Visual impact and useful techniques

In this section, you'll learn about the impact of sound and images, how the brain processes visual input, and how this impacts a presentation. In addition, you will be taught how to use guides, alignments, and grouping before learning how to apply consistent slide styles and color psychology.

Considering the brain

When using a combination of text and visual elements on slides within a presentation, it is good to understand how the brain processes these elements differently.

Learning about visual and verbal passages

There are two passages in which the brain functions in terms of text and visual elements. For text, the verbal passage is used by the brain. It is used when you add any visual elements to slides in a presentation. If you overload the slide with text, then the verbal narrative will become overloaded, causing the audience to lose focus! The visual passage will look for visually pleasing elements and this, of course, helps...