Choosing Effective Slide Layouts
Background
Once or twice a month, you and your longtime friend Sang Jun Lee meet for lunch to catch up on what is new in your professional and personal lives. As a crime-
“I’ve heard that before,” you reply. “In one of my courses, we read a few articles on PowerPoint. Most of the articles had titles like ‘PowerPoint-
“That article made me a little nervous,” Sang says. “I’m scheduled to talk to students enrolled in an introduction to crime-
“Sure. I’ll do some Internet research and see if I can find some advice on creating useful slides.”
“That’s great, but what I really need help with is how to present my information. I use the default title-
“Email me a few of your slides, and I’ll take a look.” (See Document 15.1.)
Your Assignment
Use the Internet to research guidelines for preparing effective presentation graphics using presentation software. Focus your research on guidelines related to slide layout (the way information is arranged and presented on a slide), not slide design (the use of color schemes). Write Sang an email reporting your findings.
Using strategies discussed in Chapter 15, revise Sang’s sample slides (Document 15.1). Include a brief email to Sang explaining your revisions.
DOCUMENTS:
Document 15.1