Graphics: Good and Bad
Preparing for the International Teaching Assistant English Language Exam at UCSB
Line Graphs: Keep It Simple
Bad
Avoid copying graphics that have too much detail. Here, the dotted and dashed lines are difficult to tell apart. Unneeded labels should be removed.
https://reshamas.github.io/graphs-are-the-next-frontier-in-data-science/
Bad
Avoid copying graphics that were designed for a different format, such as a web page or article. Here, the dotted and dashed lines are difficult to tell apart. Labels/text should be enlarged or removed.
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Feeding-Characteristics-of-an-Amoeba-(Lobosea:-Upon-Xinyao-Miao/6cc1cf8bf613bd4f5aaf87c2244de013620e0296
Better
Two or three lines, especially when colored, are easy to read quickly.
https://sites.google.com/site/piggraphy/home/graphical-skills/lines-graphs
Better
Sometimes, a histogram or bar chart can be easier to read than a line graph.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/22/learning/whats-going-on-in-this-graph-nov-28-2018.html
Images: Keep It Simple
Probably too complex
Avoid labeled diagrams. Avoid multiple images/diagrams on one slide. Consider splitting one slide into two or three.
https://www.topperlearning.com/answer/write-down-the-steps-involved-in-nutrition-in-amoeba/bwxctjee
Better
Images should contain only those details which you plan to cover in your talk.
https://www.epicentrofestival.com/
Avoid using too much text.
Only a key word or phrase, or a brief outline of your talk, is enough to put on one slide. If your slide is all text, like this one, you may not need a slide at all.
https://www.ques10.com/p/12644/define-and-explain-the-process-of-communication--1/
Math Formulas: �How Much Is Too Much?
Too much
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_(mathematics)
Too much
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_(mathematics)
Okay
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_(mathematics)
Data in Tables: �How Much Is Too Much?
Too Much
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goleta,_California#Climate
Probably Too Much
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Santa_Barbara
Okay
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goleta,_California
Chemical Formulas: �How Much Is Too Much?
Bad
https://preparatorychemistry.com/images/molecular_formula_dianabol_.gif
Better
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_reaction#/media/File:Combustion_reaction_of_methane.jpg
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