Using more visuals to not only make
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2024 5:51 am
Gif showing how to crop images in Google Slides
More image formatting: There are some other formatting options available when editing images. Simply right click on your image and then choose Format options. Recolour allows you to recolour an image with a colour filter that’s based on your theme colours. Adjustments lets you adjust your image further by changing the opacity, brightness, and contrast.
Adding and editing GIFs: Google Slides is very GIF-friendly, and you can insert and edit animated GIFs in the same way as static images. If you edit a GIF (by cropping or resizing, for example) it will still work, playing in both Slideshow mode and on your slide as you edit! See more cool stuff on Google Slides and GIFs.
Advanced: making attractive slides
It’s all well and good knowing how to add images and sample telephone number shapes to Google Slides, but we want to show you how to use them more effectively to help tell your story better, too. At BrightCarbon, we strongly believe that text-heavy slides won’t help you achieve much besides sending your audience straight to sleep. When audiences are forced to read slides like this, they naturally tune out everything that the presenter is saying because it’s impossible to read and listen at the same time! So instead of presenting distracting slides like this, try toning down the text and introducing more visuals. People respond much better to interesting visuals, and what’s more, are much more likely to listen to what you, the presenter, is trying to say.
So, here are our four simple tips for your slides look more attractive, but to increase audience engagement and help get your message across!
Use charts, processes, and timelines to relay information: Charts and timelines are an excellent way to show information visually, and help audiences see results or trends straight away. What’s more, they are an easy visual for anyone to create. We talk a bit about how to use linked charts elsewhere, so here’s an example of a simple but effective timeline, using nothing but Google Slides shapes. Looks better than a list of bullet points, right?
Example timeline diagram showing the history of the mobile phone
Use visual metaphors to help tell stories: Combining simple but striking visuals with a little bit of text can be a great way to get your audience thinking. This kind of simple imagery is great for segue slides or section headers (to change the tone before heading into a new section).
More image formatting: There are some other formatting options available when editing images. Simply right click on your image and then choose Format options. Recolour allows you to recolour an image with a colour filter that’s based on your theme colours. Adjustments lets you adjust your image further by changing the opacity, brightness, and contrast.
Adding and editing GIFs: Google Slides is very GIF-friendly, and you can insert and edit animated GIFs in the same way as static images. If you edit a GIF (by cropping or resizing, for example) it will still work, playing in both Slideshow mode and on your slide as you edit! See more cool stuff on Google Slides and GIFs.
Advanced: making attractive slides
It’s all well and good knowing how to add images and sample telephone number shapes to Google Slides, but we want to show you how to use them more effectively to help tell your story better, too. At BrightCarbon, we strongly believe that text-heavy slides won’t help you achieve much besides sending your audience straight to sleep. When audiences are forced to read slides like this, they naturally tune out everything that the presenter is saying because it’s impossible to read and listen at the same time! So instead of presenting distracting slides like this, try toning down the text and introducing more visuals. People respond much better to interesting visuals, and what’s more, are much more likely to listen to what you, the presenter, is trying to say.
So, here are our four simple tips for your slides look more attractive, but to increase audience engagement and help get your message across!
Use charts, processes, and timelines to relay information: Charts and timelines are an excellent way to show information visually, and help audiences see results or trends straight away. What’s more, they are an easy visual for anyone to create. We talk a bit about how to use linked charts elsewhere, so here’s an example of a simple but effective timeline, using nothing but Google Slides shapes. Looks better than a list of bullet points, right?
Example timeline diagram showing the history of the mobile phone
Use visual metaphors to help tell stories: Combining simple but striking visuals with a little bit of text can be a great way to get your audience thinking. This kind of simple imagery is great for segue slides or section headers (to change the tone before heading into a new section).