?? How to Simplify Complex Presentation in 3 Steps

One of the biggest design challenges is the?complexity?of slides. Often?it seems that?you need to show all that information, and there's no way to cut it down. Sounds about right?

Too wordy slides are effectiveness killers.?Read on to see practical tips on how you can minimize the amount of text while keeping the main message and key points.?

How to simplify complex presentation in 3 steps

Try these three tricks when working on your next presentation:

• Keep only keywords, and eliminate less important "filler words". Analyze a slide and leave?only the words that carry the main thoughts.

• Use visual diagrams to express the essence. Replace the keywords you chose with the set of shapes, or create simple infographics.
• Split content into more slides to get space. If you can't reduce the amount of data, break the text into two or three slides.

?? Check the full article to find out what to do with all that new space and how to make your slides even more engaging.

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Slide Makeover Example: Change Model

The slide below shows a redesign of the table structure. We have replaced it with a list diagram containing 8 steps, which are grouped into three categories and illustrated with icons.

By using simple design tricks, such as color-coding and creative use of shapes, you can make more eye-pleasing slides.

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Peter Zvirinsky , diagram designer

& Anastasia, customer happiness