powerpoints do's and don'ts

1. PowerPoints
Do’s and Don'ts

2. Why does
one
present

3. To share ideas

4. 4
Have you experienced that…

5. 5
Know Your Audience
•Take full control of your audience,
•Speak out,
•You should be the main attraction not the
PowerPoint,
•Control your voice
•Eye contact

6. Connecting with the Audience
is the primary objective

7. Presentation
should
Credible

8. Do:
Organize your thoughts on paper before working with PowerPoint
Use the Outline View for preparing the text part of your presentation
Spell check your content
Use only appropriate graphs, charts and images that closely follow or
complement the concept expressed in each slide
Divide topics in one or more slides and keep text to a minimum on each slide
Keep a certain consistency in titles, backgrounds, colours and slide
transitions
Run the show for final adjustments, stand back from the screen at
least a meter, perhaps ask a colleague to assist and to give useful ideas

9. Don’t:
Work on the visual part before adding the necessary text
Use too many pictures and graphics as it would drive away the attention
from the main text
Use too many sentences, focus more on keywords
Read the material directly from the screen

10. Keep it Simple
• Colors
• Animations/Transitions
• Sounds
• Content
• Pictures/Graphics

11. Colour - Bad
• Using a font colour that does not contrast with the background colour is
hard to read
• Using colour for decoration is distracting and annoying.
• Using a different colour for each point is unnecessary
• Using a different colour for secondary points is also unnecessary
• Trying to be creative can also be bad

12. fonts
• Don’t use fonts that are ridiculous to read.
• It does not help anyone
• There are many fonts you can use
• Make sure they are easy to read at a distance.

13. Poorly Chosen DesignTemplate or Design
Theme

14. graphics
Overkill?

15. Makes you perfect!!!

16. Making the presentation memorable
• Study at theWharton Research Centre
• Using visual slides had a dramatic effect on message
retention.
• The effect of using visuals is truly staggering!
• “A picture is worth a thousand words" is as true
today as it has always been.

17. Background
• Pretty, simplistic
• & consistent

18. Practice Your Presentation
Use a data projector to view your
presentation:
Is it easy to read the text?
Is the amount of information on each slide
kept to a minimum?
Are there any distracting elements?
Don't read your material directly from the
screen (use the slides as prompts,
outlines, or conversation points, not cue
cards)
Don't leave all the lights on in the room
(be sure people can actually see the
screen)

19. "If you fail to prepare, you are prepared to
fail"
Rule 1. Rehearse against the clock
• Practice your presentation
against the clock.
• Allow extra time for questions
• Watch out for nerves
• Take in a clock or take off your wrist watch

20. Presentation
• Don’t rely on PowerPoint
• Interact with the audience
• Use other visual aids if appropriate
• Do practice your presentation
• Do be sure your equipment works
• Have a backup plan ready

21. The presentation should be unique
• Do make your PowerPoint unique
• You’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all

22. Use Good Design &
Contrast

24. REFERENCES
http://www.slideshare.net/covs/ppt-dos-and-donts
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http://www.slideshare.net/ethos3/text-me-dos-donts-of-presentation-design?from_action=save
http://www.slideshare.net/monikadoshi31/dos-and-donts-of-powerpoint-presentations
http://www.slideshare.net/ETRC/power-point-presentations-dos-and-donts
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