What makes a good presentation slides?

A good document design is also apply in power point slides. Power point slide is a handy tool to use it for the purpose of presentation, lecture, visual and etc. Making a good power point slide is easy, however, to make an effective power point slide require a basic design principles or rules in order to deliver the message to the audience. Diana Reep (2006) refers the general principles for all documents are balance, proportion, sequence, and consistency. As a designer, it is crucial to understand these principles and apply it. 

For example, consistency is important in a document design to present similar style to avoid confusion. First, consistent layout, using the fixed template in your slide does not mean it is a boring design, this is to help the reader recognize and remember your presentation. 

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The figure 1 and figure 2 shows the consistency of each slide by using the same template, the look and feel, and even the font. 

In addition to design an effective slide, adding extra graphic aids such as table or graf thoroughly is also for decorative purpose. Graphic aids are useful in helping the readers to understand the information given in a document. 

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Figure 4

As these figures shown above, figure 3 created a table to show the three types of metafunction, whereas figure 4 did not apply the use of graphic aid by giving information of the respective subject. 

To sum up, a good document design is not just about the "design" in terms of creativity in arts. To practice makes perfect is to apply our general knowledge and experience on our document design. Think as a designer and reader.

References:

Reep, D 2006, Technical Writing, 6th edn, Pearson Edu Inc., New York.