ENGAGING LECTURE TIP 18 Template Temperance

Have you ever noticed how often presenters' presentations look alike? This is largely because presentation packages such as PowerPoint, Keynote, and Prezi come with built-in slide templates. These templates format slides so that when you choose a theme, it selects the font, the colors, picture placement, and so forth.

These software packages enable us to create audiovisuals for a lecture quickly and efficiently. They produce presentations that are attractive, typically incorporate fonts that are easier for the widest number of people to read, and automatically incorporate a header hierarchy that can help all students, particularly those with disabilities. However, these preset templates can also ...

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