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67 thoughts on “11 Dos and Don'ts of Using Images in Presentations”
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Well said Peter. Indeed, even if a copyrighted image is being used for educational purposes (fair use), it's common decency to attribute the author of the image. Glad you brought up this point!↓
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Artículo interesante y útil. Sin embargo en sus diapositivas veo algunos aspectos mejorables; a) tienen mucho texto; b) letra muy pequeña, recuerde la ley Kawasaki: 10 - 20 - 30; c) empleo de muchas seriaciones; d) fondo rojo, hay personas que no pueden distinguir ni el rojo ni el verde.
It is an interesting and useful article. But I see in your slides some areas for improvement: a) have a lot of text; b) very small print, remember the Kawasaki law: 10 - 20 - 30; c) use of many bulleted points; d) red background, there are people who can not distinguish neither red nor green.
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Thank you for those suggestions Jaime. I agree with all of your points but there was a reason why I did not change those. a) There are many presentations that need to be descriptive. The presenter is not projecting them on screen but sending it as an attachment to be read at leisure like Slide in point 2 which has a lot of text. So, I showed how one can make the slide visually attractive without sacrificing the content.
b) Yes, the Kawasaki law is indeed an invaluable principle, there was scope for me to increase the font size although not 30 for the same reason as I gave above.
d) The red-green color advice is a great advice. Although many businesses are now opting for maroon color in their backgrounds but we should keep your point in mind too and use it as less as possible. Thanks once again. :)↓-
What if Green is part of your company's brand, is there such thing as a "better" green? Our companies slide background is a varying dark forest green color.
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Definitely there is a "better green" Kevin. Teal green and turquoise green are currently the most popular background colors being used for slides. You should definitely try them out. Even a varying color of dark forest green that you use for your slide background is a good choice since it will lend a rich contrast (when you use light colored text over the background). Check out this image for the different greens you can try for your presentation backgrounds:
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e2/fc/af/e2fcaf8f556c541c04258eb185d8294c.jpg↓
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Good information for presenters. Audience feel elated if we take care of these issues during presentation.↓
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Yes absolutely, Ramakrishna!↓
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useful↓
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Thank you Dr. Dwivedi!↓
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I appreciated the recommendations and examples in this article. Several were reminders and a few were a new way of looking at presenting content and supporting images. I have a few suggestions:
- check your company's style guide to ensure you are following company guidelines.
- don't use colors that may hinder those with color blindness
- for the authors of the article, proofread and edit your content, check your grammar, look for missing words and subject verb agreement for example.↓-
Thank you for your suggestions Connie! Much appreciated.↓
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Great and very useful article. I will definitely share it with my faculty.↓
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That's great to hear Bouchra, thank you. :)↓
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Great article,↓
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Thank you Terence!↓
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Insightful indeed!
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Thank you Devadassen for appreciating. :)↓
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Important Tips↓
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Glad these tips were useful to you Dr Gupta!↓
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If a company logo must be in all slides , can u share where is the good place to put so that we can handle slides with images ? What kind of size of the logo shld be ?↓
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The placement of the logo depends on the template that you are using. If you have lots of white space on the top, logo can be placed there at the top right. If conversely you find good space at the bottom, you can place your logo there. The size of the logo and its placement should be such that it is visible but should not overpower the main message of the slide. Please go through the below link to see some slides created by our custom design services team. You can get a lot of ideas for your logo placement from here:
http://www.slideteam.net/powerpoint_presentation_design_services/custom_powerpoint_templates/
P.S. The top right and bottom right are the best if you wish to use logo on all slides. That ways, it won't interfere with your images!↓
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Excellent article - so many people could benefit from this!↓
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Thank you so much Jane! :)↓
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Thanks Mr. Anuj Malhotra
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Glad you liked it Mr. Ali, thank you.↓
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Great Research...!!!!
What if i want my text to merge with the picture... yet allow the audience to read it as well...??
Are there any provisions thereto...??
