Why My Slides Kept Failing-Until I Found This

I still remember my first day teaching environmental science.

The lesson was solid, the facts were right-but the room was silent, bored, and clearly not interested.
The problem? My slides.

Too much text, dull colors, and random fonts. I had focused on the lesson but not how it was delivered. That day, I walked out thinking: "They deserve better."

That night, I stayed up reworking every slide. I started researching what makes students actually engage. Here's what I learned (the hard way):

Slides should support, not repeat, what you're saying

Use one big idea per slide

Replace long text with visuals and keywords

Colors and fonts matter more than you think

Keep consistency-messy slides distract

Start and end with impact

Once I applied these, the change was clear. My students started asking questions. Some even took notes without me asking. I felt like I was finally teaching, not just talking.

If you're a teacher like me, trying to make your class connect-there's help.

📎 I used free education templates from SlideStack to redesign everything without starting from scratch.

Don't wait for a bad day to realize it. Fix your slides, and watch your class transform.