PowerPoint Design Simple Rules By Robert Mahoney

Backgrounds Do not use PowerPoint’s built-in backgrounds BORING! Background courtesy of www.maniactive.com

Do not use

PowerPoint’s

built-in backgrounds

BORING!

Use Text Sparingly Dow plummets over 5000 points Financial crisis looms Wild ride for many on Wall Street Compare this slide…

Dow plummets over 5000 points

Financial crisis looms

Wild ride for many on Wall Street

5000 Points Wall Street in for a wild ride … to this slide

Use Pictures Pollution threatens wildlife Exxon Valdez oil spill covered 3167 miles of coastline Cleanup costs of the Exxon Valdez spill were $2 billion dollars 10.8 million gallons spilled 500,000 birds lost OR…

Pollution threatens wildlife

Exxon Valdez oil spill covered 3167 miles of coastline

Cleanup costs of the Exxon Valdez spill were $2 billion dollars

10.8 million gallons spilled

500,000 birds lost

10,800,000 gallons spilled 500,000 birds killed

Avoid Sounds Avoid Sounds like lasers Typewriters Applause

Avoid Sounds like lasers

Typewriters

Applause

Reduce Animations Excessive Animation STOP

Be Unique

Align Graphics The graphic should lead your eye into the text Wrong

Align Graphics The graphic should lead your eye into the text Correct

Communication Use Logic (Logos) Be Credible (Ethos) Use Emotion (Pathos)

Use Logic (Logos)

Be Credible (Ethos)

Use Emotion (Pathos)

You are the Presenter Do not let your PowerPoint take center stage