1. Effective
PowerPoint
Presentations
Chelsea Abraham

2. Come with a Plan!
 Make
sure you plan what you want to say.
 Don’t rely on the slides!
 Talk
with your audience on a natural level.

3. Keep It Short and Clean
No
Paragraphs
 Distracting
 Boring
 Bullets
No
Clutter
 Simple
 Straight to the point

4. Color and Graphics
No
Yes

5. Graphics
Avoid the use of
ClipArt.




Choose
professionally
Add your own
Not too many

6. Animation
 Keep
animation subtle
 Animation can become distracting to the viewer.
 Go along with a theme throughout the
presentation.

7. Audience
Audience Involvement
Keep their attention
Ask the questions
Have a hook

8. 
Chen, Victor. (2014)National Conference of State Legislatures. Tips for Making
Effective PowerPoint Presentations. Retrieved from
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Wax, Dustin. (November 24) 10 Tips for More Affective PowerPoint
Presentations. Retrieved from http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/10tips-for-more-effective-powerpoint-presentations.html. (January 29,2014)
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Andersohn, Brad. (January 29, 2013) 7 Tips to Great PowerPoint Presentations.
Retrieved from http://bradsdomain.com/7-tips-for-beautiful-powerpoints/ .
(Februrary 1, 2014)
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Phan, Jaclyn. ( March 27, 2011) Issues in Publication and Design. Retrieved
from http://phan-jaclyn.blogspot.com/2011/03/second-post.html . ( January
29, 2014)
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Reynolds, G (2013) Top Ten Slide Tips. Retrieved from
http://www.garrreynolds.com/preso-tips/design/ (January 29, 2014)
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