Keep PowerPoint presentations simple with a consistent, easy-to-read background. Use sans-serif fonts like Arial or Century Gothic that are simpler to see on screen than serif fonts like Times New Roman. Highlight key points by varying font size or style but avoid overusing emphasis techniques. Limit bullet points per slide to prevent overwhelming the audience with too much text. Proofread slides to ensure correct spelling and accurate information.

1. PowerPoint presentation
Do’s and don'ts

2. Bullets
Keep
It
Simple

3. Background
• Pretty, simplistic
• & consistant

4. Dark Background
Example of dark background
Use light text on dark background

5. Background – Bad
• Avoid backgrounds that are distracting or difficult to read from
• Always be consistent with the background that you use

6. Contrast & colour
• Make sure to contrast your colors.
• Particularly font and background.
• but please make sure they re not blinding and or too contrasting.

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

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

9. Underline words for emphasis
People mistake these for hyperlinks and
they are harder to read.

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

11. Use visually complex fonts
Especiallyavarietyofthem

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

14. Use too much information

15. Choose images
that match
your message

16. 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

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Inotherwords,didyoureallyreadallofthis?Wouldyouexpectyouraudienceto?

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

20. Reference list
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