Dr. Devesh Thakur
The video explains: 1. When designing presentation aids, it's crucial to keep the design simple, focusing on one major idea per slide and using minimal text. 2. Follow the seven-by-seven rule: limit lines to seven and words per line to seven to maintain audience engagement. 3. Use active verb forms and parallel grammatical structure for clarity and consistency. 4. Avoid clutter and create concise, informative titles that reinforce your message. 5. Maintain design elements consistently across all presentation aids, including color, fonts, and layout. 6. Select appropriate typefaces and fonts, considering readability and legibility, and use bold, bright colours to emphasize key points. 7. Apply principles of simplicity and continuity by concentrating on one major idea per visual aid, ensuring consistent design decisions, using large enough type for readability, and checking colour contrast. 8. Maintain visual balance in slides, limiting the number of bullet points and words per point, and using appropriate font sizes. 9. Overall, simplicity, balance, appropriate fonts, colours, and font sizes are key factors to consider when designing presentation aids.
Dr. Devesh Thakur is an enthusiastic and dedicated educator with a passion for cultivating confident communicators. His love for communications & public speaking has led him to earn several certificate courses in public speaking and presentations. He has written several articles, blogs, and books on communication and interpersonal skills.
With PG & Ph.D. from the prestigious Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Extension Education, he has fifteen years of experience in teaching communication courses to varied students of agricultural universities in India. His teaching philosophy revolves around creating a supportive and engaging learning environment where students can overcome their fears and develop the art of persuasive expression. Through a combination of recorded video lectures, and personalized online support, he strives to equip learners with the tools to articulate their ideas with clarity, impact, and conviction.