Effective slide designing

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Effective slide designing

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Effective slide designing

Empty space canconvey a feeling of: - quality

- sophistication

- importance

Simplicity

Clarity

Impact!

Avoid slides like these…………………

Use of colour and CAPITALS

Don’t EVER writein RED on a blue background

or in BLUE on a red background

Use of colour

DON’T use GREENand RED to highlight text

or GREEN and RED in a graph

So the good slides………….

A good slide•Maximum six words and four sentences •Maximum six words and four sentences

•Maximum six words and four sentences

•Maximum six words and four sentences

Reported water rights disputes in three zones of Sri Lanka

Year Dry Zone Wet Zone Arid Zone1990 134 415 3122000 357 1078 6022010 715 2021 1009

However, graphics can convey the trend…..

Reported water rights disputes in three zones of Sri Lanka

Is there seasonality?

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72% of the part –time workers

are women

1.9 billion adults are overweight or obese

When you have a good set of slides • Slides become complimentary and you are the story

teller (seller?)• Audience pay attention to you• You control the presentation• Become a naked presenter

People leave informed and satiated

A good presentation is a carefully planned dish!