One of the keys to a successful meeting is a good slide presentation. When I design a presentation, I usually don’t give it much thought. I just pick an appropriate corporate template and go. But slides that are attractive and visually pleasing, not only provide a way to communicate quickly, accurately and effectively, but they keep your audience attentive and more receptive to your ideas. So when I stumbled upon some tips for improving my presentations, I knew immediately that I should share them with you.
Marshall Mackstein, Principal at eSlide, a graphic design firm specializing in professional presentations, makes a compelling argument for the value of good slide design in his presentation, “Designing Slides with Visual Value.” In it, he offers some excellent tips for creating graphically stimulating slides by using color, font, proper layout and artwork. His before/after examples are especially useful in demonstrating how good slide design can make your presentation go from boring to brilliant.
Check out this presentation and keep these suggestions in mind the next time you want to add visual value to your meeting.
Visual Value
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