Evidence Based Presentation Design
Thursday, April 10th, 2008 
I don’t agree with everything Dr. Abela says but he does have some strong points. He’s repeating some of the concepts we’ve talked about before-
- Purify your slides
- No useless transitions or animations
- Use lots of graphics and little text
He also advises using only black and white unless you’re using color to emphasize a point in the slide. Dr. Abela feels that lessens the cognitive load on the view who will be trying to apply a rationale to your color choice (even if there is no rationale). I’m not sure I’ll go that far as I feel that color plays a role in the audience’s engagement and the proper use of color tends to make your presentation appear more professional.