~Keep your slides simple, Reynolds suggest there should be “plenty of white space” and that your slides should not be cluttered with information
~There should be “visual power” in your slides
~Do not bore your audience with bullet point after bullet point
~Reynolds suggests some of the best slides, may have minimal to no text at all
~Do not overwhelm your audience with mass amounts of details, he suggests a handout to convey important detail
~Limit the amount of animations used on each slide, including bullet points
~Reynolds suggests to only use 2 or 3 transitions throughout a presentation
~You shouldn't have a transition animation between every slide, it can be distracting
~Never stretch small, low resolution images to fit your slide
~Avoid using PowerPoint Clip Art
~Reynolds often uses images of people, he feels it gives the audience more of a connection to the slide
~Avoid using PowerPoint templates, they are too original and most people have already seen them
~Make your own background templates, which will make your presentation more relatable and exciting
~Do not include too much data in your charts
~Use color to show the most important data on in your chart
~Explode Pie charts when certain information needs to be highlighted
~ Use no more than 4-8 charts
~Color can play a huge role in your presentation because it can create emotional attachment to your slides
~Make sure the correct chart type is being used for certain data
~ Use the same font throughout the entire presentation
~ Serif Fonts are NOT made for presentations, as they are smaller and harder to read
~San-Serif fonts are generally the best and easiest to read in a presentation
~Use the video when necessary, make it so you never have to leave the powerpoint
~ Avoid cheesy sound effects
~Present information in small chunks or portions
~Have a logic flow to your presentation