10 slide design tips for producing powerful and effective presentations

You can't build a compelling presentation that communicates your message if your slides are cluttered, text-heavy, or ugly. But by following a few design principles, you can avoid some of the common mistakes that lead to boring, drab, and muddled presentations.

Design pro Garr Reynolds offers examples of slide do's and don'ts, along with pointers such as limiting transitions and animation, the best ways to use graphics, forgoing PowerPoint's overused design templates, and the effective use of fonts and colors.

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