The document provides tips for creating effective PowerPoint presentations that clearly convey key points and information to an audience. It covers best practices for slide structure, fonts, color, backgrounds, clip art, graphs, spelling and grammar. For slide structure, it recommends using 1-2 slides per minute, writing in point form with 4-5 points per slide, and showing one point at a time. For fonts, it suggests using a minimum 24-point size in a standard font. Backgrounds should be attractive but simple and consistent. Clip art should enhance the presentation without being distracting. Graphs are best for conveying data trends but should have clear titles and formatting. Proofreading is important to catch errors. The conclusion should summarize main

1. PowerPoint Presentations That Get The Point Across ACSI 2008

3. Tips to be Covered Slide Structure Fonts Color Background Clip Art Graphs Spelling and Grammar Conclusions Questions

4. Slide Structure – Good Use 1-2 slides per minute Write in point form Include 4-5 points per slide Use key words and phrases

5. 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.

6. Slide Structure – Good Show one point at a time: Helps audience concentrate Prevents audience from reading ahead Keeps your presentation focused

7. Slide Structure - Bad No distracting animation Don’t go overboard with animation Be consistent with animation

8. Fonts - Good At least a 24-point font Use different size fonts main points secondary points Use a standard font

9. 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

10. Font Color - Good Contrasts with the background Ex: white on purple background Reinforces the logic of your structure Ex: Yellow title and white text Emphasize a point But only use this occasionally

11. Font 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 . Using a different color for each point is unnecessary Using a different color for secondary points is also unnecessary T r y i n g t o b e c r e a t i v e c a n a l s o b e b a d

12. Background - Good Attractive but simple Let the background reflect the light of the room. Light room light background / dark font Dark room dark background/ light font Be consistent throughout presentation

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

14. Clip Art - Good Enhances Presentation A picture is worth a thousand words Is NOT copyrighted

15. Clip Art - Bad Distracts from presentation Has a white/box background Comes with sound effects Copyrighted Pixilated

16. Graphs - Good Use graphs rather than just charts and words Data in graphs is easier to comprehend & retain than raw data Trends are easier to visualize in graph form Always title your graphs

17. Graphs - Bad

18. Graphs - Good Leading California Commodities

19. Graphs - Bad

20. Graphs - Bad Minor gridlines are unnecessary Font is too small Colors could show more contrast Title is missing

21. Spelling and Grammar Proof your slides for: spelling mistakes use of of repeated words grammatical errors Have someone else proof your slides

22. Conclusion Should be effective and strong Summarize the main points Suggest future avenues of research Chance to give opinion

23. Questions?? End your presentation with a simple question slide Invite your audience to ask questions Provides a visual aid during question period Avoids ending a presentation abruptly

24. Questions? So… any question??