Unlocking the secrets to
AWESOMEKeynote Presentations
(Some of these should be familiar)
Do
Keep it simple - Have NO more than 3 sentences per line and
NO more than 5 lines per slide.
Don’t
Have too many words or graphics. It’s not meant to be an essay. If you are recording your voice you don’t
need people to read everything word for word. Ask yourself, “What’s important?” “Do I really need to have everything up on the screen?” “Is this really interesting
for the viewer?”
that are easy to read.
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Use the fonts
Do
Don’tUse fonts that are too small or
a size for the body that is bigger than
the title.
Don’t Use Fonts that are too hard to read
Don’t use fonts that are too hard to read
Don’t Use Fonts that are too hard to read
(Don’t use fonts that are too hard to read.)
Do
Use plenty of ‘white’ or empty space with images
as this helps keep the viewer interested.
Don’t
Have lots of small images on the slide...unless
Don’t
Have lots of small images on the slide...unless
you want to emphasise something.
Do
Use images that are as big
as you can get.
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You can always make them smaller!
Don’t
Take a small image
Don’tand make it big.
It becomes pixelated and looks rubbish.
Do
Use animations or transition that add to
your message, mood or topic.
It can really engage the
viewer.
Don’t
Use effects that have no meaning. Use effects that
look annoying.
Use effects that take too long.
Use more than one effect on a slide.
Do
Use theme
Use contrasting colours
Use no more than colours per slide
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Light text on dark background
Dark text on light background
Don’t
Create
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with heaps of coloursper
slide.It
doesn’t
makefor good viewing
atall!
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