The Art of Creating Digital Slides for a Presentation

1. The Art of Creating Digital Slides for a Presentation Reynaldo O. Joson, MD, MHA, MHPEd, MSc Surg May 7, 2012

2. The Art of Creating Digital Slides for Presentation In practically all presentations nowadays, presenters use digital slides as visual aids.

3. The Art of Creating Digital Slides for Presentation There is an art in creating digital slides for presentation so that audience will appreciate and will not criticize!

4. The Art of Creating Digital Slides for Presentation Learning Objectives: To define digital slides. To identify the 3 parts of a digital slide presentation. To enumerate and differentiate the different types of digital slides. To identify the parameters of quality or proper digital slides.

5. The Art of Creating Digital Slides for Presentation Learning Objectives: 5. To identify the parameters of quality or proper digital 5.1 word slides. 5.2 table slides. 5.3 picture slides. 6. To be able to create digital slides (word, table, and picture) guided by the recommended quality parameters.

6. Definition DIGITAL SLIDE single page of a presentation created with software such as Microsoft PowerPoint or Open Office Impress DIGITAL SLIDE PRESENTATION composed of several slides

7. Digital Slide Presentation 3 parts of a digital presentation: Introductory slides Body slides Concluding slides

8. Digital Slide Presentation 3 classifications of digital slides: Word slide Table slide Picture slide

9. Digital Word Slides containing words only or predominantly words

10. Digital Table Slidescontaining tables of words and/or numbers

11. Digital Picture Slidescontaining still pictures from digital cameras and drawings, illustrations, and documents converted into digital picture format

12. Quality Parameters of Digital Slides(Word, Table, Picture) CLEAR and CLEAN Clear contents, letters, numbers Simple design, not jampacked

13. Slide Break

14. The Art of Creating Digital Slides for Presentation Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word Slides

15. Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word Slides CLEAR contents can be clearly seen from a reasonable (reasonable distance, usual size of a conference room) If size of conference room is huge like plenary hall, adjust accordingly, increase font size or use several screens

16. Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word Slides CLEAR LETTERS that constitute words and the associated numbers, symbols, etc. Clear font type Adequate font size Adequate font weight Clear font color Non-obscuring background

17. Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word Slides Font Type Suggest Arial over Times New Roman and Calibri Arial Times New Roman Calibri

18. Compare Arial F28 Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: CLEAR FONT Times NR F28 Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: CLEAR FONT Calibri F28 Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: CLEAR FONT

19. Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word Slides Font Size At least 24, preferably 28 If smaller than 24 needed, lowest, 16, but in bold! Font size 14 Font size 16 Font size 18 Font size 20 Font size 24 Font size 28

20. Compare Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: ADEQUATE FONT SIZE F28 Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: ADEQUATE FONT SIZE F24 Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: ADEQUATE FONT SIZE F20

21. Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word Slides Font Weight All in bold Font size 16 Font Size 16 Font size 18 Font Size 18 Font size 20 Font size 20 Font size 24 Font size 24 Font size 28 Font size 28

22. Compare Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: BOLD FONT F28 Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: BOLD FONT Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: BOLD FONT F24 Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: BOLD FONT

23. Compare Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: BOLD FONT F20 Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: BOLD FONT Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: BOLD FONT F18 Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: BOLD FONT

24. Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word Slides Color of Font Color of Font Color of Font Font Color With sharp contrast to background color of slide

25. Compare Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: CLEAR FONT COLOR Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: CLEAR FONT COLOR Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: CLEAR FONT COLOR Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: CLEAR FONT COLOR Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: CLEAR FONT COLOR

26. Compare Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: CLEAR FONT COLOR Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: CLEAR FONT COLOR Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: CLEAR FONT COLOR Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: CLEAR FONT COLOR Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: CLEAR FONT COLOR

27. Compare Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: CLEAR FONT COLOR Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: CLEAR FONT COLOR Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: CLEAR FONT COLOR Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: CLEAR FONT COLOR Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word SlidesTarget: CLEAR FONT COLOR

28. Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word Slides Use simple design Use simple design Use simple design! Avoid background obscuring clarity of fonts! Background Design - Use simple design - Make sure design does not obscure clarity of letters Use simple design! Avoid background obscuring clarity of fonts! Use simple design! Avoid background obscuring clarity of fonts!

29. Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word Slides Background Design - Use simple design - Avoid background obscuring clarity of fonts

30. Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word Slides Background Design - Use simple design - Avoid background obscuring clarity of fonts

31. Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word Slides Background Design - Use simple design - Avoid background obscuring clarity of fonts

32. Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word Slides CLEAR MESSAGE Clear theme or topic per slide One theme or topic per slide Avoid incorrect spelling. Avoid incorrect grammar and syntax.

33. DON’T! Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word Slides In practically all presentations nowadays, presenters use digital slides as visual aids. Practically, nobody uses overhead transparencies anymore. Digital slide - single page of a presentation created with software such as Microsoft PowerPoint or OpenOffice Impress Presentation - composed of several slides

34. Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word Slides Visual Aids in Presentation In practically all presentations nowadays, presenters use digital slides as visual aids. Practically, nobody uses overhead transparencies anymore.

35. Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word Slides Definition of Terms Digital slide - single page of a presentation created with software such as Microsoft PowerPoint or OpenOffice Impress Presentation - composed of several slides

36. Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word Slides Use simple background design! Use simple background design! CLEAN and NOT Jampacked Use simple background design. Use simple background design! Use simple background design!

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39. Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word Slides CLEAN and NOT Jampacked Avoid narrative text with sentences unless needed such as using quotes.

40. Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word Slides CLEAN and NOT Jampacked Use outline format with phrases. Use keywords. Avoid unnecessary articles and prepositions. Limit to 7 lines as much as possible in body of each slide.

41. DON’T! Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word Slides Different Kinds of Digital Slides Digital slides can be classified into word slides, table slides, picture slides, combined word-table or word-picture slides, based on the main contents of each slide. A slide that contains words only or predominantly words is a word slide. A slide that contains a table for its message is a table slide. A slide that contains still pictures from digital cameras and drawings, illustrations, and documents converted into digital picture format, as main contents for its message is a picture slide.

42. Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word Slides Different Kinds of Digital Slides Word slides Table slides Picture slides Combined word-table or word-picture slides based on main contents of each slide

43. Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Word Slides Different Kinds of Digital Slides Word slide – words only or predominantly words Table slide – table/s Picture slide – still pictures from digital cameras and drawings, illustrations, and documents converted into digital picture format

44. Slide Break

45. Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Table Slides Table Slides containing tables of words and/or numbers

46. Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Table Slides Table Slides Table containing words

47. Do’s and Don’ts in Creating Digital Table Slides Table Slides Table containing numbers

48. Quality Parameters of Digital Slides(Word, Table, Picture) CLEAR and CLEAN Clear contents, letters, numbers Simple design, not jampacked

49. Compare Arial F24 Times NR F24 Calibri F24

50. Compare Arial F24 Arial F20 Arial F16