Making Good PowerPoint Presentations By Julie and Karen

Outline Common mistakes in formatting a PowerPoint presentation Examples of Mistakes Tips regarding the content of a presentation

Common mistakes in formatting a PowerPoint presentation

Examples of Mistakes

Tips regarding the content of a presentation

Mistakes People Make Too small text Too much text Bad color choice Moving or flying text and graphics Fancy Transitions Overly complicated diagrams

Too small text

Too much text

Bad color choice

Moving or flying text and graphics

Fancy Transitions

Overly complicated diagrams

Text Size The ozone layer is located between 9km to 50 km (36 pt) The ozone layer is located between 9km to 50 km (32 pt) The ozone layer is located between 9km to 50 km (24 pt) The ozone layer is located between 9km to 50 km (18 pt)

The ozone layer is located between 9km to 50 km (36 pt)

The ozone layer is located between 9km to 50 km (32 pt)

The ozone layer is located between 9km to 50 km (24 pt)

The ozone layer is located between 9km to 50 km (18 pt)

Too much text Ozone: Greenhouse gas Carbon Dioxide: May affect ozone layer recovery Ozone is also a greenhouse gas in the upper atmosphere and, therefore, plays a role in Earth's climate. The increases in primary greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide , may affect how the ozone layer recovers in coming years.

Ozone: Greenhouse gas

Carbon Dioxide: May affect ozone layer recovery

Ozone is also a greenhouse gas in the upper atmosphere and, therefore, plays a role in Earth's climate. The increases in primary greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide , may affect how the ozone layer recovers in coming years.

Poor Color Choice This is hard to read This hard too This is Impossible Light color against dark backgrounds are very hard on the eyes

This is hard to read

This hard too

This is Impossible

Light color against dark backgrounds are very hard on the eyes

Moving and Flying Text Ozone has a complicated chemistry It is formed by NOx and VOCs Troposphere Ozone is harmful

Ozone has a complicated chemistry

It is formed by NOx and VOCs

Troposphere Ozone is harmful

Fancy Transitions

Hot Air Balloons

Diagrams

Diagrams

Tips to Making Good PowerPoints Keep backgrounds the same Use dark text and light background Skip fancy transitions Skip fancy animations and flying text Have a good balance of text and graphics

Keep backgrounds the same

Use dark text and light background

Skip fancy transitions

Skip fancy animations and flying text

Have a good balance of text and graphics

More Tips DO NOT use sentences or paragraphs Make graphs and figures large 3- 6 bullets per slide Spend between 30sec- 2min per slide Face the audience, NOT the screen

DO NOT use sentences or paragraphs

Make graphs and figures large

3- 6 bullets per slide

Spend between 30sec- 2min per slide

Face the audience, NOT the screen

Content problems Poor Preparation- little thought given to the structure of the presentation Lack of Balance of Slide Elements- all text no graphics, or vice versa Using PowerPoint as a crutch instead of a tool

Poor Preparation- little thought given to the structure of the presentation

Lack of Balance of Slide Elements- all text no graphics, or vice versa

Using PowerPoint as a crutch instead of a tool

Tips on Content Keep all information concise and to the point Make sure all diagrams and graphics are meaningful Start with an Outline slide End with a Summary or Conclusion slide

Keep all information concise and to the point

Make sure all diagrams and graphics are meaningful

Start with an Outline slide

End with a Summary or Conclusion slide

Summary Keep the presentation simple Avoid unnecessary sounds and animations Keep information well organized DO NOT read from your slides verbatim Remind your audience of key points at the end of the presentation

Keep the presentation simple

Avoid unnecessary sounds and animations

Keep information well organized

DO NOT read from your slides verbatim

Remind your audience of key points at the end of the presentation