It's the Little Things that Matter

I learned a lot from my first assignment for the class I am peer teaching this spring.  The slideshow I have to create doesn't contain too many words, so it's the visual aspect that must be focused on.  As I said in my last post, the simpler the better, and this rings true for this slideshow.

Here is a list of some of the visual factors I learned:

-  A subtle divider between the primary and basic header/footer text makes the biggest difference.
-  Pictures look different when they're 2 feet in front of you than 15+ feet away from your audience.
-  Use as few words as possible because you will explain the details!
-  Be cautious of gradient/non-solid backgrounds; a gradient background may look nice on screen, but on a project striations and ridges may appear.
-  Different font and color for basic header/footer info and main text.
-  Welcome and Thank You slides are nice.

Now that the visual part of the assignment is done, I have to prepare for the verbal part.  And no, I'm not dreading this.  I know my topic very well so I'm looking forward to it.