Consistency

The devil is in the details. Slides not only have to be perfect individually, but they also must be consistent with one another. The deck as such needs to be clearly perceived as a whole. You need to pay attention to this in particular when a project has repeated slides, slides with similar content that requires similar structures to be used. And don’t forget to make sure there is no jumping from slide to slide, everything is perfectly aligned, and the that the positions of titles, subtitles, footers, legends and trackers are consistent.

What does it mean if you got this tag as feedback from an admin?

• There are slight differences between the slides – ex.: trackers, legends, headings, pages numbers, spacing between shapes, etc.
• You do not use the same exact structures for specific slides that require them – agenda, appendix, lists, chart compilations etc.
• Font sizes vary too much from one slide to the next

What can you do to become better?

• Train your eye to see the slightest misalignments
• Flip through the slides in full screen to see any jumping issues
• Study the following articles, A simple checklist to avoid common mistakes, Always get your alignment right!, Everything about slide frames
• Before your last quality check, take a short break to come back to the slides with a fresh eye ready to see all mistakes

We also recommend watching our Brush-Up video, that contains a lot of tips for consistency checks:

Updated on: 20/10/2023