PowerPoint Tips

1. PowerPoint Presentations
A little PowerPoint is a dangerous thing!
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2. Presentation Software
 Text
 Graphics
 Sound
 Video
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3. Why PowerPoint?
 Enhances presentation
 Easy to create and use
 Professional quality
 Customize to fit purposes
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4. Elements of a Presentation
 Content
 Design
 Delivery
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5. Content
 One concept per slide
 Essential information
 Key points with sub points
– Bullets for key points
– Hyphens for sub points
 Ensures organized presentation
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6. Design—Basics
 Simple
 Consistent
 Visually appropriate for big screen
 Don’t get carried away
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7. Design—Font 1
 Titles 36 points or
larger
 Text no smaller
than 18 pts.
 No more than two
fonts
 No fancy fonts
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8. Design—Font 2
 Don’t underline, use bold
 Don’t use italics
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9. Design—5 x 5 Rule
 Five words per line
 Five bulleted lines per slide
 Line space bulleted text
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10. Design—Capitalization
 Capitalize with care
 Don’t use ALL CAPS, use bold instead
 Be consistent
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11. Animations
 Titles/text on each slide
 Emphasizes important points
 Focuses attention
 Should not detract
 Be consistent
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12. Graphics and Photographs
 Emphasize point
 Illustrate
 Appropriate
 Watch image
proportions
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13. Charts and Graphs
 Complement
and support
point
 Avoid three
dimensional
 Limit data
 Use animation 13

14. Sound Effects
 Rarely used
 Use sparingly
 Use appropriately
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15. Slides
 Check spelling
 Use one background design
 Color change for emphasis
 Color matching • Pulled color
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16. Presentation
 Prompts
 Use notes sparingly
 Screen as reference
 Face audience
 Hands for emphasis
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17. Special Note
Blue background for white print
White text two points larger
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18. KISS
Keep it short and simple . . .
PowerPoint Rocks!!!
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19. Printing
 File to Print
 Select Microsoft PowerPoint
 Print What: 6 Slide View
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