The document provides tips for creating effective PowerPoint presentations, including adding themes, coordinating text and image colors, speaking confidently without reading slides, avoiding text-heavy slides or hard-to-read fonts, and incorporating simple slide transitions, photographs, and varied layouts while keeping the presentation simple overall. Common mistakes to avoid are default settings, too many graphics or sounds, and uncoordinated colors.

1. Effective Presentations
By: Michael Doersam

2. CREATIVITY
• Add themes
• Expand from the basic
Microsoft themes.
• Change from default text
• Add pictures to liven up
the screen
COORDINATION
• Make sure text color
coordinates with theme.
• Use text color that is
readable by the viewers.
• Re-color images to
coordinate with the
selected theme.
POWERPOINT TIPS

3. • Speak with confidence
• Do not read slides
• Face forward and away
from presentation while
speaking.
PRESENTATION TIPS

4. • Text heavy slides
• Font that is tough to read
• Uncoordinated Colors
• Too many graphics,
transitions and sounds
• Use of default settings
COMMON MISTAKES

5. • Incorporate artistic effects
within pictures and text.
• Use the plethora of simple
slide transitions
• Use photographs rather
than illustrations.
• Use graphs and diagrams to
show points
• Mix-up slide layouts
ADVANCED TIPS

6. • Simplicity is key
• Fonts, Pictures, Transitions
• Use all available tools within PowerPoint
• Have Confidence!!!

7. SOURCES
• http://www.ncsl.org/legislators-staff/legislative-staff/
legislative-staff-coordinating-committee/tips-for-
making-effective-powerpoint-presentations.
aspx
• http://www.garrreynolds.com/preso-tips/design/