Once you create a great slide layout for a presentation, you can use that slide over and over by changing the text and the image. This technique will save you an amazing amount of time and make your workflow easier. For example, this slide is simple but useful for many situations. You can add it […]
7 quick fixes to your slides based on my experience with clients
I see lots of slides that clients create and then ask me to help them make over. There are some problems that I see over and over and I thought I’d tell you about them because avoiding these mistakes will help you improve your slides a lot! 1. Ditch the text boxes! I don’t know […]
Create consistent slides with layouts
I see lots of bad slides! One thing that I notice is that people ignore PowerPoint’s layouts. Please don’t! Layouts provide a framework for your slides so that they are all consistent: Fonts Font sizes Colors Title placement Image and text placement How do I choose a layout? Let PowerPoint’s layouts do the heavy lifting […]
An essential skill: slide layout
If you want your slides to be clear and professional-looking — and of course you do — you need to know how to lay out the elements on your slides. But many people have difficulty doing this if they don’t have any design training. And how many presenters are designing their own slides without any […]