The does and don's of PowerPoint presentation

1. DO’S AND DON’TS
OF POWERPOINT
PRESENTATIONS

2. Bullets
Keep
It
Simple

3. Don’t
Use too many bullet points
■ Avoid too many bullet points
■ Avoid too many bullet points
■ Avoid too many bullet points
■ Avoid too many bullet points
■ Avoid too many bullet points
■ Avoid too many bullet points
■ Avoid too many bullet points
■ Avoid too many bullet points
■ Avoid too many bullet points

4. Do
Choose images
that match
your message

5. Don’t
Use too much information

6. Consistency

7. Do
Choose easy to read fonts
&
Stay in a font family

8. Don’t
Use visually complex fonts
Especiallyavarietyofthem

9. Do
Vary a font's size, Style or colour for emphasis
or group words together *
*But avoid doing it all on one slide

10. Don’t
Underline words for emphasis
People mistake these for hyperlinks and
they are harder to read.

11. Do
Use san-serif fonts like;
Ariel, Gil Sans, or Century Gothic
They are easier on the eye

12. Don’t
Choose Serif fonts like;
Times New Roman
They are harder to read on a screen

13. Do
Check your spelling
Proofread each slide
Make sure all information is correct

14. Don’t
■ Fillupthescreenwithlotsandlotsinformationwritteninsentenceform.Orev
enbulletafterbulletafterbullet.Thevisualsinyourpresentationshouldhelpg
uideyourspeaking,notreplaceit.Peoplecanreadfasterthantheycanspeak,
andtheydon‟twanttohearyoujustreadfromtheslides.Plus,themoreyoupu
tonaslide,thesmallerthetextwillgetandthesmallerthetextgets,theharder
itistoread.Then,youwillannoyyouraudienceastheytrytofollowalong,butf
alterintheirattempts.Anannoyedaudienceisnotahappyaudienceandanun
happyaudiencewon‟treallygiveyoutheattentionyourhardandcarefullyres
earchedpresentationdeserves.Inotherwords,didyoureallyreadallofthis?
Wouldyouexpectyouraudienceto

15. Background
■ Pretty, simplistic
■ & consistent

16. Dark Backgrounds
Example of dark backgrounds
Use light text on dark backgrounds

18. Contrast & colour
■ Make sure to contrast your colours.
■ Particularly font and background.
■ but please make sure they re not blinding and or too contrasting.

20. Reference list
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