PresentationsPresentations

A Guide to Good PowerPoint A Guide to Good PowerPoint DesignDesign

ConsiderationsConsiderations

Human FactorsHuman Factors Graphic DesignGraphic Design Learning Learning

PrinciplesPrinciples AudienceAudience Content Content

RequirementsRequirements

Basic Design PrinciplesBasic Design Principles

TextText

Use dark background, light text Use dark background, light text oror at least high contrast at least high contrast

Sans serif fontSans serif font Never <20 ptNever <20 pt Avoid >6 lines of text on Avoid >6 lines of text on

a slide a slide Phrases, never sentences!Phrases, never sentences!

GraphicsGraphics Use same background throughoutUse same background throughout Keep it simple, one graphic per slideKeep it simple, one graphic per slide Should enhance contentShould enhance content Consistent styleConsistent style Limit to 2-3 main colorsLimit to 2-3 main colors

Slide LayoutSlide Layout

Vary for interestVary for interest Keep main elements in same place Keep main elements in same place

(title)(title) If idea has more than one slide If idea has more than one slide

indicate this in title (con’t, 3 out of 4)indicate this in title (con’t, 3 out of 4) Left justify buttonsLeft justify buttons Strive for overall balanceStrive for overall balance

Overall OrganizationOverall Organization

Should flow from one Should flow from one idea to another idea to another logicallylogically

May be hierarchical or May be hierarchical or sequentialsequential

Indicate when Indicate when changing directionschanging directions

Show concept map Show concept map prior to contentprior to content

Considerations

Principles

Examples

Special EffectsSpecial Effects

Just say NO!Just say NO!

Learning ContentLearning Content

Know your Know your audienceaudience

Divide into chunks Divide into chunks (9 (9 ± ± 2)2)

Minimize cognitive Minimize cognitive loadload

Give examples, Give examples, then non-examplesthen non-examples

Slides that SuckSlides that Suck

Give Credit!Give Credit!

APA reference page for last slideAPA reference page for last slide Citation on content slideCitation on content slide

(Crepeau, Cohn, & Schell, 2009)

Can you read this?

THIS IS REALLY BAD CONTRAST AND HARD TO READ

Tiny tired graphicsThese tacky pictures are too small to really see and I’m giving a presentation on what?!

Font OverloadFont Overload I love to talk and whenever I talk I like to have lots of text on my page I love to talk and whenever I talk I like to have lots of text on my page

so everyone can see how smart I am and what a really good talker I am.so everyone can see how smart I am and what a really good talker I am. Don’t you just wish I would shut up? I am going to Don’t you just wish I would shut up? I am going to

read all of this to you because I obviously think you read all of this to you because I obviously think you are not smart enough to read this yourself. Don’t you are not smart enough to read this yourself. Don’t you wish you were as smart as I am?wish you were as smart as I am?

THIS IS ALL VERY IMPORTANT. YOU WILL WANT THIS IS ALL VERY IMPORTANT. YOU WILL WANT TO READ EVERY DETAIL I HAVE PLACED ON THIS TO READ EVERY DETAIL I HAVE PLACED ON THIS SLIDE BECAUSE IF YOU DON’T YOU WON’T PASS SLIDE BECAUSE IF YOU DON’T YOU WON’T PASS

YOUR BOARDS ANDYOUR BOARDS AND thenthen you will be very you will be very unhappy and work at a fast food restaurant the unhappy and work at a fast food restaurant the rest of your life which is not bad but not exactly rest of your life which is not bad but not exactly what you wanted to do when they asked you in what you wanted to do when they asked you in kindergarten.kindergarten.

Slides that SucceedSlides that Succeed

83 %

One Person CPR: Step 3One Person CPR: Step 3

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• Depress 2”Depress 2”

• 20 times20 times

• Sternum, two Sternum, two fingers above fingers above xyphoidxyphoid

• Depress 2”Depress 2”

• 20 times20 times

Professional DressProfessional Dress