updated: 20220123 - fixed images out of order and wrong
updated: 20220127- found the actual issue

The fastest way to bore your colleagues is making shitty PowerPoint.

#1 - Single idea per slide

#2 - 6 Items per slide max

#3 - One Focus Point at a time

#4 - Black Background

#5 - Use Contrast

#6 - Takahashi Method

Ending with some Examples Good & Bad

Good

Bad:

Slides

1 idea = 1 slide

Make processing will better convey ideas

People can't multi-task, So don't make them

How meny Circles are in the picture ?

This Takes 1.5 seconds for your brain

Takes .2 seconds for your brain

Brain's actually dont count the circles

Brains automatically "KNOWS"

its 6 circles

Bad:

Good

Use Contrast to visually highlight and guide FOCUS of your audence

Good

1) keeps focus on you which is the actual presentation

2) Keeps clarity high

Bad

White distracts from the presentation

Slides are not the presentation.

Slides = visual aids

YOU are the presentation

Bad

Good:

Great for:

People who aren't good with 'art' or 'graphic' design

Last minute Presentations

Example

Orgin of the method

OG slides

Source: ページ 1

Blog post about it

Presentation Zen: Living large: "Takahashi Method" uses king-sized text as a visual

Wikipedia

Takahashi method - Wikipedia

Live example:

Good: (mine)

Good:

• one idea = one slide
• visual

Bad:

• text inside graphic
• cryptic title

Good: not mine

Good:

• Black-ish background, white text
• Contrast
• Less than 6 things on screen

Bad:

• color scheme (not really a issue more a esthetic preference)
• Sizing of 'a'

Good:

Good:

• Black-ish background, white text
• Contrast
• Less than 6 things on screen

Bad:

• nothing :)

Good:

• funny

Good:

• clear
• cool visual

Bad:

• still alot of text could be 5 slides
• Less than 6 items Still a little busy

Bad

Bad:

• everything :)
• More than 6 things
• contrast sucks
• walls of text
• multip ideas one slide

Good:

• I like the visual
• besides that meh.

Bad (mine)

Bad:

• Two Concepts on One slide
• White Background
• Spoke the slides while talking

Bad (mine)

Bad:

• Two Concepts on One slide
• Confusing text (ps: made right before class)

Good:

• + Black-ish background
• +/- kinda for contrast

Bad:

Bad:

• Walls of text
• 6+ items on the screen
• Size of Header, header less important than content

Good:

• + Black-ish background
• +/- kinda for contrast

More Good Examples:

Bad example: Common Mistake

Bad:

• walls of text
• could be 5 slides
• slide 1) "example email"
• slide 2) ZOMG, WTF....
• .....
• ....

- Easy Slides: only use BIG TEXT!

- Contrast = your friend

- Black Backgrounds

- Slides: max 6 Items

- More slides with less words = your friend

Author

by oran collins
github.com/wisehackermonkey