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Combining Storytelling and Design for Unforgettable Presentations
How to craft slide decks that stand out
Sometimes you work on projects that you have to share with the world (or your company). These projects make an impact, and by sharing them you can get more support or show the value you bring. It can be a challenge to tell the story in a good way. In this post, you’ll get some guidelines that can help you to create beautiful slide decks. In the end, you can apply the tips to your own project.
Note: These tips are applicable to many different types of presentations. And not only to presentations, you can also use them to create a shareable document that tells the story of a project. If you create the slides in the right way, you can share them directly with other people.
The Two Main Principles of a Storytelling Slide Deck
You can find many tips regarding storytelling on the internet. Some of them are important, e.g. you shouldn’t use jargon to make it understandable for everyone, and of course you should create appealing visualizations that support the story. Such things make sense and I hope this is not a problem for most professionals.
In my career I sometimes struggled with ‘telling the story’. Multiple times during my…
