tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post8136647975514281870..comments2024-03-12T03:23:42.976-04:00Comments on NeuroDojo: The Zen of Presentations, Part 41: ConsistencyZen Faulkeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07811309183398223358noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-56445299534509802222011-05-18T16:40:04.821-04:002011-05-18T16:40:04.821-04:00In Powerpoint or Keynote, you can fix the master t...In Powerpoint or Keynote, you can fix the master template so that the font is consistent. But if you're adding in new slides from different presentations, there's bound to be some inconsistencies. After I get my presentations put together, I always spend some time going through them and fixing all those little issues. Because I am most definitely one of those audience members that gets hung up on the details!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-4861781519940292522011-05-18T11:55:50.606-04:002011-05-18T11:55:50.606-04:00Ahhh, the marvelous consistency ... yes. I spent s...Ahhh, the marvelous consistency ... yes. I spent sometime with my PhD boss going through all of my presentations, before and after giving talks and seminars because PhD boss was very adamant about being considerate to your audience. I still have some of the notes boss took while at my talks and because we reused some of the slides, once it was fixed on one it was fixed forever. As I was polishing my talks for my interviews I went through them again, making sure the fonts, styles and colous were consistent. I will always have that piece of advice in my head. Consistency is just as important as the content. Thanks for your pointers Dr. Z.Marienahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15819592200493487936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-82835452037267269462011-05-18T09:10:50.583-04:002011-05-18T09:10:50.583-04:00I've experienced PowerPoint's tendency to ...I've experienced PowerPoint's tendency to change font size. As far as I can tell, though, casing and punctuation are entirely the fault of the person at the keyboard. :)Zen Faulkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07811309183398223358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-89000194487294514972011-05-18T08:16:07.949-04:002011-05-18T08:16:07.949-04:00I'm a big fan of minimizing the amount of text...I'm a big fan of minimizing the amount of text on slides. There are certain slides where it's unavoidable, but for results slides, I try and eliminate all text except titles and plot labels. If you need the text in front of you while presenting (in Powerpoint), add notes and use the presenter's tools!<br /><br />One of the challenges I find in keeping my slides consistent has more to do with Power Point's automatic settings, which occasionally apply themselves haphazardly (especially when it comes to fonts). Unfortunately, there's no point in exploring other software options right now, as my adviser demands everything in Word or Powerpoint formats.Miss MSEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529587231142371243noreply@blogger.com