Designing Presentations for a Diverse Human Audience
summary
Argues that presentations become measurably more learnable by designing for viewers not ego: use Sans serif fonts, keep body text at 24–32 point minimum, limit slides to about six objects or break content into more slides, and remove nonessential slides. Check WCAG contrast (text 4.5:1, graphics 3:1), avoid problematic pairs like red/green, and double‑encode color with symbols or patterns. Use Microsoft Accessibility Insights, Adobe color/contrast and color‑blind simulators, PowerPoint/Google accessibility checkers, Windows 11 live captions, provide accessible Word/PDF handouts (tinyurl.com/presentforhumans).
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Inclusive presentation design
- 5:36Structuring presentations
- 9:12Accessible fonts and sizes
- 18:03Color contrast and accessibility
- 29:01Interactive materials accessible
- 31:53Respecting audience knowledge
- 37:57Adapting to environment
- 43:15Key takeaways
- 45:02Q&A
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