making a good powerpoint
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PowerPoint Presentations That Get The Point AcrossPowerPoint Presentations That Get The Point Across
ACSI 2008ACSI 2008
Tips to be CoveredTips to be Covered Slide Structure Fonts Color Background Clip Art Graphs Spelling and Grammar Conclusions Questions
Slide Structure Fonts Color Background Clip Art Graphs Spelling and Grammar Conclusions Questions
Slide Structure – GoodSlide Structure – Good
Use 1-2 slides per minute Write in point formInclude 4-5 points per slideUse key words and phrases
Use 1-2 slides per minute Write in point formInclude 4-5 points per slideUse key words and phrases
Slide Structure - BadSlide Structure - Bad This page contains too many words for a
presentation slide. It is not written in point form, making it difficult both for your audience to read and for you to present each point. Although there are exactly the same number of points on this slide as the previous slide, it looks much more complicated. In short, your audience will spend too much time trying to read this paragraph instead of listening to you.
This page contains too many words for a presentation slide. It is not written in point form, making it difficult both for your audience to read and for you to present each point. Although there are exactly the same number of points on this slide as the previous slide, it looks much more complicated. In short, your audience will spend too much time trying to read this paragraph instead of listening to you.
Slide Structure – GoodSlide Structure – Good
Show one point at a time:
Helps audience concentrate
Prevents audience from reading ahead
Keeps your presentation focused
Show one point at a time:
Helps audience concentrate
Prevents audience from reading ahead
Keeps your presentation focused
Slide Structure - BadSlide Structure - Bad
No distracting animation
Don’t go overboard with animation
Be consistent with animation
No distracting animation
Don’t go overboard with animation
Be consistent with animation
Fonts - GoodFonts - Good
At least a 24-point fontUse different size fonts
main points secondary points
Use a standard font
At least a 24-point fontUse different size fonts
main points secondary points
Use a standard font
Fonts - BadFonts - Bad If you use a small font, your audience won’t be able to read what you have written
CAPITALIZE ONLY WHEN NECESSARY. IT IS DIFFICULT TO READ
Don’t use a complicated font
If you use a small font, your audience won’t be able to read what you have written
CAPITALIZE ONLY WHEN NECESSARY. IT IS DIFFICULT TO READ
Don’t use a complicated font
Font Color - GoodFont Color - Good
Contrasts with the background Ex: white on purple background
Reinforces the logic of your structure Ex: Yellow title and white text
Emphasize a point But only use this occasionally
Contrasts with the background Ex: white on purple background
Reinforces the logic of your structure Ex: Yellow title and white text
Emphasize a point But only use this occasionally
Font Color - BadFont Color - Bad Using a font color that does not contrast with
the background color is hard to read Using color for decoration is distracting and
annoying. Using a different color for each point is
unnecessary Using a different color for secondary points is also
unnecessary Trying to be creative can also be bad
Using a font color that does not contrast with the background color is hard to read
Using color for decoration is distracting and annoying.
Using a different color for each point is unnecessary Using a different color for secondary points is also
unnecessary Trying to be creative can also be bad
Background - GoodBackground - Good
Attractive but simple
Let the background reflect the light of the room. Light room light background / dark font Dark room dark background/ light font
Be consistent throughout presentation
Attractive but simple
Let the background reflect the light of the room. Light room light background / dark font Dark room dark background/ light font
Be consistent throughout presentation
Background – BadBackground – Bad
Avoid backgrounds that are distracting or difficult to read from
Always be consistent with the background that you use
Avoid backgrounds that are distracting or difficult to read from
Always be consistent with the background that you use
Clip Art - GoodClip Art - Good
Enhances PresentationA picture is worth a thousand wordsIs NOT copyrighted
Enhances PresentationA picture is worth a thousand wordsIs NOT copyrighted
Clip Art - BadClip Art - Bad
Distracts from presentationHas a white/box backgroundComes with sound effectsCopyrightedPixilated
Distracts from presentationHas a white/box backgroundComes with sound effectsCopyrightedPixilated
Graphs - GoodGraphs - Good
Use graphs rather than just charts and words Data in graphs is easier to comprehend &
retain than raw data Trends are easier to visualize in graph form
Always title your graphs
Use graphs rather than just charts and words Data in graphs is easier to comprehend &
retain than raw data Trends are easier to visualize in graph form
Always title your graphs
Graphs - BadGraphs - Bad
Milk and Cream 3,630,171,000Grapes 2,650,873,000Nursery Products 2,087,447,000Lettuce 1,370,004,000
Graphs - GoodGraphs - Good
Lettuce
Nursery Products
Grapes
Milk and Cream
Leading California Commodities
Graphs - BadGraphs - Bad
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Blue Balls
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Graphs - BadGraphs - Bad
Minor gridlines are unnecessaryFont is too smallColors could show more contrastTitle is missing
Minor gridlines are unnecessaryFont is too smallColors could show more contrastTitle is missing
Spelling and GrammarSpelling and Grammar
Proof your slides for: spelling mistakes use of of repeated words grammatical errors
Have someone else proof your slides
Proof your slides for: spelling mistakes use of of repeated words grammatical errors
Have someone else proof your slides
ConclusionConclusion
Should be effective and strongSummarize the main pointsSuggest future avenues of researchChance to give opinion
Should be effective and strongSummarize the main pointsSuggest future avenues of researchChance to give opinion
Questions??Questions??
End your presentation with a simple question slide
Invite your audience to ask questionsProvides a visual aid during question
periodAvoids ending a presentation abruptly
End your presentation with a simple question slide
Invite your audience to ask questionsProvides a visual aid during question
periodAvoids ending a presentation abruptly
Questions?Questions?
So… any question?? So… any question??