The document provides guidelines for designing effective PowerPoint presentations, including making text and visuals big, simple, clear, progressive, and consistent. Some key tips are to use large font sizes that can be read from a distance, simplify content down to core ideas and remove unnecessary details, use clear fonts, colors and formatting, introduce new content progressively in a focused manner, and maintain consistency in design elements to avoid distraction. The overall goal is to communicate effectively through visual aids that support the message rather than distract or overload the audience.

1. Designing Effective PowerPoint PresentationsVictor ChenUniversity Centre for Teaching & LearningBest viewed by PowerPoint 2001 or later

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5. Make it Big (Text)This is Arial 12This is Arial 18This is Arial 24This is Arial 32This is Arial 36This is Arial 44

6. Make it Big (Text)This is Arial 12This is Arial 18This is Arial 24This is Arial 32This is Arial 36This is Arial 44Too Small

7. Make It Big (How to Estimate)2 mLook at it from 2 metres away

8. Keep It Simple

9. Keep It Simple (Text)Too manycoloursTooManyFontsandStylesThe 6 x 7 ruleNo more than 6 lines per slideNo more than 7 words per line

10. Keep It Simple (Text)Instructional Technology:A complex integrated process involving people, procedures, ideas, devices, and organization, for analyzing problems and devising, implementing, evaluating, and managing solutions to those problems in situations in which learning is purposive and controlled(HMRS 5th ed.)Too detailed !

11. Keep It Simple (Text)Instructional Technology:A processinvolving people, procedures & toolsfor solutionsto problems in learning(HMRS 5th ed.)Much Simpler

12. Falling Leaves ObservedToo detailed !

13. Falling Leaves in MillionsMuch Simpler

14. Falling LeavesToo detailed !

15. Falling LeavesMuch Simpler

16. Keep It Simple (Picture)Art work may distract your audience Artistry does not substitute for contentKeep It Simple (Sound)Sound effects may distract too Use sound only when necessaryKeep It Simple (Transition)This transition is annoying, not enhancing "Appear" and "Disappear" are betterKeep It Simple (Animation)2 mToo distracting !

17. Keep It Simple (Animation)2 mSimple & to the point

18. Make It Clear

19. Make It Clear (Capitalisation)ALL CAPITAL LETTERS ARE DIFFICULT TO READUpper and lower case letters are easier

20. Sanserif Z Serif ZMake It Clear (Fonts)clearbusy

21. Serif fonts are difficult to read on screenSanserif fonts are clearerItalics are difficult to read on screenNormal or bold fonts are clearerUnderlines may signify hyperlinksInstead, use colours to emphasiseMake It Clear (Fonts)

22. Make It Clear (Numbers)Use numbers for lists with sequenceFor example:How to put an elephant into a fridge?1. Open the door of the fridge2. Put the elephant in3. Close the door

23. Make It Clear (Numbers)How to put a giraffe into a fridge?1. Open the door of the fridge2. Take out the elephant3. Put the giraffe in4. Close the door

24. Make It Clear (Bullets)Use bullets to show a list withoutPrioritySequenceHierarchy, …..

25. Make It Clear (Colours)Use contrasting colours Light on dark vs dark on lightUse complementary colours

26. Make It Clear (Contrast)Use contrasting coloursLight on dark vs dark on lightUse complementary colourslow contrasthigh contrast

27. Make It Clear (Contrast)Use contrasting coloursLight on dark vs dark on lightUse complementary coloursThis is light on dark

28. Make It Clear (Contrast)Use contrasting coloursLight on dark vs dark on lightUse complementary coloursThis is dark on light

29. Make It Clear (Complement)Use contrasting coloursLight on dark vs dark on light

30. Use complementary coloursThese colours do not complement

31. Make It Clear (Complement)Use contrasting coloursLight on dark vs dark on light

32. Use complementary coloursThese colours complement

33. Make It Clear (Size)Size implies importance

34. Make It Clear (Size)Size implies importance

35. Make It Clear (Focal Points)Focal points direct attention

36. Make It Clear (Focal Points)Focal points direct attention

37. Be Progressive

38. IndividualConstructiveToolsSocialConstructiveToolsDiscoveryLearningToo many in one go!Informational ToolsGuidedInquiryMode of InstructionIndividualInstructiveToolsSocialCommunicativeToolsDirectInstructionIndividualPairGroupComplexity of InteractionsTypes of Instructional Tools

39. IndividualConstructiveToolsSocialConstructiveToolsDiscoveryLearningInformational ToolsGuidedInquiryProgressive & thus focusedMode of InstructionIndividualInstructiveToolsSocialCommunicativeToolsDirectInstructionIndividualPairGroupComplexity of InteractionsTypes of Instructional Tools

40. Understanding TechnologyI/O ErrorMouseCPUMain StorageToo many & not focusedUser interfaceFunction keySoftwareDebuggerFloppy diskBackup system

41. Understanding TechnologyI/O ErrorMouseCPUMain StorageProgressive & thus focusedUser interfaceFunction keySoftwareDebuggerFloppy diskBackup system

42. Be Consistent

43. Be ConsistentDifferences draw attentionDifferences may imply importanceUse surprises to attract not distract

44. Be ConsistentDifferences draw attentionDifferences may imply importanceUse surprises to attract not distractThis tick draws attention

45. Be ConsistentDifferences draw attention

46. Differences may imply importance

47. Use surprises to attract not distractThese differences distract!

48. Be ConsistentDifferences draw attentionDifferences may imply importanceUse surprises to attract not distractThis implies importance

49. Be ConsistentDifferences draw attentionDifferences may imply importanceUse surprises to attract not distractConfusing differences!

50. Be ConsistentDifferences draw attentionDifferences may imply importanceUse surprises to attract not distractThis surprise attracts

51. Be ConsistentDifferences draw attentionDifferences may imply importanceUse surprises to attract not distractThese distract!

52. In SummaryBigSimpleClearProgressiveConsistent