than 10 slides *


• Last no more than 20 minutes, and
• Use a font size of no less than 30 point.

* So a 47 slide presentation is wrong, unless you want to


use it as a document for your students
Thanks!
Thanks!
Lucía Sánchez

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