1. B Y PAT R I C K J A C K S O N
COMMON POWERPOINT
MISTAKES
2. 1. TOO MANY WORDS
• People tend to put every word they are
going to say on their PowerPoint slides.
While this may eliminate the need to
memorize your speech, this can make
your slides crowded, wordy, and boring.
You will lose your students’ attention
before you even reach the bottom of
your…
4. 2. SPELL CHECK!
• Many poeple do not use spel cheek before there
presnation! Nuthing makes u look unprofesional then
errprs in speling.
5. 3.EXCESSIVE USE OF BULLET POINTS
• Excessive
• use
• of
• bullet points.
• Only
• bullet
• key
• points
• Too
• Many
• bullet-points
• and
• your
• key
• messages
• will
• NOT
• stand
• out
6. 4. BAD COLOR SCHEMES
• Clashing background and font colors can lead to:
• Distraction
• confusion
• headache
• nausea
• vomiting
• and possibly cause seizures
8. ANIMATION VS EFFECTIVENESS
• As a visual learner, I enjoy seeing some animation, but
too much
and you risk students
paying more attention
to the animation rather
than the actual information
Keep your text STATIONARY!
9. FONT ANALYSIS
• Picking the type of font can say a lot about you as a person.
Courier New
organized and structured
Arial
You like the little mermaid
WingDings (Wingdings)
you have no idea what you are doing
Gothic
very pale and wear black
10. FONT ANALYSIS CONTINUED
Calibri or Times New Roman
lazy, apathetic, and unimaginative (you always use the default)
ALL CAPS
YOU YELL A LOT!
sMaLl LeTtErS fOlLoWeD bY cApItAl LeTtErS
your caps lock is on
