THIS IS A POWERPOINT, MAKE
IT:
Clear
Concise
To the point
TIPS TO CONSIDER
 Slide Structure
 Color
 Fonts
 Background
 Content
 Spelling and Grammar
SLIDE
STRUCTURE
Slide Structure – Good
 Use 1-2 slides per minute of
your presentation
 Write in point form, not
complete sentences
 Avoid wordiness: use key words
and phrases only
Slide Structure - Bad
This page contains too many words for a
presentation slide. It is not written in point
form, making it difficult both for your audience
to read and for you to present each point.
Although there are exactly the same number of
points on this slide as the previous slide, it
looks much more complicated. In short, your
audience will spend too much time trying to
read this paragraph instead of listening to you.
Colors
 Think of your colour
scheme and font colour
Avoid busy schemes
Though boring, apparently
white backgrounds and
black text are supposed to
work best
The Color Wheel
 Adjacent colors harmonize
with one another (Green and
Yellow)
 Colors separated by another
color are contrasting colors
(complementary)
 Colors directly opposite one
another are said to CLASH
 Clashing colors provide
readability
 Orange on Blue
FONTS
Make sure the font being
used is clear.Try to avoid
anything too eloquent.
And be sure that it is
large enough to be
seen.
FONTS
 Font Style Should be Readable
 Recommended fonts: Arial,
Tahoma, Veranda
 Standardize the Font
Throughout
BACKGROUNDS
Avoid backgrounds that are
distracting or difficult to read
from
Always be consistent with
the background that you use
Background – Bad
CONTENT
TOO MANY SLIDES
I know you feel passionate
about your subject
but remember slides are there
to support your message not
deliver it !
Text Alone
Is
Not
Sufficient
All the time!
Use Words
And
Pictures
Break Text into Multiple Pages
Spelling and Grammar
Proof your slides for:
spelling mistakes
the use of repeated words
grammatical errors you might have make
If English is not your first language, please
have someone else check your presentation
Your Slides are Not your Presentation
Your slides are a focus for your
presentation
Your topic is proof
You present your proof with slides to
focus interest on what you think is
important
Thank you….
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