Accessible Presentations
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Presentation slides can be an extremely useful way to put across key messages within a range of situations and, if made available afterwards, can be a valuable memory aid for those who attended. However, badly created slides can be difficult to read, off-putting and inaccessible to members of the audience. Equally if the presentation is to be made available to a new audience who did not attend the face to face presentation, the materials should be easily understood and convey the message clearly and succinctly irrespective of location or time.
There are a few simple steps that can be taken to ensure your presentation is as accessible as possible, and these are outlined in Accessibility Essentials 3: Creating Accessible Presentations along with general best practice guidance on presentation technique. Focussing on Microsoft® PowerPoint, this guide also looks at ways to easily create interactive resources that users can access independently.
Some of the best teaching uses of presentation software involve learners collaborating on the creation of their own resources. This guidance also looks at the inclusion benefits of different pedagogical approaches to presentations, providing ideas that can enrich any learning context.
