The document provides tips for effectively using PowerPoint in presentations, including knowing your purpose, audience, and setting; keeping designs simple with one visual per slide, consistent fonts and colors, and bullet points instead of paragraphs; focusing on key information and practicing; engaging with the audience instead of reading slides; and keeping slides, animations, and visuals simple.

1. Montana School
Board
Association
HOW TO EFFECTIVELY USE
POWERPOINT

2. What is your purpose?
Who are your
audience?
What is the setting?
KNOW WHY YOU ARE PRESENTING

3. PowerPoints should be a visual aid not a distraction
Avoid too many words
Cut the clutter
Use only one visual per
slide
KEEP YOUR DESIGN SIMPLE & EFFECTIVE
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4.  Use the same fonts and colors throughout
Use the same template design on all slides
Avoid colors that are difficult to read
Use large fonts
Use bullet points, not paragraphs
SIMPLE & EFFECTIVE CONT.
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5. Study up on MT Public
Schools and MTSBA
Practice, Practice,
Practice!
Avoid too much
information
KNOW YOUR INFORMATION

6. Don’t read from the PowerPoint, you should still be engaged with the
audience
 In fact no slide should have word for word what you plan to say
Keep the number of slides limited
Avoid animation unless there is a clear purpose for it
Keep visuals simple
FINAL TIPS

7. Don’t read from the PowerPoint, you should still be engaged with the
audience
 In fact no slide should have word for word what you plan to say
Keep the number of slides limited
Avoid animation unless there is a clear purpose for it
Keep visuals simple
FINAL TIPS