Presentation on powerpoint tips and tricks

1. PPT tips and tricks
July 16, 2014

2. Why do we use PowerPoint?
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Given this, a few guiding principles are
important:
• “A picture is worth a thousand words” : The
advantage of PPT versus word is the visual
enhancement - use it!
• Every detail that is in a written report does
not need to be represented in the slides
— However, if you must include a lot of
detailed charts, etc. try to annex as
much as possible so you can refer to
them only if needed
…seems like a basic
question, but
it’s important to keep in
mind that for the most
part, PPTs are intended
to summarize a report
or longer written
document for
presentation or
discussion purposes –
not replace one

3. PPT tips & tricks
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 Keep it simple
 Less is often more (unless you plan to print it out for your audience)
 Use smart art as an easy visual structure
 Use sub-headers
 It helps break the text up
 Make sure the slide is easy to read
 No tiny slide 8 font to squeeze as much as possible into a PPT
 Pictures can tell a story
 Layout matters
 Consistent colors and font for your organization as well as across all
your slides

4. PPT tips & tricks
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 Keep it simple
 Less is often more (unless you plan to print it out for your audience)
 Use smart art as an easy visual structure

5. Smart art (I)
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Keep it simple
Less is often more
(unless you plan
to print it out for
your audience)
Use smart art as
an easy visual
structure

6. Smart art (II)
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EDUCATION
INNOVATIONS
INNOVATIVE
FINANCING
SKILLS FOR
EMPLOYABILITY
Partnership to Strengthen Innovation
and Practice in Secondary Education
ANALYSIS AND
LEARNING

7. PPT tips & tricks
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 Use sub-headers
 It helps break the text up

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Key summary take
away
Sub-heading
Bold text used
sparingly

9. PPT tips & tricks
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 Make sure the slide is easy to
read
 No tiny slide 8 font to squeeze as much as possible into a PPT
 Pictures can tell a story
 Layout matters

10. People tend to read left to right
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11. Lastly, a PPT slide can serve as a stand-alone infographic
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