Tips for Effective PresentationsPresentation Transcript
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION DOs & DON’Ts
Your best to remember the following… DO
DON’T Choose Serif fonts like Times New Roman They are harder to read on a screen
Use san-serif fonts like Ariel, Gil Sans, or Century Gothic They are easier on the eye DO
DON’T Underline words for emphasis People mistake these for hyperlinks and they are harder to read.
DO Vary a font’ssize, styleorcolor for emphasis or group words together * *But avoid doing it all on one slide
DON’T Use visually complex fonts Especiallyavarietyofthem
Choose easy to read fonts & Stay in a font family DO
DON’T Use fonts that are smaller than 24 points Any smaller and it can’t be read easily from a distance
DO Back up about 2 feet Watch your presentation See if you can read everything
DON’T
DO Choose a color palette & layout style And stick with it
DON’T Fill up the screen with lots and lots information written in sentence form. Or even bullet after bullet after bullet. The visuals in your presentation should help guide your speaking, not replace it. People can read faster than they can speak, and they don’t want to hear you just read from the slides. Plus, the more you put on a slide, the smaller the text will get and the smaller the text gets, the harder it is to read. Then, you will annoy your audience as they try to follow along, but falter in their attempts. An annoyed audience is not a happy audience and an unhappy audience won’t really give you the attention your hard and carefully researched presentation deserves. In other words, did you really read all of this? Would you expect your audience to?
DO DO Choose only key points to highlight Follow a 7 words / 6 lines guideline Make every slide matter
DON’T Use visually complex backgrounds
DO Change the pace by adding relevant video and website links* *Just make sure you’ve loaded those pages ahead of time
DON’T Go crazy with sound effects and animations* *Imagine many things spinning & whizzing around on the page
Use backgrounds that don’t compete with the message
DON’T Include werds that are spellledincorractly Include incorrect information
DO Check your spelling Proofread each slide Make sure all information is correct
DON’T Overload slides with images Copy and paste images from the Internet
DO Choose images that match your message p.s. That‘s jazz great Dizzy Gillespie looking for the right picture
DON’T Simply read off the screen
DO Practice ahead of time Make notes for reference Look at the audience
DON’T Forget to review your main points
DO Credit your sources* Web Resources Works Used & Consulted Colourlovers.com – great for finding color palettes Flickr.com – find free images open to public use Slideshare.net – see how others approach the same idea Huber, Elaine. “PPT Dos and Don’ts.” accessed Oct. 25, 2010. http://www.slideshare.net/elainehuber/ppts-dos-and-donts. Desjardins, Jesse. “Steal this presentation.” accessed Oct. 22, 2010. http://www.slideshare.net/GlobalGossip/ steal-this-presentation-5038209. Marcello, Tom. “Dizzy Gillespie – contact sheet.” accessed Oct. 26, 2010. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tommarcello/435710613/in/faves-78239079@N00/. *Images can be sited throughout the presentation or on the very last slide
Created by K. Covintree Fall 2010 That’s it!Thanks for Watching!
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