This document provides tips for creating effective PowerPoint presentations. It recommends keeping themes, fonts, and backgrounds clear and consistent, while limiting graphics and images to avoid copyright issues. Presenters should avoid cluttered slides, face the audience, allow time for sound effects, and ensure the presentation flows nicely. Animations, music, and timings should be subtle and not overpowering. The goal is to engage the audience and get the key messages across in a clear manner.

1. J. Burgess

2.  Theme
◦ Key component to effective presentation
 Font
◦ Avoid Times New Roman
 Make sure the color is

3.  Keep background
consistent and subtle
◦ Keep design clear and
uncluttered
 Limit number of graphics
Avoid Internet pictures For copyright reasons

4. ✔
Credibility will be lost if you misspell a word.

5.  Don’t Confuse the
Audience with a slide
like this.
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6.  Always face the audience
 Make sure the presentation flows nicely
 If sound effects are present, wait till they are
finished than speak
 Most of all, GOOD LUCK

7. Animations should be subtle
Like this one…
Music shouldn’t be obnoxious and overpowering
Should be basic, like this…
Timings should make sense
Like this presentation…

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