This document provides comprehensive guidelines for creating effective slide presentations, focusing on aspects such as font choice, color schemes, and layout consistency. It highlights common mistakes like poor font selection, excessive text, and distracting animations, while emphasizing the importance of readability and audience engagement. Tips for effective delivery, including maintaining eye contact and practicing presentation skills, are also included.

1. Slide Presentation Guidelines

2. Slide Presentation: Guidelines for the use of fonts, colors, and graphics Dept of Computer Applications Vidya Academy of science & Technology Thalakkottukara, Thrissur – 680 501

3. Slide Presentation: Guidelines for the use of fonts, colors, and graphics A publication of Dept of Computer Applications Vidya Academy of science & Technology Thalakkottukara, Thrissur – 680 501 2008

4. Outline A badly designed slide Textual content Text : Font Text : Capitals, italics Background Colours Graphs and charts Tables Use of bullets Animation Number of slides Effective presentation

5. Study the next slide

6. Emk1 knockdown inhibits lumen formation in MDCK cells: RT-PCR: EMK1 is effectively knocked down in MDCK cells 24 hours after transfection with P-SUPER (control) or P-SUPER-siEMK1 plasmid; knockdown confirmed on the right with antibodies to EMK1. Collagen overlay assay: cells cultured 24 h on collagen I before being overlaid with additional collagen on the apical surface, analyzed 24 h later. Note the lack of lumen in EMK1-KO cultures. Ca switch: control or EMK1-KO cells were plated in low Ca medium 24 h upon transfection with pSUPER or pSUPER-KO. After 12 h, cultures were switched to normal medium for 24 h. Transmission EM of cells sectioned perpendicular to the substratum shows lack of microvilli in EMK1-KO cells.

7. Major errors Poor choice of font style and font size Poor choice of colours (background and text) Too much data Too many lines of text No obvious conclusion .

8. Textual content Make text short and to the point Include only key words and phrases Highlight key points Make text short

9. Content layout Consistency in Positions of headings, subheadings, logos Size of margins Fonts: styles, sizes, colors Lines, boxes, borders, open space Consistency

10. Font styles Readable font style Recommended : Arial, Tahoma, Verdana Use a common font throughout

11. Title size : 40 point Bullet point : 32 point Content text :24 point This font size is not recommended for content. Font size The larger, the better

12. Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style Don’t !

13. Use of capitals DO NOT USE ALL CAPITAL LETTERS Makes text hard to read Conceals acronyms Denies their use for EMPHASIS

14. Use of italics Use italics for “ quotes ” to highlight thoughts or ideas for book, journal, or magazine titles

15. Use a template Use a set font and color scheme. Different styles are disconcerting to the audience .

16. Use the same background on all slides See the next slide…

17. Don’t use multiple backgrounds in your presentation Changing the style is distracting Don’t!

18. Colours : Avoid this Lots of people can’t read this – and even if they could, it makes your eyes hurt.

19. Colours : Avoid these Green on Blue Purple on Blue Orange on Green

21. This is a good mix of colors. Readable! Background C o l o r s This is a bad mix of colors. Low contrast. Unreadable! This is a good mix of colors. Readable! This is a bad mix of colors. Avoid bright colors on white. Unreadable!

22. Graphs and Charts Make sure the audience can read them!

23. Avoid using graphs that are difficult to read. 8 Graphics and Charts Don’t !

24. Good graph

25. Charts and graphs Don’t

26. Charts and graphs 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 North America Europe Australia Mode A Mode B Mode C Do !

27. Tables Place on a separate slide 4/19 Fri 109 NICMOS restarted, Ne-loop control continues 4/22 Mon 112 Change to mounting cup control 4/23 Tue 134 Return to Ne control, Filter wheel test begins 4/24 Wed 155 Increase control temperature to allow for +2 K variations 4/25 Thur 165 Begin darks every 3 rd orbit 4/26 Fri 174 DQE test visit 1; Control temp +0.5 K

28. Illustrations Use only when needed Should relate to the message and help make a point

29. Limit each slide to one idea Use Bullet Points to cover components of each idea

30. Bullets Keep each bullet to 1 line, 2 at the most Limit the number of bullets in a slide to 5

31. Points to remember Keep bullet points brief Use the same background for each slide Use dark slides with light colored text in large hall events

32. Avoid the “All Word” slide Another thing to avoid is the use of a large block paragraph to introduce your information. Please use short, bulleted statements and avoid typing out your whole presentation on to the slides. Also, it is difficult for some to listen and read a large amount of text at the same time. Don’t

33. To make a slide stand out change the font, the background, or add animation. Attention Grabber

34. Limit animation Use the same type of animation throughout the entire presentation Using more than one type can be very distracting

35. Do not use too many slides!

36. Tips for effective presentation

37. Effective presentation Do not read your slides Do not use too many gimmicks (videos) Do not pace up and down but also don’t stand rigid! Do not wave your pointer all over the slide Do not talk to the screen

38. Do face the audience and make eye contact Do show enthusiasm and vary the tone of your voice Do practice beforehand Do ask your friends for feedback Do RELAX and ENJOY your presentation! Effective presentation (contd.)

39. Thank You