A great PowerPoint might not automatically make you an excellent presenter, but a bad slide can cause your presentation to hurt badly. Here are some tips that you can use to improve your slides and complement your presentation. For more information, please visit www.afidealab.com

1. 7Amazing
tips to make
your slides

2. 1Keep it
Simple

3. Slides are not the star of the
show
You Are !

4. So don’t flood the slides
with texts and bullet
points

5. Will you be interested to read this ?
• Humans can’t read and listen at the same time.Trust me, we
can’t multi-task as much as we think we could. By putting too
many texts in your slides, you are risking the chance of your
audience reading directly off the slides instead of listening to
you.
• Visual content reaches an individual’s brain in a faster and more
understandable way than textual information.
• Visuals are processed 60,000 times faster than text.*.That
explains why we need to focus and often need to re-read the
same sentence over and over again to understand what it
means.
No !* Source : http://www.business2community.com/digital-marketing/visual-marketing-pictures-worth-60000-
words-01126256#jihtA9VfG1h03SYM.97

6. The less clutter, the more
powerful
your visual message will
become.

7. One
Big
Message
per slide

8. 2Choose your
fonts wisely

9. Know the difference
Serif Font
Vs
Sans-Serif Font

10. Serif Fonts are
easier to read in
printed words

11. Sans-serif fonts
are better on Web and
PowerPoint
presentations

12. Try to avoid default fonts – e.g.
Arial .They are too common.
And no Comic San please !

13. Mix and Match
fonts but
don’t use more than three
font types
Gill Sans
Aharoni
Brush Script

14. 3Use Images to
captivate audience

15. WOO
them with
superb images

16. Use high-quality
graphics.
Never stretch a small, low-
resolution photo to make it fit your
layout
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17. No !

18. Avoid using
clip arts
They look unprofessional unless
you are selling to children !
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19. Yuck !

20. If the image is secondary in
importance, then decrease
the opacity and add a
Gaussian blur.
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21. Top Five
bakery
recipes
to whet your
appetite

22. If the image is primary and
you want the audience to notice
it, then the image should be
evident with little or no text
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23. Bulldog gone
missing

24. 4Infographics
are fun and engaging

25. Example à
Boring graphs and charts

26. Connected
Device
Population
10B
7.3B
% of Productivity increase
when using mobile device
% of executives who make
decision at home
% of executives who check
emails in the middle of the
night
% of executives who uses
personal mobile device for
work
Infographics that tell a story

27. 11.8
12.3
2014 2015
Gross
Revenue
Net
Income
Expenses
Infographics that tell a story

28. 5Icons can be an
alternative to words

29. Icons are a
great way to
communicate
without
words

30. Use icons to make bullet points
more meaningful
• Edit• Hand phones• News
• Services• Security• Wifi

31. 6Use Colors
wisely

32. Colors
evoke
feelings

33. Choose a color scheme
and use it
Consistently
across your slides

34. Know the difference between
warm and cool colors

35. Cool colors
work best as
background

36. Warm colors
work best for
objects in the
foreground

37. Contrast is
important

38. 7Storyline
is critical

39. PowerPoint is not
just about visuals

40. It has to
tell a story

41. It needs to be
structured and logical
to
intrigue the brains
of your audience

42. DESIGNBRAINSTORM
OUTLINE
STRUCTURE
STORYBOARD
SPEND TIME
To craft out your storyline

43. Break
a leg !

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