Ten minutes on the principles behind a deck that reads. This is about the deck you write - if we are building it, the brief is where it starts.

:hax-diamond: Simplify

The single most important principle. If you follow only this one, it will still greatly improve your chances.

A brain processes no more than five to seven elements at once, and three is the number that always works.

One slide, one idea

Less is more

Be brutal

:hax-list: Organise

A few basic principles that make slides feel clean.

Separation

Grouping

Sizing and hierarchy

Consistency and repetition

Grids

Contrast

:hax-image: Be bold

A good presentation has clean, large visuals and short, catchy headers. Both grab attention and give a clear path to the message.

Size matters

Think in metaphors

Backgrounds