Unit 1 - Designing your presentation

How do I design my slides?

When it comes to slide design, you can use the following tips.

1. Less is more

Be careful not to overload the slides. Short-term memory can only retain between 5 and 9 pieces of information, so fewer visual elements on the slide are more effective.

Here is an example: on the left is a slide that corresponds to our tips, on the right is a slide that still needs improvement. Move the slider to the right to see the comparison!

2. Make your slides easy to read!

The font should be uniform and easy to read. The contrast to the background should be high so that everything is clearly recognizable.

3. highlighting? Yes, but sparingly and uniformly!

The motto "less is more" also applies to highlighting: Decide on a type of highlighting (e.g. bold text) and use it sparingly! Below you will find another good example (left) and a slide that is more difficult for the listener to read (right). Move the slider to the right to have a comparison!

4. visualize, visualize, visualize!

Try to visualize as much information as possible.If you can find a graphic or picture that shows a fact, this is always preferable to a description.

For example, compare these two slides: