14. Objects Limited to 6 per Slide
DO:
• Only have 6 or less:
DON’T:
• Have 6 or more:
15. Summary
• 1 message per slide
• Use working memory
• Size
• Contrast
• Dark
• Objects limit to 6 or less
Editor's Notes
Hello, my name is Jena Stiltner and this is my Create a Presentation Project for my GBS233 course.
PowerPoints are known for being boring and a waste of time to most of its audience members, but by creating PowerPoint presentations that accurately gets your message across and leaves an impression on the audience is what we strive for. By using these six principles of PowerPoint, we can accomplish these goals in an effective manner.
One message per slide keeps the audience focused on the topic being discussed.
Implementing the working memory is the point we are getting across in each slide; getting the audience to focus on the message and not the title, for instance, is for them to understand what they are supposed to gain.
The size of the text and not writing full sentences will bring out what is currently being discussed to understand. This catches the audiences eye on what is happening and helps the audience with memory of what is occurring in the presentation.
Using the contrast of colors during a presentation can also help highlight the key points being discussed. This also appeals better to the eye of the audience to look upon.
Using dark slides relaxes the mind to the audience; white is very bright, alert, and overwhelming to its viewers. But by going dark, the brain can relax and understand what is needed to be gained from the presentation. This also allows for the audiences to focus on the presenter themselves instead of the visual aid by being darker colors.
Too many objects causes audiences to not obtain the primary goal of the presentation. Keep the slides short, simple, and to the point.
By only having one point per slide allows for the audience to focus on that one element, whereas in the “don’t” image the audience feels overwhelmed with information and not gaining any information from the slide itself.
In this example, what is presented and catches our eye reflects our working memory. In the “do” image we can remember Disneyland’s opening day; in the “don’t” image we can only focus on the title due to the many other points and emphasis in just the title itself.
Highlighting the main point through the sizing of the text will bring out the point much more quickly to its audience, rather than keeping all text large and symmetrical. Do not incorporate sentences into slides; keep the points short, simple, and to the point as seen in the “do” image on point #1.
Even though the text size is still larger in the second picture, having all the text the same color does not separate it from the rest of the image to emphasize the main point.
The darker image is more relaxing to the mind for audiences rather than the white which can be overbearing. This also allows for the viewers to focus on the presenter instead of solely on the slide by serving as a visual aid.
Having 6 or less objects keeps the audience attentive to what you are addressing.
The six principles to PowerPoint are simple and make the biggest adjustments to overall presentation. Following these tools can get your point across to your audience and to retain the information you present.
