Improve Your Technical Slides | Ruby on Rails for Newbies

Improve Your Technical Slides | Ruby on Rails for Newbies:

All good points, and I usually follow most of these myself (but you have to know when you break the rules too). I agree syntax highlighting makes code easier to read, but I’ll usually skip the syntax highlighting in favor of using color to call attention to important features in the code. But after the “invisible color code leads to tech as ghost story” catastrophe with my slides at RailsConf I probably won’t do that again. Remember that what looks good on your monitor probably will look quite different when projected in an auditorium. So if at all possible, do a tech run-through in the environment where you’ll be speaking, using the same projector and lighting conditions, sound system, laser pointer, etc. If you don’t do that, you’ll often be surprised – especially if it’s your first time speaking to a large audience.

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