The first article listed 10 tips to help create effective presentations and slideshows. This article was very helpful, and I know all of these tips will be useful to me while taking this class. I like that it made sure to include that sometimes when you try to make your presentations or slideshows more fancy, it can become too much. Sometimes simplicity is key. Also it reminds us not to put too many details on the slides that you are discussing. Main thoughts and ideas should be on the slide, and you should elaborate on them while presenting. The second article focused more on tips for slide design and helping create effective presentations. Like the first article, this one was just as helpful. It also went over things the first one did, like keeping the text limited and making use of bullet points but not going overboard with it. The more full the slide, the more bored your audience will get. It also focused on not getting to fancy with transitions and animations like the first article did. This is a good rule of thumb for any type of presentations because these things can act as a distraction from the information actually on the slide. Both of these articles were very helpful, and I can see myself referencing them for future projects in this class.