This document provides tips for creating presentations at the Cork Institute of Technology (CIT). It recommends keeping presentations simple with no more than two levels of bullets, using the default fonts and backgrounds, and including images without too much detail. Photos should be compressed to avoid increasing file sizes dramatically. Sample charts are provided, including bar, line, and pie charts laid out professionally. Tables with data are also demonstrated.

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Title of Presentation
Subtitle
Presenter’s Name
Date

2. Working with text…
 Don’t use too many lines or words. State your point!
 Avoid big chunks of text
 Use styles and themes provided in this template
 Avoid using more than two levels of bullets
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Keep it simple….

3. Working with text…
 This is a bulleted line, use it as body text (26 pts)
 This is a sub-bullet; use it as the smallest text (22 pts)
 You will face visibility problems if you use text smaller than this!
 Be consistent with upper and lower case text
 Use only the default font set (Calibri). The use of too many
fonts could make your presentation look unprofessional
This is a subtitle, the main title is above in white
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4. Creating a presentation…
 Use only the default backgrounds
 Clean and simple slides look better and are easier to read
 DO NOT detract from the professionalism of your
presentation by using clipart animations or sounds.
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Tips…

5. Photos
 Simple images without too much detail are best
 To format an image, right click on it and choose Format
Picture
 Be consistent throughout your presentation
 Use official CIT stock photos where available. Contact the
Marketing Unit for further information
www.cit.ie/marketing
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Pictures can cause file size to increase dramatically. Keep file sizes small by first
selecting the image, then in the top Format menu, choose Compress Pictures.

6. Sample photo layout
Details regarding CIT stock photos available from www.cit.ie/marketing
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7. Bar chart sample layout 1
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1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4
Series 1 Series 2 Series 3

8. Bar chart sample layout 2
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0
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2
3
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9
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

9. Line chart sample layout
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0
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2012 2013 2014 2015
CIT1 CIT2 CIT3

10. Pie chart sample layout
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56%
25%
13%
6%
CIT1 CIT2 CIT3 CIT4

11. Sample Table Layout
Faculty of Engineering and Science
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Department 2013 2014 2015
Row 1 100% 100% 100%
Row 2 100% 100% 100%
Row 3 100% 100% 100%
Row 4 100% 100% 100%
Row 5 100% 100% 100%
Row 6 100% 100% 100%
Total 100% 100% 100%

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