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Top Ten Slide Tips
- 1. Top 10 Slide Tips from Garr Reynolds Scott Brown
- 2. Photo by: Kevin Dooley Link: https://flic.kr/p/8o21aj Keep it Simple
- 3. Photo by: Herr Olsen Link: https://flic.kr/p/cy3Ca3 Limit Bullets and Text
- 4. Photo by: Jay Link: https://flic.kr/p/2TVzg8 Limit
- 5. Photo by: mclcbooks Link: https://flic.kr/p/7UxSwG Use High Quality Graphics
- 6. Photo by: Robin Hutton Link: https://flic.kr/p/ddP7ks Originality
- 7. Photo by: Pete Link: https://flic.kr/p/mEWB Use Appropriate Charts
- 8. Photo by: @Doug88888 Link: https://flic.kr/p/bDVX2p Use Color Well
- 9. Photo by: Susanne Nilsson Link: https://flic.kr/p/nyxdqR Choose Font Well
- 10. Photo by: No Crop Photo Link: https://flic.kr/p/kFpp47 Use Video or Audio
- 11. Photo by: Starla Link: https://flic.kr/p/5yKJDD Organize
Editor's Notes
- Basically, presentations through powerpoint were not meant to be the “star of the show”. They are a guideline help for the speaker and audience to better understand what the speaker is saying. Keep the powerpoint simple so it does not distract from the main point of the presentation, what you are lecturing on!
- Title says it all, limit bullet and text. A large clump of text and too many bullets will distract the audience from paying attention to you and will go ahead. They will miss vital information you talk about if they jump ahead and won’t understand every point. Limiting bullets and text, and speaking instead, will help the audience fully understand your presentation.
- Keep transitions and slide animations simple and professional. Having every word or bullet phase in and out can be a distractor for your audience. Also, it does not look professional.
- The title says it all, high quality graphics help the audience better understand your powerpoint. If you have a low quality, pixelated graphic, the audience will not be able to see it well.
- Keep your theme original. Powerpoint has many different themes to choose from, but audiences are used to those and know them. An original theme shows you put effort into the presentation and really want people to grasp on to it.
- Using appropriate charts is key to a powerpoint. You do not want to show percentages through a bar chart and don’t want to compare yearly date through a pie chart. Choosing the right chart is important, and sometimes overlooked.
- Using proper colors is very important. Having colors that do not go well together distract from the presentation.
- Choosing font well is very important. Having font that is hard to read or too crazy not only distracts from the presentation but also looks very unprofessional. Differentiate between sans-serif and serif fonts when choosing the right one for certain aspects.
- Using video or audio is often an overlooked part of a presentation. While it is important to use it, do not overuse it. If your presentation is an hour and 15 minutes of it is showing a video, rethink that. Show the video for a minute or two to give off the main point and elaborate on that.
- Keep your slides organized. Do not load one slide with all the main points of your presentation and make everyone rush to take down notes or have trouble listening. Introduce your points in segments so everyone can get a grasp on what you are trying to get accross.