There is no getting around this – your PowerPoint presentation background matters. One of the most overlooked factors in PowerPoint presentation is slide background design. I mean, the default background color is white. If you want a boring white background, then it would suffice. But, if you want to impress your audience, you must think creatively. Think outside the box, they say.
6.4 Designing Slides (6.4.3 - Slide design facts) has shown me how to do just that. When designing slides in PowerPoint, background transparency can be a powerful tool to add visual interest and depth to your presentation. But wait, just be aware of the overall tone and purpose of the presentation when choosing a transparent background. Make sure the overall design does not cause poor readability of your content. It is important to keep in mind that a transparent background can make text and other content more difficult to read. To avoid this issue, consider using a solid color or a subtle pattern for the background, and keep text and other content in contrasting colors that are easy to read.
Think about it-will you pay more attention to an outdated and lousy slideshow or a well-designed one? I bet you would pick the latter. Your eyes just automatically gravitate to the attractive slide show.
Humans are visual creatures. Our eyes are automatically drawn to beautiful imagery. It lingers on colorful and beautiful scenes on photos, videos, and many other places, including PowerPoint slides.
We are visual creatures indeed!
ReplyDeleteBackground transparency is a distinguishing feature that separates the novice to a learned PowerPoint user :-)
Glad 6.4.3 - Slide design facts introduced you to that feature ^_^
I do agree we humans are visual creatures and I have always wondered how people were able to place these images (transparent) in the background. For me personally, because I get too enthralled with an image, I tend not to pay attention to what is being said. I am quite the opposite, plain white is fine by me if I am interested at all with the content being presented.
ReplyDeleteA PowerPoint's design and theme can greatly impact the effectiveness of a topic. I actually enjoy and use most of Microsoft's themes/templates. Humans are visual creatures, and a well-designed slideshow can definitely grab and hold the audience's attention. :)
ReplyDeleteThere is a background option, but I always put a photo on the far back of the slide as the background. Don't you?
ReplyDeleteYou have a deep understanding on designing slides. Hope you can impress your boss later in the workplace!
I agree, we are visual creatures full of curiosity. A well-designed PowerPoint can really make a deference when aiming to attract your audience.
ReplyDeleteI wish I would have applied some of the skills that we learned in the PowerPoint chapter to my presentation! Providing solid visualization and attracting ones eye is keen!
ReplyDeletePNG files work in place of traditional JPG files to eliminate rectangular borders around your imported graphics, because the PNG files have an alpha transparency layer.
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