should be close-ups so detail can be seen.Drop Shadows Drop shadows are shadows behind your text and graphics. They visually imply that foreground objects are “floating” above a flat background.They can make visuals more legible,particularly text.
· Keep the shadows close to the graphic, so they don’t appear as separate graphics.
· Always make drop shadows darker than your background.
· Never use drop shadows on overhead transparencies.Room Lighting Conditions
· Room lighting conditions vary. If there is light on the screen, kill it, unscrew it, or cover it. For example, unscrew ceiling bulbs or spotlights from above the screens.
· Move or angle the podium so the speaker’s light doesn’t show or reflect on the screen.Visual Pacing
· Repeat your title slide at the end.This should include authors’ names,and your e-mail address.
Acknowledgments
· Acknowledge the source of a graph,data, or graphic.
· Only include the author and year of publication on the visual. Presenters often put in too much reference information,and this clutters the visual.Figs. 33 and 34, respectively,illustrate
the correct and incorrect presentation of references. Fig. 34 is typical of the slides presented at a professional meeting.