Slide Design

Slide design

• If you are a Dignity Health employee or clinician, please use the Dignity Health Google Slides template. It can be found by
  • Logging in to your CommonSpirit gmail
  • Click on the waffle icon in the upper right corner of your screen
  • Click on Google Slides
  • Click on Template Gallery
  • Then scroll down to the Dignity Health Google Slides template
• If you are not a Dignity Health employee or clinician, dark text on a light background is easiest to read
  • Please utilize a 16x9 template for the best visual appearance
• Sans serif fonts like Arial and Calibri tend to be the easiest to read on screens. 18pt size or larger is recommended.
• Avoid the temptation to use effects (flashing text, swipes) just for the sake of the effects. They are distracting.
• Avoid clutter. Each slide should contain a title and a few bullet points or an image/graph.
• Images can add visual interest and keep the audience engaged, but should have a clear purpose so as not to become an unnecessary distraction.
• Be efficient. Don’t present unnecessary information. If you have to apologize for a slide, it shouldn’t be in your education!
  • The best way to ensure you are efficient is to limit the number of slides. You should have no more than 1 slide per minute of education time (i.e. 30 minutes of education = no more than 30 slides). Anything longer results in faculty rushing through their content and not doing it justice.