1. How to Improve Your
Presentation
Presented by:
Sarah Smith
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2. Overview
• Proper Text
• Backgrounds and Fonts
• Images to Improve
Communication
• Hyperlinks
• Audience Interaction
• Internet
• Summary

3. Proper Text
• Clear, Concise,
and Easy to
Read Text
• Capitalize Text
• Color
• Example:
– Changing text
can make more
important points
Stick Out
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(Splane, 2006)

4. Backgrounds and Fonts
• Backgrounds
– Complements Text
• Fonts: Utilize Texts that do not have tails, i.e.
– Arial or Calibri
• Text with tails tends to become unclear the farther the
viewer sits away from the presentation
• Example: Times New Roman
• Text with tails tends to become unclear the farther the
viewer sits away from the presentation
(Jacobs, n.d.)

5. Improving Communication
• Graphics
• Special Effects
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6. Hyperlinks
• Helps convey your message to
the audience.
• Click Here
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(Forbes, 2010)

7. Audience Interaction
• Graphs
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• Polls
• Charts

8. Internet
• Public Use
• Company Use
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9. Summary
• Proper Text
• Backgrounds and
Fonts
• Images to Improve
Communication
• Hyperlinks
• Audience Interaction
• Internet

11. References
Forbes. (2010). The best presentation of the year. Retrieved from
http://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2010/12/30/the-best-
presentation-of-the-year/
Jacobs, K. (n.d.). Which fonts look good in presentations. Retrieved
from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/which-fonts-
look-good-in-presentations-HA001124394.aspx
Splane, M. (2006). PowerPoint presentation advice. Retrieved from
http://www.cob.sjsu.edu/splane_m/presentationtips.htm