Rethinking the Design of Presentation Slides: An Evidence Based Approach

Workshop Goals: (1) To rethink assumptions about how to use presentation slides (2) To apply multimedia learning principles to the analysis of weaknesses in commonly used slides (3) To understand the foundation for the assertion-evidence (A–E) slide structure (4) To learn the key steps for creating A–E slides Guidelines for Assertion–Evidence Slides* Style 1. Begin each body slide with a sentence‐assertion headline that is left justified and no more than two lines 2. Support the assertion headline with visual evidence (photographs, drawings, graphs, films, or words and equations arranged visually)—avoid bullet lists 3. In the body of the slide, use words only when necessary—design your slides so that the audience reads no more than 20 words per minute Typograph