Grade 6 · Technology · Lesson 17

Design Effective Slides

A slide is a visual helper, not a script. Your audience listens to you and glances at the slide for support. If a slide is crammed with paragraphs, mixed fonts, and clashing colors, the audience reads instead of listening — and the message gets lost. Effective slides keep the spotlight on you.

What this lesson teaches

1Identify the elements that make a slide clear and easy to read
2Match each slide element to the purpose it serves for the audience
3Trim text, choose colors, and add images that support a message
4Compare cluttered slides with clean slides and explain the difference

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