The document provides guidelines for an effective PowerPoint presentation with three basic rules: KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid), no more than 6 bullets per slide, 6 words per bullet, and 6 text slides in a row, and consistency in using a limited color scheme and no more than two fonts. Too much use of clip art, animation, transitions, and colors can detract from the message, and the presentation design should help convey the message while engaging the audience.

1. The Essence of a Good Power Point Presentation Design Principles to Get Your Point Across

2. Three Basic Rules

3. KISS Keep It Simple Stupid

6. Your design should help your message

7. PowerPoint is a unique medium that allows a speaker to work alongside a dynamic helper. This can enhance a presentation greatly. It can also get in the way when it is done poorly. When it’s done poorly, all kinds of bad things can happen. Your audience can get bored and fall asleep on you for one thing, and for another, your message may become lost in the jungle. For example, all of you seated in this theatre at this very moment are reading this instead of looking at or listening to your instructor, me, the best looking teacher in the school. You may also be dreaming of boyfriends and girlfriends. I don’t know, I can only guess. The important thing here is that you are not focusing on the message that is trying to get through and that means that the presentation is not doing its job.

8. KISS

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10. Consistency

12. Go Easy on the Clip Art Too much detracts from the message!

13. Go Easy on the Animation Too much detracts from the message!

14. Avoid Too Much Colour Too much and many colours , along with “busy” backgrounds make text very difficult to read.

15. KISS

16. 666

17. Consistency

19. Pause

22. KISS

23. 666

24. Consistency

25. Your design should help your message