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6 PRESENTATION DESIGN DOS AND DON’TS

By: Scott Schwertly

Great presentation design can be difficult to master because it requires the coordination of many elements, including colors, fonts, images, icons and background. 

While there are a lot of pieces to the presentation design puzzle, don’t be overwhelmed. Let the design principle of “less is more” guide your presentation design choices to keep your slides uncluttered.

Not sure where to begin? Follow these design dos and don’ts to make sure your presentation is minimal, harmonious and clear.

1. Background Images

Avoid: A bold, multi-colored, and patterned background with text on top. This will make your text hard to read, and consequently you will lose the audience’s attention.

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If you missed my writing & marketing tweets and retweets yesterday, here they are again:

1. 4 reasons why your novel’s dialogue sounds awkward or stilted | Nail Your Novel http://ow.ly/KsvXa
2. The Official SCBWI Conference Blog: Stacy Whitman on Writing for a Diverse Audience http://ow.ly/KsvZt
3. Literary Devices: Setting - Writer's Edit http://ow.ly/Ksw2D
4. Character development. http://ow.ly/Ksw5W "Map out that character's arc. Make sure the reader sees who they are in the beginning..."
5. Do Personality Traits Have Any Business in Business? The Authoritative Agent Says Yes | Thought Catalog http://ow.ly/KswnM
6. Maybe novels should be written like movies. - Venture Galleries http://ow.ly/Kswrq
7. 3 Awesome Plot Structures For Building Bestsellers | She's Novel http://ow.ly/KswvW
8. Your Novel's Most Important Relationship http://ow.ly/Kswz6
9. 6 Ways to Generate Ideas for Your Story http://ow.ly/KsxWG
10. Divas on Writing: Writing Character Sheets - Write Divas http://ow.ly/Ksy25
11. 7 Ways to Attract More Attention on Pinterest | Social Media Examiner http://ow.ly/Ksy4N
12. What the Art of Storytelling Can Teach Us about Marketing by Jason Kong — The Book Designer http://ow.ly/Ksyen
13. 7 Steps to Successfully Get Endorsements That Increase The Credibility of Your Book http://ow.ly/KsylO
14. The Often Forgotten Ingredient for Measuring Content Marketing - Jeffbullas's Blog http://ow.ly/Kszkn
15. Social Media - How Marketing Executives Use Twitter: Top Content Sources, Most Retweeted Handles http://ow.ly/Kszyi
16. 6 Presentation Design Dos and Don’ts http://ow.ly/KszH8
17. 10 Techy Terms Every Teacher Should Know http://ow.ly/KsAmj
18. Building Your Audience From Zero to Traction @ProBlogger http://ow.ly/KsAz5
19. How 7 Literary Authors Collaborated to Launch a Box Set | Jane Friedman http://ow.ly/KsARd
20. Why would you change a book's title once it's out for sale? http://ow.ly/KsBa3
21. The Pros and Cons of Publishing With a Small Press http://ow.ly/KsBnn
22. Boys Are Falling Behind in Reading | GalleyCat http://ow.ly/KsCfC
23. Solving The Discoverability Problem: Virtual Reality And The Future Of Publishing | The Creative Penn http://ow.ly/KsCq9
24. Writability: Vlog: 5 Things to Know Before Getting an Agent http://ow.ly/KsCye
25. Karen Woodward: Kurt Vonnegut On The Relationship Between Plot And Literature http://ow.ly/KsCBw

Happy writing and running, Kathy