Sumita Sikka is an assistant professor in fashion design. She provides tips for effective PowerPoint presentation design including limiting text by using fewer words per line and lines per slide. She recommends using sans-serif fonts like Arial and Verdana in sizes between 24-48 points. For colors, she suggests limiting the number to a maximum of four colors per slide with bright colors for small objects and contrasting colors for better impact. She also advises keeping slide designs clean and uncluttered with blank space around text and images.

1. Sumita Sikka
Assistant Professor in Fashion Design

2.  Content
 Font
 Colour
 Space
 Graphics

3. 
Avoid long sentences.
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Avoid abbreviations and acronyms.
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Limit punctuation marks.
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Words per line - not more than 6 to 8.
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Lines per slide - not more than 6.
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Do not read - Slides are for the audience.

4.  Minimum font size 24 and maximum 48.
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Same font for all your headlines.
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Different font for font for body and heading.
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Avoid italicized fonts.
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Don’t use more than four fonts .
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Select sans-serif fonts and avoid serif fonts.

6.  Serifs
 Courier
 Times New Roman
 Georgia
 Platino
 San Serifs
 Lucida
 Impact
 Tahoma
 Arial
 Verdana

7. 
Limit the number of colors on a single screen.
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Bright colours make small objects stand out.
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Do not use Vibrant colours as they are
difficult to read.
 Use maximum four colours on one slide.
 Contrast colours make better impact.
 In case of neutrals use accent colour.

9.  Keep the design clean and uncluttered.
 Leave blank space around the text and
graphical images
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Use one or two large images instead of small
images.
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Prioritize images –avoid barrage of images
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Make images all the same size.
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Use the same border.
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Arrange images vertically or horizontally.

10. 
A graphical image -enhance the topic of the
slide.
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Try to use the same style graphical image
(e.g., cartoon, photographs)
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Limit the number of graphical images on each
slide.
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Repetition of an image reinforces the
message.
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Make a single image stand out with dramatic
contrast.