Slide exposure, slide processing - Steuerwald Hartmut

Ways to the perfect presentation

Nowadays who optimally wants to present arms shouldn't make any compromises in the choice of his medium. A good slide presentation by its Brilianz by sharpness and its liveliness still bribes.

The design of slides at the computer
The claims to a presentation have changed strongly in the age of computer and multimedia. Information can be only conveyed successfully when the lecture is stimulated and presented attractively by well arranged slides. Slides nevertheless are often the stepchildren of the presentation. They often come with long texts in the smallest type size formed which the " convincing " far giving a lecture could arrange verbally. The whole rather then resembles an eye test as an interesting representation. Tiredness and boredom with the audience are the consequences.

Simple rules
The basic principles for the text design at presentations are simple: Long sentences have to be avoided. It shouldn't be more than five points per slide. Altogether, the number of the words per slide shouldn't exceed 35. A slide whose essential news isn't included within 5-10 seconds doesn't work.

The text contents are, however, only half the rent. The design is just as important for the slides. Clear rules are also here proposal of diagrams and illustrations with respect to choice of color, placing of a logo, to take into account. There for free isn't the job outline of the information graphic artist meanwhile. But also without own knowledge of the specific design rules a not graphic artist can make demanding slides, he has the right equipment presupposed.

In addition, on computers with demanding graphic and layout programs like PageMaker, Corel Draw, photo shop or designer works, has the additional possibility to produce photos -- by scanning, store one photo CD or a digital camera.