2. Always have an intro slide with:
Title: Determine the purpose
Presenter name
Date
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3. Needs plenty of “white space”
You do NOT have to fill empty space with
unnecessary graphics
Avoid clutter!
Limit bullet lists & writing
STOP WRITING, you don’t want to bore
the audience
The best slides are the ones with pictures
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4. Have a visual
theme
Try to not
always use
PowerPoint
templates
Use a
reasonable color
scheme-use it
well
Try to stick to
using a pattern
or two to three
different colors
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5. You want to be sure
to stay away from
cheesy ClipArt like
the image to the
left.
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6. Shouldn’t be on every
slide
Keep subtle and
professional with
sounds
Too much can be
distracting, but some
animation makes it
more dynamic
Use no more than
two-three transitions
throughout the
PowerPoint
Do not have to be
between every slide
Use transitions
sparingly
Animations Transitions
To summary
7. There are five important steps in this slide show:
Step 1: The title slide- the introduction,
Step 2: Keeping it simple-don’t write too much!,
Step 3: Pleasing to the eye-use a color scheme,
Step 4: Use high quality graphics-don’t be cheesy
Step 5: Animations & Transitions-be subtle and professional
All of these steps are a guide to an Effective Presentation
8. I HOPE THESE FIVE STEPS HELP YOU
BUILD AN EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION!
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/
animation-basics-for-your-presentation-HA010338377.aspx
http://www.garrreynolds.com/presotips/design/
