I have only been following Olivia Mitchell’s blog for a few weeks yet she continues to come out with some great material. Her latest blog, “The Top 7 PowerPoint slide designs” is a must read and a must see! She has collected seven very interesting, very effective styles to model your next PowerPoint presentation after. Not only does Olivia list seven great styles, she comments on the advantages and some of the challenges each style offers along with some advice on how to reproduce the style.
Have a look at her blog post here and comment if you know of any additional PowerPoint slide styles that merit a mention. Here are 7 great reasons to forget about bullets!
Hang in there, this is going to be a journey.
Tags: Bullets, PowerPoint, Slide Designs
Tags: Bullets, PowerPoint, Slide Designs
January 6th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Thanks MJ - I appreciate your positive feedback on my post. Olivia
January 6th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
Here is a question for you Olivia.
What is your suggestions or opinion for someone who would want to combine two or three of the presentation styles you discussed in your post? In your opinion, what are the advantages and risks that one should look out for if two or three styles are used in one presentation?
January 6th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
I think you should choose one style as a base style. I would recommend the Assertion-Evidence or Presentation Zen style. Then add in some others to provide variety. For example you could use a Lessig 2.0 style for your introduction as popularised by Dick Hardt and used by Garr Reynolds and many others. Introduce a point by creating a story a la Ethos3. Add in some humour with a comic-style call-out. Use a Duarte diagram where it will help illuminate a complex concept. The only risk is if the slideshow becomes an inconsistent jumble. But if you have your base style and then use the others as punctuation that won’t happen. Olivia