What is your topic?

What is the purpose of your presentation?

Who is your audience?› What do they know?› What are they interested in?

Do research first› Cite all resources

Become an expert on your topic

Determine 3 to 5 main points

Creating the presentation is the easy part

Title at top where audience looks for it

Important info should be at top of slide

Bullets should read left to right

Make sure the order of slides is logical› Include agenda slide in the beginning› Include conclusion/wrap-up slide at the end

Add information first – before any formatting

Use key phrases only on slides

Keep slides simple

Use design template for consistency

Use appropriate background colors or images

Text must be large enough to be seen by audience

Use contrasting colors for text and background

Avoid fancy fonts Use two fonts only

› One for headings› One for other info

Use an appropriate title on each slide› Title should be 2 to 4 words› First letter of all words should be capitalized

Avoid too much text on slides› 3 to 5 bullets per slide› 5 to 7 words per bullet › Capitalize first letter of each bullet only

Use correct grammar and spelling

Highlight what you discussed in the PPT› Main topics› Facts› Basic information

Conclude with a strong ending

Thank your viewers

Create works cited slide

Grammar check/Spell check (F7 key)

Save work

Always preview show to check multimedia (F5 key)