1.
How to design a
KILLER DECK
Essential tips in presentation design8
by

2.
95%
OF PRESENTATIONS
make you
feel like
this

3.
… OR this

4.
Set yourself
APART
from the
rest!

5.
Express yourself*Take your corporate
templates with
A GRAIN OF SALT

6.
Wow themWOWYour audience!

7.
but
HOW?

8.
Sharpen your
MESSAGE1

9.
What do you want your audience to take
home?
What do you want them to take home?

10.
messages
Focus on
THREE

11.
messages
Focus on
THREE
(That’s all most of us will retain.)

12.
Keep it
SIMPLE2

13.
Less is
MORE

14.
Your audience will either
READ YOUR SLIDES
or
LISTEN TO YOU

15.
Which would you prefer?
Your audience will either
READ YOUR SLIDES
or
LISTEN TO YOU

16.
Each slide is like a
BILLBOARD

17.
Each slide is like a
BILLBOARD
3
It should take
SECONDS
to digest

18.
MESSAGE
1per slide

19.
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
This is a document
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET

20.
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
This is a document This is a slide
Phew!
I can
BREATHE
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET
• THIS IS A BULLET

21.
• DON’T CRAM
• EVERYTHING
• INTO A
• SINGLE SLIDE

22.
• DON’T CRAM
• EVERYTHING
• INTO A
• SINGLE SLIDE
SPACE IT ACROSS
MULTIPLE SLIDES

23.
Make it
VISUAL3

24.
Use stunning
IMAGES

25.
Take your audience on a journey

26.
Images are powerful
Create a mood with photos

27.
BIGGER
is better

28.
BANClipart!

29.
It’s child’s play with FREE photo sites
unsplash.com
isorepublic.com
freeimages.com
& more!

30.
Take your own
Or take your
OWN PICS!

31.
Make your data
INTERESTING4

32.
Sleeping manTables of data are
BORING

33.
Use
CHART TYPES
appropriately
PIE CHARTS
show percentages
BAR or COLUMN CHARTS
compare several
items in a range
LINE CHARTS
show trends over time

34.
80% of what they see
20% of what they read
10% of what they hear
INTEGRATE INFOGRAPHICS
People remember:

35.
Free
ICONS
iconmonstr.com
iconarchive.com
icons8.com
flaticon.com
picol.org

36.
Make the most of
TYPOGRAPHY5

37.
MAINSTREAM & BORING:
Century Gothic
Chunkfive
Quicksand
Fertigo
Oswald
Courgette
Grand Hotel
Courier
Arial
Times New Roman
Comic Sans
Impact
Calibri
Monotype Corsiva
A FEW INTERESTING OPTIONS:

38.
EXPERIMENT
with font combinations

39.
Not every match is made in heaven

40.
EXPERIMENT
with font combinations
thick & slanted
thin & straight
CONTRAST
is key!

41.
EXPERIMENT
with font combinations
MAXIMUM
Style3

42.
Google Font Pairings that Work
Playfair Display
raleway light
Pacifico
josefin sans
JOSEFIN SANS
merriweather
Sacramento
spinnaker
ADAMINA
muli
Rock Salt
antic slab
Merriweather
quicksand
Lato
tienne
OSWALD
courgette
9

43.
Make good use of
COLOR6

44.
COLORS CREATE
emotion

45.
CHOOSE
COLORS
that fit
together
well

46.
Find INSPIRATION in
PHOTOS you love

47.
Get inspired by an image

48.
Adobe Kuler: http://color.adobe.com

49.
Adopt a clear
STRUCTURE7

50.
Use a consistent visual theme throughout
Take them
through your
STORY

51.
Without
LOSING
them

52.
Adopt a consistent
VISUAL THEME
21 3 4
65 7 8
Sharpen your
MESSAGE
Keep it
SIMPLE
Make it
VISUAL
Make your data
INTERESTING
Be judicious with
MOVEMENT
Adopt a clear
STRUCTURE
Make use of
COLOR
Make the most of
TYPOGRAPHY

53.
Be judicious with
MOVEMENT8

54.
Use animations & transitions for good & not
evil
Use animation
for GOOD
not EVIL

55.
There’s no excuse for using the boomerang
effecBOUNCING
is for balls

56.
There’s no excuse for using the boomerang
effecBOUNCING
is for balls
not for
animations

57.
Stick to SUBTLE
animations that SUPPORT,
rather than DISTRACT

58.
CALL TO ACTION
Do you need
a pitch that
ROCKS?

59.
CALL TO ACTION
Do you need
a pitch that
ROCKS?
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