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Yes Abijah, there is a provision to do so. Check Hack number 4 we shared in this article. That is the perfect design to meet your requirement. http://www.slideteam.net/blog/boring-powerpoint-slides-into-visual-masterpieces-image-hacks-presentation-hackathon/
And thank you for liking the post. :)↓
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I'm an italian teacher, Great post. Can I translate your post in italian using your images quoting your name and insert a link to the article?↓
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Hi Gianfranco, yes you may translate our post for the benefit of your readers. As you mentioned, do quote our website name and insert a link that links back to our website. All the best!↓
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This is my translation of your post http://gianfrancomarini.blogspot.it/2016/03/usi-intelligenti-e-stupidi-delle.html
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Looks great. Hope your readers benefit from these tips. All the best!↓
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Thanks :-)↓
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You are welcome. :)↓
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I really like the design of the Do slide for “health benefits” (sin 4). I’ll have to try that layout myself!
One question: Someone showed me that older PowerPoint versions can slightly blur a picture if you apply a default frame from the Format tab. Is that fixed in PowerPoint 2013?
The sin I was looking out for in this list is #9 – stretching the picture. That makes the presenter look so amateur! And yet you see it in most slide decks.
I’d be interested in your opinion on this makeover I did of a speaker’s bio slide. The new slide anchors the speaker’s photo on a “belly band”, instead of the photo just “floating” aimlessly. See what you think.↓-
Hi Craig, we tried applying a default frame on a picture in PowerPoint 2013 and noticed the quality of images to be noticeably better. You are right, the picture would get blurred in earlier versions. We also went through your makeover post, those are great tips! You could also try using a different shape and inserting your picture within that shape. Check out hack 5 in our post to know what we mean- http://www.slideteam.net/blog/boring-powerpoint-slides-into-visual-masterpieces-image-hacks-presentation-hackathon/ . That ways, the image would like a part of the slide and not appear as having been put abruptly. If the picture is of good quality, you could also try vertical split layout and cover one half of the slide with the image. Your tips are pretty handy too! Sorry for the late reply.↓
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No problem! Thanks for answering my question, and for your other suggestions too.↓
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It's been our pleasure!↓
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thanks a lot team↓
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Our pleasure Fityan! :)↓
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Thanks for the post and the tips.↓
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Our pleasure Chris! :)↓
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Thanks for your posting... very useful..I'm an Indonesian teacher. Can I translate your post in Indonesian and quoting your name and insert a link to the origin article from this website?↓
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Hi La Ode, yes you may but please ensure to give us the credit as you mentioned in your comment. :)↓
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Congratulations! Very good!↓
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Thank you so much Daniela!! :)↓
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Great article- One important question that I really think could be expounded on a bit more- You discussed watermarked images, but more could be said of non-watermarked images. To what extent can web images be used- cover slides designed on wallpapers etc. For example- there is a common image that is accessible at any size all over the internet but is also available for purchase at istock photos. It's not for profit, just for presentation. What should I do?↓
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Hi Geoff, we got your point. The images available on the web may be copyrighted. If it is on istock photos, that means others may have bought it before using it on their website. Even though your presentation is not for profit, we'll advise you to err on the side of caution and check if the image is in public domain before using it. One way to do that is to use is Creative Commons website- https://search.creativecommons.org/ All image results on Creative Commons can be used without any fear of copyright infringement. You can also take advantage of free image resources like Pixabay, Unsplas, Gratistography, etc. Hope this information helps you. :)↓
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Your post is very helpful,it give me much help,thank you!↓
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Thank you Amber! :)↓
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Thank you for the good writeup.↓
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Our pleasure, Dedra! :)↓
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Great article and examples, thanks!!!!↓
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Our pleasure, Sherry! :)↓
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Amazing post. Very informative. Thanks a lot↓
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Our pleasure, Medard! :)↓
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Thank you for sharing. Keep posting. Information is really useful↓
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We will! Thanks.↓
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Everyone wants to make their photos the most beautiful and this blog can be of great help for all those looking to modify their pictures.↓
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Everything is very open with a precise explanation of the issues. It was really informative. Your website is useful.↓-
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