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The New Rules inPresentations Educators

Kenny Hirschmann

How can you avoidcommon Powerpoint mistakes?

Rule #1

Keep it simple

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but

not simpler.“ Albert Einstein

Rule #2

Reduce the Signal to Noise Ratio

Rule #3

Pictures are superior to words.

Rule #4

Embrace empty space

Use the rule

of thirds

Rule #5

Use contrast to highlight differences

586 BCE

Fall of the

first temple

538 BCE

Second temple

built by King

Cyrus of Persia

70 CE

Second temple

destroyed by

the Romans

135 CE

Judea renamed

Palestine

638 CE

Jerusalem falls

to the Arab

caliph Omar

1099 CE

Pope Urban II

sends crusaders

into Jerusalem

The Islamic Caliphate (7th

Century CE)

Rule #6

Create unitythrough repetition

Rule #7

Connect elementsby aligning them

Rule #8

Group related elementsusing proximity