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Yays and Nays
of Powerpoints
By: Marissa Santos
Bullets: Nay
 Bullets are difficult to read when going any
direction other then left to right.
 It is just plain confusing for everyone
 Also, it’s important to keep bullets consistent
o Tabbing only when necessary
 Group
 Things together if
 It is not a
 list
Bullets: Yay
 Keep bullets as the way we read
 Left to right
 Tab only when necessary
 Group things together
 Avoid unnecessary lists
Background: Nay
 This background is so distracting you
probably can’t even read what this says.
 The background is also totally not relevant
to the topic.
Background: Yay
 Keep it simple!
 Stick to one
 Be consistent
 Relevant to information
Contrast and Color: Nay
 Mixing light backgrounds with light fonts makes it
difficult to read
 Mixing dark backgrounds with dark fonts makes it
difficult to read
Contrast and Color: Yay
• Light backgrounds with dark fonts
compliment each other
• Dark backgrounds with light fonts
compliment each other
• Most professional presentations use dark
backgrounds with light fonts
Graphics: Nay
 Distracting:
 Overloading pictures
 Irrelevant
 Farm Animals
 Horse
 Cow
 Sheep
 Pig
Graphics: Yay
 Keep pictures relevant to content
 Farm Animals
 Sheep
 Horse
 Cow
 Pig
Rule of 4: Nay
 It is important to focus on no more than 4 items at a time.
 Animals
 Farm
 Pig
 Chicken
 Sheep
 Safari
 Giraffe
 Zebra
 Ranch
 Cow
 Horse
 Goat
 Marine
 Whale
 Shark
 Fish
 Insects
 Flies
 Mosqitoes
Rule of 4: Yay
 Keep audiences’ focus on 4 topics at a time
 Animals
 Farm
 Safari
 Ranch
 Marine
 You can then break each bullet down on
separate slides.
Proximity: Nay
 Library  Education Building
Proximity: Yay
 Keep graphics organized with content
 Library
 Education Building
Fonts: Nay
 Small fonts
 Curly and distracting fonts
 Fonts that change in color and style
 ALL CAPS
 Underlined and Bolded
Fonts: Yay
 Stay consistent
 Use large, easy-to-read fonts
 Do not bold, underline, or use all caps
Perceptual Differences: Nay
 Blue
 Yellow
 Red
 Green
Perceptual Differences: Yay
 Blue
 Yellow
 Red
 Green

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Ed tech powerpoint 101

  • 1. Yays and Nays of Powerpoints By: Marissa Santos
  • 2. Bullets: Nay  Bullets are difficult to read when going any direction other then left to right.  It is just plain confusing for everyone  Also, it’s important to keep bullets consistent o Tabbing only when necessary  Group  Things together if  It is not a  list
  • 3. Bullets: Yay  Keep bullets as the way we read  Left to right  Tab only when necessary  Group things together  Avoid unnecessary lists
  • 4. Background: Nay  This background is so distracting you probably can’t even read what this says.  The background is also totally not relevant to the topic.
  • 5. Background: Yay  Keep it simple!  Stick to one  Be consistent  Relevant to information
  • 6. Contrast and Color: Nay  Mixing light backgrounds with light fonts makes it difficult to read  Mixing dark backgrounds with dark fonts makes it difficult to read
  • 7. Contrast and Color: Yay • Light backgrounds with dark fonts compliment each other • Dark backgrounds with light fonts compliment each other • Most professional presentations use dark backgrounds with light fonts
  • 8. Graphics: Nay  Distracting:  Overloading pictures  Irrelevant  Farm Animals  Horse  Cow  Sheep  Pig
  • 9. Graphics: Yay  Keep pictures relevant to content  Farm Animals  Sheep  Horse  Cow  Pig
  • 10. Rule of 4: Nay  It is important to focus on no more than 4 items at a time.  Animals  Farm  Pig  Chicken  Sheep  Safari  Giraffe  Zebra  Ranch  Cow  Horse  Goat  Marine  Whale  Shark  Fish  Insects  Flies  Mosqitoes
  • 11. Rule of 4: Yay  Keep audiences’ focus on 4 topics at a time  Animals  Farm  Safari  Ranch  Marine  You can then break each bullet down on separate slides.
  • 12. Proximity: Nay  Library  Education Building
  • 13. Proximity: Yay  Keep graphics organized with content  Library  Education Building
  • 14. Fonts: Nay  Small fonts  Curly and distracting fonts  Fonts that change in color and style  ALL CAPS  Underlined and Bolded
  • 15. Fonts: Yay  Stay consistent  Use large, easy-to-read fonts  Do not bold, underline, or use all caps
  • 16. Perceptual Differences: Nay  Blue  Yellow  Red  Green
  • 17. Perceptual Differences: Yay  Blue  Yellow  Red  Green