The document provides tips for creating engaging PowerPoint presentations that avoid "Death By PowerPoint". It recommends using simple, free templates with one main point per slide. Additional tips include using one or two fonts in one or two colors, making text large and readable, and adding illustrations, photos, and videos to make the presentation more interesting.

1. Death By PowerPoint
(and how to avoid it)

2. How often have you watched a
PowerPoint presentation that
made you feel like this?

4. Here’s some ideas of
how to do it and
things to avoid

5. Try using simple
background templates
like this…

6. Or this...

7. They’re more interesting than the
standard PowerPoint templates and
they’re free!
See www.templatewise.com for
more or google ‘free PowerPoint
templates’ and see what you can
find!

8. • Don’t put too much information on to one
slide. Put one main point and talk around it
rather than reading out the slide. People
read faster than you speak so showing
them a slide of all the information makes
your presence obsolete!
• Plus, your audience won’t even be
listening to you, they will be too busy trying
to read all of the information before the
slide progresses!
• See, it’s difficult isn’t it?!

9. Don’t use too
many colours
or too many
different fonts!

10. Keep things simple
• Use only one or two large clear
fonts throughout the presentation
• Stick to only using one or two
different colours

11. Still paying attention?!
Good…

12. Make sure that your text is
readable
•Make it large enough – at least 40
pts.
•Make sure the text is the right colour
so it is visible over the background
colour

13. If the text colour is too
similar to the
background colour it
is difficult to read!

14. This doesn’t mean your
presentation has to be boring!
Add illustrations, photos and videos!
Or even a

15. How interesting has
this presentation been?
(click relevant button)
Very! I’d like to watch it again!
Not very interesting, to be
honest

16. You are now qualified to
make interesting PowerPoint
presentations!
The only things to remember are…

17.  Find new interesting background
templates
Stick to one or two fonts in one or two
colours
Make text big and bold
Make it entertaining! Add
photos, pictures, quizzes and videos!
Only add one point per slide – keep
text to a minimum

18. But most importantly….
have with it!
If you have any questions on preparing
PowerPoint presentations or eLearning
contact a member of the
LRC/eLearning team