Spark up you slides! Hints on better and more interesting slides!

Hi Everyone, today i will share with you some of the common mistakes people do in their slides, and solutions to them.

Eventually everyone has to do a presentation. HOW you present it matters more than WHAT you present. The main objective is to deliver your message, not bore people to death!

FIRST TIP: Make sure your background makes reading EASIER, not harder:

This is obvious, but many people seem to overlook at this. most people wants to be toooooooo fancy they spoil the slides. Please use a simple background instead a very messy 1:

Examples: See for yourself, which is easier to read?

FIRST:

SECOND:

I would say the second slide is better. make sure they can see the things that you actually want to show :)

SECOND TIP: Talk more, Read LESS

From my observation, the majority tend to read from the slides. Most listeners would say that is not a presentation. They themselves can read! Why are you reading it for them?

Example:

FIRST:

SECOND:

The second slide does take more time to do, but it will attract the attention of the audience better than the first. Am i correct? Use the pictures as reminders for you to explain your story. This is much better than reading word by word...

THIRD TIP: 40-50 slides? Please, this is not a torturing game!

I have seen some slides go up to 60 slides. What a loong, booring presentation! Try your best to keep it at a maximum of 20 slides. Here is some tips how:

1. Use pictures: there is a famous saying "A picture is a thousand words"
2. Use Animation: this is a great feature that you can use to make multiple layers out of one set
3. Put the things that are essential and relevant.

Thats about it for today i guess. i thought i had more advice than this, but im pretty sure these are the most important things to take into account. if you are not sure of anything, for a reasonable fee i can make good slides for you. Thanks!