The 10 deadly sins in lecture-accompanying slides PowerPoint – Part 1

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Deadly sins?Yes, you read that right! When people talk about mistakes in Munich, the capital of Catholic Bavaria, please do so in XXL: We're not talking about small mistakes, but about deadly sins! And they are lurking everywhere when it comes to PowerPoint slides shown during a lecture.

01 |Two worlds with different rules

Although PowerPoint seems to be omnipresent, you can find it in two main areas of use.

02 |The layout tool for all cases

You know the one: masters, slide layouts, design specifications. Text in, pictures on it, diagrams included.
The PDF for self-study is ready and you send it to the recipients. The classic layout laws apply here. And if that's not your strength: Call i‑pointing!
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03 |The natural habitat: lectures

This is where things get exciting. The slides in a lecture are not intended to be read, but to be viewed. The speaker tells, builds a story, creates connections. And what mustNEVERhappen? That the slides distract from the speaker.

04 |A Deadly Sin: Handouts as Slides

Handouts are for reading. Lecture slides to watch.Point.

Because: If you read, you don't listen. Good handouts are bad lecture slides - and vice versa.
This insight has a massive influence on content and design.
And that's exactly what our series is about:
The 10 deadly sins when creating slides that accompany lectures.

Stay tuned!

In the next few posts we'll break down the worst sins. Or do you want the whole package?

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