From the course: Google Slides: Design and Deliver Great Presentations

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Use transitions and animations

Use transitions and animations

- Would you like to add a little pizzazz to your presentation? With Google Slides, you have some great tools at your fingertips. Slide transitions and object animations can help you turn a static slideshow into a dynamic one. Any object on your slide can be animated, making it move or fade in or out. For example, this number enlarges to emphasize a point, and the slide transition effect can add polish to your presentation by dissolving from one slide to the next. Now, I have to warn you that your presentation may look crazy with too many effects, so be careful. Everything in your presentation should have a purpose. Twirling text and inconsistent transitions between slides may be distracting and unnecessary. Before you add any effect to a slide, ask yourself, what's the purpose of this effect? What do I need to achieve? Less is more. At the most, only one object on the slide should move. The attention should be on your…

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