slides are easy
DESCRIPTION
Some tips on how to make you presentation look better (and why you should). An internal presentation I gave in VisualDNA, during the "Let's Talk" series of lectures about how to give good presentations and do public speaking.TRANSCRIPT
Slides are easyThe “let’s talk” serie
Cristiano Rastelli
indexWhy
Structure
Tools
How to
Conclusions
30 minutes
Why the slides are so important?
Why
Why spending time in making better slides?
EMOTIONENGAGEMENTCOMMUNICATION
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LESS BORING
Which sequence give to the presentation?
STRUCTURE
1. COVER2. INDEX3. ABOUT ME4. CHAPTERS
๏ Single slides
5. CONCLUSIONS6. END/THANKS7. REFERENCES
one single slide
optional
loop
But the most important thing is...
Which one to use?
TOOLS
Whatever you feel comfortable with!
Whatever you feel comfortable with!
Yes, also this!
Online toolsBut you will need a connection!
Evil. Don’t use it. Ever.
But you can also be more eclectic…
http://vimeo.com/59566927
…OR SIMPLY MORE CREATIVEhttp://slidesha.re/yiMBRS
What makes you come up with?
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How can you make beautiful slides
HOW TO
Simplicity1
A clear message
1 slide = 1 concept
Use empty space
This is NOT wasted space!
This is NOT wasted space!
Use can use this “empty” space at your benefit:just add a title or a short text, and you’re done!
BRIDGING THE GAPBecause beautiful slides are easy
Fonts2
Choose 2 or 3 max
Combine them
Use contrast
HEAVY lightsans serif slab
regular italic
UPPERCASE lowercase
this is important
USE THIS FOR TITLES
This is a good starting point
Colors3
Choose a color palette
(and stick to that!)
Beware of low contrast
+ Gradients
Photos3
Online resources
Photos you have taken
Create your own repository
FREE, PAID, CC
Search Engines for imagesDon’t stop at the first results, don’t be obvious
FLICKRCheck the copyright restrictions for every image
FLICKR COMMONSThese are public domain images you can use
Photo CollectionsOnly for internal (non public) usage
Stock/Right-Managed archivesYou will have to pay for them to legally use
Newspaper GalleriesOnly for internal (non public) usage
Vintage/Retro imagesMost of them are free to use
ADs or PropagandaMost of them are free to use
Public Libraries/CollectionsCheck the usage rights before using them
Your imagesPhotos you have taken by yourself
Your collectionSave in a folder all the images you see and like
USE BEAUTIFUL IMAGESDON’T BE OBVIOUSHIGH-RESOLUTION
But the most important thing is...
Details4
Icons
Shadows
Transitions
Inspiration?
Slideshare
Speaker Deck
Note & Point
Some simple takeaways...
CONCLUSIONS
Start with paper & pen, always
You have to tell a story, don’t forget!
Create the most beautiful slides you can
Find your personal style
grazie
Cristiano Rastelli
ReferencesApple Keynotewww.apple.com/uk/iwork
Slid.eswww.slid.es
Google Presentationsdocs.google.com
TOOLS
Slidesharewww.slideshare.net/featured
Speaker Deckwww.speakerdeck.com
Note & Pointwww.noteandpoint.com
InspirationFont Squirrelwww.fontsquirrel.com
Google Fontswww.google.com/fonts
Beautiful Web Typehellohappy.org/beautiful-web-type
FONTSAdobe Kulerkuler.adobe.com
Tiny Eye Labslabs.tineye.com/multicolr
COLORS
500px500px.com
Flickr - The Commonswww.flickr.com/commons
Boston.com - Big Picturewww.boston.com/bigpicture
IMAGESVintage Ad Browserwww.vintageadbrowser.com
Shorpy Historical Archivewww.shorpy.com
Retronautwww.retronaut.com