About Better Presentation Skills

Source: http://blog.slideshare.net/2009/02/03/4-multimedia-learning-principles-that-will-improve-your-slides/#more-976

There are slides that are ugly but work. There are slides that are visually stunning but have zero learning value. In this post I want to:

1. Distinguish between the two aspects of slide design which explain this: graphic design and instructional design. Instructional design helps people learn. It does this by taking into account how people learn from different media. Graphic design is how you place objects on the slide so that you end up with an aesthetically pleasing result.

2. Explore how you can implement effective instructional design in your next SlideShare presentation.

Olivia Mitchell has been a Toastmaster, a management development trainer for a major bank, and a political candidate in New Zealand. Now she teaches others how to become more confident and effective presenters - through face-to-face training courses in New Zealand (Effective Speaking) and her blog Speaking about Presenting.

Also read her blog post on importance of design in a PowerPoint presentation.