Designing PowerPoint Slides for a Scientific Presentation

In the video below, we show you the key principles for designing effective PowerPoint slides for a scientific presentation.

Using examples from actual science presentations, we illustrate the following principles:

• Create each slide as a single message unit
• Explicitly state that single message on the slide
• Avoid bullet points-opt for word tables
• Use simple diagrams
• Signal steps in biological processes
• Annotate key biological structures
• Annotate data in tables and graphs
• Use builds

You can also find this video, and others related to scientific communication, at the CLIMB youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/climbprogram

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