To Try in Class

Test yourself

Slides

Now that you know more about how good slides are made. Here are a few things to try (or not!) in class.

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Do

Work on paper/sticky notes first.
Make your images ‘bleed’ to the edges of your slide.
Signal higher and lower order text with font weight/size.
Chunk up your presentation into sections.

Don't

Use all the giddy transition tricks of your software.
Use low-quality screen shots for images.
Use different fonts and too many colours.
Rely on bullet-point lists.

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Try

Break up bullet lists with pithy stand-first sentences.
Show your sections outline at the start (orientation).
Create your own simple and consistent colour palette.
Cut all those organisational logos from your slides.

1Dual Coding With Teachers

1.1The Limitations of Working Memory

1.1.1The Limitations of Working Memory

1.1.2To Try in Class

1.2Design Guide

1.2.1Design Guide

1.2.2To Try in Class

1.3Pen Craft

1.3.1Pen Craft

1.3.2To Try in Class

1.4Slides

1.4.1Slides

1.4.2To Try in Class

1.5Documents

1.5.1Documents

1.5.2To Try in Class

1.6Displays

1.6.1Displays

1.6.2To Try in Class

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