Creating Effective PowerPoint PresentationsBy: John Cundy

• Keep it Simple• Intro Slide• Outline Slide• Content Slides• Final Slide

Planning

Use of Color• Create themes with minimal colors• Use High Contrast Colors• Keep Continuity

ContrastIs important

Use of Multimedia

Keep the audience interested!

• Pictures • Videos• Graphics• Sound

Keep It Straight and Simple

• Keywords only.• No sentences!• Never read your slides, talk freely.

Fonts

Explore new fonts

Defaults fonts are boring (Arial)

Stick to three typefaces

References• Bates Information & Library Services (2011) PowerPoint: Presentation

Tips. Retrieved from: http://www.bates.edu/ils/2011/how-do-i/software/powerpoint-presentation-tips/

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• Color Matters (2012) Basic Color Theory. Retrieved from: http://www.colormatters.com/color-and-design/basic-color-theory

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