The Teaching Space

Episode 75 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores five more ways teachers and trainers can improve their presentation slides. Introduction In episode 45 of The Teaching Space Podcast I explored ten ways teachers and trainers could improve their presentation slides. I recommend you listen to the episode or read the show notes. As a short recap, I covered this: Use a consistent design Use images carefully Pay attention to fonts Avoid text heavy slides Try shortlinks Embed video Keep animation minimal Use audience participation Use QR codes to share slides Try GIFs My main professional development focus this year is how I use slides (and handouts) to support learning; there’s some dual coding theory to explore here. I’ve already learned so much through reading and experimentation that I thought a follow-up episode might be in order. So, here it is. Five More Ways to Improve Your Presentations 1. Branding This one could be controversial! Some time ago, my College introduced slide templates featuring the organis