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The New Rules inPresentations Educators
Kenny Hirschmann
How can you avoidcommon Powerpoint mistakes?
Rule #1
Keep it simple
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but
not simpler.“ Albert Einstein
Rule #2
Reduce the Signal to Noise Ratio
Rule #3
Pictures are superior to words.
Rule #4
Embrace empty space
Use the rule
of thirds
Rule #5
Use contrast to highlight differences
586 BCE
Fall of the
first temple
538 BCE
Second temple
built by King
Cyrus of Persia
70 CE
Second temple
destroyed by
the Romans
135 CE
Judea renamed
Palestine
638 CE
Jerusalem falls
to the Arab
caliph Omar
1099 CE
Pope Urban II
sends crusaders
into Jerusalem
The Islamic Caliphate (7th
Century CE)
Rule #6
Create unitythrough repetition
Rule #7
Connect elementsby aligning them
Rule #8
Group related elementsusing proximity