2. 1. T.M.I.
(Too Much Information)
• Stick to three or four points about your topic
and elaborate them.
3. 2. Guy Kawasaki’s
10-20-30 Rule
• 10 slides are the optimal no. to use for a
presentation.
• 20 minutes is the longest amount of time you
should speak.
• 30 point font is the smallest font size you
should use on your slides.
4. 3. Design Template or
Design theme
• Choose a design that is appropriate for the
topic.
• A clean, straight-forward layout is ideal for
business presentations.
• Young students respond to presentations that
are full of color and contain a variety of
shapes.
5. 4. Electrifying Color
Choices
• Good contrast with the background is essential
to make your text easy to read.
• Dark text on a light background is best.
• Dark backgrounds are very effective, if the text
is light.
6. 5. Font Choices
• The font size should not be too small or too
big.
• It should be easy to read from a distance.
• The font style chosen should be simple and
easy to read.
7. 6. Photos and
Graphs
• Use photos, charts and diagrams to
emphasize key points of your presentation.
8. 7. Animations
• Different animations create confusion for the
audience as to from which direction the text
would appear. Thus uniformity is preferred.
9. 8.Order of Slides
• The information flow should be in proper
order and thus the slides.