Educator's blueprint: A how-to guide for creating high-quality slides

Abstract

Didactics are the primary modality in which educators disseminate knowledge. The accompanying slides are a critical element, which can enhance or distract from the corresponding presentation. This Educator's Blueprint provides 10 strategies for creating high-quality presentation slides. These strategies include keeping the slides simple, ensuring consistency, making text easy to read, using images wisely, optimizing video integration, presenting data effectively, embedding active learning, avoiding long reference lists, ensuring cultural humility, and optimizing slide design via artificial intelligence. By incorporating these strategies, educators can enhance their slides and improve knowledge translation and retention for learners.