The document provides tips for making effective PowerPoint presentations with bullet points on how to connect with the audience, keep the presentation simple with easy to read bullet points, use consistent and contrasting colors for backgrounds and text, include relevant graphics and images sparingly, avoid overloading slides with too much text or information, and emphasize important points using formatting techniques like bolding, italics, or changing font sizes. The tips recommend grouping items in fours to aid memory, using proximity of words and labels to indicate they belong together, and employing only a few familiar fonts while avoiding gimmicky or hard to read fonts.
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Guidelines on Developing Effective PowerPoint PresentationAsif Mehmood, CLDP
Asif Mehmood, [CLDP] is a Certified Learning and Development Professional from Concord Certification Corp, Canada. He holds a Masters degree in Business Administration [MBA] and has undergone a Training of Trainers [ToT] from the Pakistan Institute of Management [PIM]. He also holds a diploma in Information Technology. Currently he is working as a Training Associate at the Centre for Capacity Building, SDPI.
Asif has rich experience of conducting workshops on Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 & 2010 and Prezi for international development, public and corporate sector clients such as the Royal Norwegian Embassy [RNE], Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited [FFBL], National Bank of Pakistan [NBP], IESCO, SACH and NDMA. Asif is known for his helpful and personalized training style.
this presentation stresses on points to be kept in mind while making PPT, so that audience can read slides easily and are more interested in presentation or lecture
This is a slideshow on using PPT that I downloaded a while ago, I have not been able to find it again but I thought I would reshare it. (I did not create it and I wish I know who did.)
Guidelines on Developing Effective PowerPoint PresentationAsif Mehmood, CLDP
Asif Mehmood, [CLDP] is a Certified Learning and Development Professional from Concord Certification Corp, Canada. He holds a Masters degree in Business Administration [MBA] and has undergone a Training of Trainers [ToT] from the Pakistan Institute of Management [PIM]. He also holds a diploma in Information Technology. Currently he is working as a Training Associate at the Centre for Capacity Building, SDPI.
Asif has rich experience of conducting workshops on Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 & 2010 and Prezi for international development, public and corporate sector clients such as the Royal Norwegian Embassy [RNE], Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited [FFBL], National Bank of Pakistan [NBP], IESCO, SACH and NDMA. Asif is known for his helpful and personalized training style.
this presentation stresses on points to be kept in mind while making PPT, so that audience can read slides easily and are more interested in presentation or lecture
Microsoft PowerPoint is a powerful slide show presentation program. It is a standard component of the company's Microsoft Office suite software, and is bundled together with Word, Excel, and other office productivity tools. The program uses slides to convey information rich in multimedia
4. Keep it simple
• Make bulleted points easy to read and
understand.
• Use concise wording.
• Bullets are focal points – The presenter
provides elaboration.
• Keep font size large.
8. Contrast
• Contrast is important
• Light text on a semi-dark background
• The eye is attached to the light
9. Graphics and Style
• Graphics or Style – keep it simple
• The medium is not the message
• The information is the message
10. Clip Art & Graphics
• A few excellent graphics are better than
many poor ones.
• Use sparingly!
11. No Information Overload
• Too much information will overload audience
capacity to understand and remember
• Rule of Four- Group items by 4
• Example- a table with 12 Items should be
displayed in 3 groups of 4
12. Follow the Rule of Four
Don’t list:
more
than
four
items
like
this
column
here
If necessary:
make
groups
of
4 items
make
groups
of
4 items
13. Proximity
Viewers group elements into units, which they
can attend to and remember
Words that move together are understood to
belong together
Labels that are closer to object are seen as
belonging together
14. Words compatible with image
• Blue, Red,
Green, or Yellow
• Blue, Red,
Green, or Yellow
15. Fonts
• Employ only a few - stick to familiar fonts
• Stay away from gimmicky fonts unless for a
theme.
• Keep type sizes consistent.
• DON’T USE ALL CAPS.
16. Perceptual Differences
• Attention is drawn to large perceptual
differences
• Different colors, font sizes, styles will draw
attention
• Emphasis on important points, graphics etc.
17. Perceptual Differences
• Use Bold, italics, or a change in color for
emphasis
• Two properties must differ by a large enough
proportion, or they will not be distinguished.
• Typically applies to font styles and colors, and
backgrounds that interfere
21. Don’t
Avoid Text Overload
Having too much text on the screen can defeat
the purpose of using PowerPoint. The slides begin
to look like a jumble of text, making slides difficult
to read and unrecognizable from each other.
People will either try to read everything or copy
everything down or they will lose interest. List
only the key points. If you have more info to
include use more slides or create handouts.