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This is the title of the presentation
And here is where you can list the presentation authors, and other
contextual information
This is a slide with a title
• This is a major bullet point of primary prominence– This is a sub-point, to be kept to a minimum
• This is a second primary bullet point of the same prominence as the one above
• This ideally would be the last bullet point • However, if required, this fourth bullet point
can be used
This is a pretty awful slide with far too much text, the likes of which we don’t want to see
• This is a major bullet point of primary prominence– This is a sub-point, to be kept to a minimum
• This is a second primary bullet point of the same prominence as the one above– And here is another sub-point, which is beginning to overload the slide
• This ideally would be the last bullet point • However, an over-busy slide will contain too many bullet points, such as this
one...• ...And this one, also being superfluous• Often the inclusion of too many bullet points will require a gradual shrinking of
the font-size– Remember, it’s supposed to be a presentation slide, not an eye test!
• In summary, it is better to use additional slides (however many are required) than to try to squash your text into one slide
• And to conclude the summary, this slide contains more than twice the amount of allowable text
Photo credit: Adam Ciesielski and Garr Reynolds
…but try to do so in way that informs
Feel free to use graphics and design…
Use of graphics
• Try to avoid the use of corny cliparts...
• ...especially when they are of only peripheral relevance to the point being made
Proceed promptly
• Always remember that your slides are but a tiny element of your presentation
• Bullet points Visual signposts
• Your orally delivered (or written) script is where subtle elaborations emerge
• As a reasonable guide, 5 slides = 15 minutes
Give your ending some thought
• Clichéd:– “Any questions?”– “Thank you!”
• Alternatives:– “Over to you...”– “What do you think?”
That’s it!
Now go away!
(humour)