How to effectively present in English in the 21st Century

This is awesome!

Over at Duarte Design, they have put together a little video using Microsoft’s Powerpoint 2010 and I was just blown away at the things you appear to be able to do.

Check it out below:

I also think that the colour scheme and the way type is used in this video is fantastic. If you want to look professional, have pleasing slide design, then pay close attention to the colours and the way they have been used.

Here’s a slide I made up in about 5 minutes based on the colour scheme used in the video:

The RGB colour scheme I used was:

Dark brown : R88 G50 B14
Light brown : R214 G119 B11

Taking a little time out to think about your colour scheme and layout can make a real difference when you deliver a presentation. We all have some design abilities, we should use them when we deliver our presentations. Afterall, you owe it to your audience, they have given up a lot of valuable time to come and listen to you, the least you can do is show that you care.