Why should you avoid templates?

They lead to “too many bullets syndrome”

They discourage graphics

They look fucking ugly

They all look the same

The design is from the friggin 90’s

Audience will lose interest

It is still ugly

What did the 90’s look like?

Choose a colour palette and stick to it

CLASSY

UNDERSTATED

BORING

Choose a font scheme

No crazy FONTS

Pick 2 fonts and stick to them.

No crazy FONTS

Choose one for TITLES – like IMPACTAnd one for body text – like Century Gothic

You can use one more for ACCENTS – like

Choose a layout Scheme

Use the same layouts for

slides that have the

same purpose

CONTENT

Use the same layouts for

slides that have the

same purpose

TRANSITION

THIS TELLS YOUR

AUDIENCE WHERE

THE SLIDE FITS

INTO THE BIG

PICTURE

By using the Drawing Tools FORMAT toolbar, you can add simple

effects to any picture you put in your document

By using the Drawing Tools FORMAT toolbar, you can add simple effects to any picture you put in

your document

If the background is too busy, add a

box with 80% transparency behind the

text so it stands out!

Or use a different picture that has lots

of space to put text and headings……

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