You can make a difference to your learners


Making slides can be as easy as ABC, by just writing lines and lines of text. Yet, making good slides is also as difficult as publishing a bestseller. How do you hold attention?

For sure, you'll easily lose your audience with cluttered slides full of bullet points, like mine 20 years ago.

​Today, I keep my slides simple. Remember, simple doesn't mean simplistic. Your text can still be visually appealing by observing simple design principles of contrast and alignment. 
 
So, why a change from text-heavy bullet-point to text-light visually-appealing slides?
 
Thanks to this gentleman Nicholas B. Oulton (author of Killer Presentations) who visited Singapore in 2005 to bid for a government project. My team was fortunate to learn from him firsthand at a breakfast talk that marked a turning point in our marketing presentations.

​​Effective doesn't have to be decorative. Instead, designs must be intentional, strategic, and sticky. Why? For marketing presentations, the audience might not be the key decision-makers and have to go back and re-present your message. As for training slides, learners can better retain and recall information they learn in the class to apply in their work environment.​

​​You can Make Photogenic Slides too — eye-catching slides that leave a longer impression on your learners.  Are you ready to take the challenge and experience the change in slide making? 

Here are 7 tips for a start.
VISUAL Presentation Principles: 7 ways to engage your audience in your next presentation ​(click on image to enlarge)
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