Presenting and designing slides

In short: A good presentation has a clear message, little text on the slides and a lively talk. The slides support, they do not replace the speaker.

In more detail: The audience reads faster than it listens, so the rule is: the less text, the better.

In detail

• Structure: Opening, main part with a few key points, conclusion with summary.
• One idea per slide: Short heading, one picture or chart (diagramme-lesen-und-verstehen).
• Font: At least 24 point, easy to read, high contrast (farbenlehre-grundlagen).
• Pictures and charts: Meaningful instead of decorative, give sources (quellen-richtig-angeben-zitieren-und-plagiate-vermeiden).
• Talk: Speak freely, eye contact, pauses (rhetorik-grundlagen-ueberzeugend-sprechen).
• Practise: Practise aloud, time yourself.
• Technology: Test beforehand, back-up plan (PDF, USB).
• Questions: Plan time for discussion at the end (pruefungsangst-und-lampenfieber).