This document provides tips for creating effective PowerPoint slides for presentations. It recommends including 5-6 slides that each last about one minute, with a title slide, 3 visual aid slides, and a conclusion slide. Key points include using point form rather than sentences, consistent fonts sizes and styles, colors that contrast with backgrounds, simple yet attractive backgrounds, well-titled and informative graphs/charts, and proofreading for errors. The conclusion restates main ideas and provides a takeaway message.

1. Making PowerPoint Slides
Presentation Slide
Tips

2. Slide Structure – Good
 Use 5 - 6 slides or about one slide per minute
of your presentation
– be sure to include a title slide, at least three visual
aid slides, and a conclusion slide
 Use key words and phrases only
 Write in point form, not complete sentences

3. Slide Structure - Bad
 Do not use distracting animation
 Do not use too much animation
 Be consistent with the animation that you use

4. Fonts - Good
 Use different size fonts for main points and
secondary points
– this font is 24-point, the main point font is 28-point,
and the title font is 36-point
 Use a standard font like Times New Roman or
Arial

5. Fonts - Bad
 If you use a small font, your audience won’t be able to read what you have written
 CAPITALIZE ONLY WHEN NECESSARY. IT
IS DIFFICULT TO READ
Don’t use a
complicated font

6. Color - Good
 Use a color of font that contrasts sharply with
the background
– Ex: blue font on white background
 Use color to emphasize a point
– But only use this occasionally

7. Color - Bad
 Using a font color that does not contrast with
the background color is hard to read
 Using color for decoration is distracting and
annoying.
 Trying to be creative can also be bad

8. Background - Good
 Use backgrounds such as this one that are
attractive but simple
 Use backgrounds which are light
 Use the same background consistently
throughout your presentation

9. Background – Bad
 Avoid backgrounds that are distracting or
difficult to read from
 Always be consistent with the background that
you use

10. Visual Aids - Good
 Always title your graphs
– Use a question
– If you use a survey question, remember to change it
Ex: What kind of music do you prefer?
 Make sure graphs, pie charts and diagrams are
effective and helpful
– Make sure each of your visual aids is clear,
informative, simple to explain, understandable and
attractive

11. Visual Aids - Good
 Always title your graphs
– Use a question
– If you use a survey question, remember to change it
Ex: What kind of music do young people prefer?
 Make sure graphs, pie charts and diagrams are
effective and helpful
– Make sure each of your visual aids is clear,
informative, simple to explain, understandable and
attractive

12. Visual Aids - Bad
January February March April
Men 20.4 27.4 90 20.4
Women 30.6 38.6 34.6 31.6

13. Visual Aids - Bad
Number of Smokers
No Yes
50% 50%

14. Visual Aids - Good
When do young people travel?
100
90
90%
80
70
60
Men
50
Women
40
30
20
10
0
January February March April

15. Visual Aids - Bad
90
Men
Women
38.6
34.6
31.6
30.6
27.4
20.4 20.4
January February March April

16. Visual Aids - Bad
 Minor gridlines are unnecessary
 Font is too small
 Title is missing

17. Spelling and Grammar
 Edit your slides for:
– speling mistakes
– the use of of of repeated words
– grammatical errors you might have make
 Have someone else check your slides before
you do your presentation!

18. Conclusion
 Use an effective and strong closing
– Your audience is likely to remember your last words
 Use a conclusion slide to:
– Summarize the results of your presentation
– Give a possible reason to explain your result
– Make a recommendation, give advice or a
suggestion

19. Good Luck!
 Final Tips
– Be prepared
– Know your information
– Rehearse and practice thoroughly
– Above all, relax and have fun