8 Tips To Create Epic
Visual Presentations
deckworks.co
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1. Tell a great story
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Craft a compelling story
that engages the audience and creates curiosity
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2. THE 10/20/30 RULE OF POWERPOINT
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10 SLIDES
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PICK THE MOST IMPORTANT POINTS
& focus on them
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too many slides = information overload
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20 MINUTES
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Present in under 20 MINUTES
any longer and you will lose the engagement of the audience
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30PT FONTS
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LARGE FONTS ARE EASIER TO READ
small font sizes are hard to read
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3. LESS IS MORE
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USE HEADLINEs, NOT PARAGRAPHS
the slides compliment your speech not the other way around
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Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add,
but when there is nothing left to take away.
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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4. Photos SAY A THOUSAND WORDS
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USE HIGH QUALITY IMAGES
flickr.com/search/advanced
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5. ICONS & Graphs visualize TEXT
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Use Icons & Graphs to Visualize
points and data engaging the audience
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6. TYPOGRAPHY IS IMPORTANT
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STOCK FONTS = BORING!
fontsquirrel.com
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THIS
Sintony
Garamond
Yanone Kaffeesatz
Bebas
NOT THIS
Arial
Times New Roman
Comic Sans
Impact
X
%
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7. Colors matter
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Complimentary Color palettes
make good design look great
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this is a bad choice
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this is much better
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8. STRUCTURE YOUR SLIDES
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USE GUIDEs
for consistent alignment
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MASTER SLIDEs
for consistent formatting
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1. Tell a great story
3. LESS IS MORE
5. ICONS visualize TEXT
7. Colors matter
Recap
2. THE 10/20/30 RULE
4. photos = 1,000 WORDS
6. TYPOGRAPHY IS IMPORTANT
8. STRUCTURE YOUR SLIDES
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THANKS
MIKE VINEY
Presentation Designer
deckworks.
co
[email protected]
Inspiration
Apple
Taasky
Emiland
Images
Jerine Lay, Taryn, Zach Dischner, Vinoth Chandar, Daniel Garrido, William Warby, Anton Raath