Chapter 1 Tweaking Presentations

Chapter one is talking about how to make a power point presentation more interesting. It talks about templates, color, and type.
When creating a template try avoiding the use of default templates, instead create templates that are related to the content to be presented. The slides should never compete with the content. According to Garr Reynolds(Presentation Zenn), “He warns against bombarding the viewer with irrelevant elements that distract rather than support the content that you are trying to display on the slide.”
Color creates a willingness to read, boosts motivation, enhances learning, improves retention,, and color outsells black and white in advertisements. Yellow is the first color the eye will see and red is the next eye catching color. The best color combination on a slide is a blue background with yellow text. About 8 % of males have trouble distinguishing between green and red. So, combing the two is not a good idea. Thos restful color for the human eye would be yellow on dark green.
When considering the type on each of your slides, keep in mind the number of words, font, color and layout options. Each slide should consist of words and illustrations. Size should be differ on the slide(e.g. heading should be larger than the content) and be consistent with all the slides. Information should start on the left hand side, because our eyes naturally begin on the left. Typeface is also important. Keep in mind that lower case lettering is easier to read, so keep upper case lettering to a minimum(title). Spaces between the lines improve legibility. Be consistan with font size and keep in mind what the audience size is.
Burmark, Lynell (2010). Tweaking Presentations. Jossey-Bass,They Snooze You Loose(pp. 3-25)
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