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- 1. Power Point Design Keys AstridAquino Carné: 6076-10-13094 April 26, 2013
- 2. Nowadays, most presenters producestuff like this…
- 4. People don’t payattention to boring things… that is why… PPT design does matter!
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- 7. Serif vs. SansSerif • Serif fonts: personal, humanistic character They “involve” readers with the body of the text. • Sans Serif fonts: technical, impersonal character They lend authority to the text.
- 8. Recommended Serif: large amountsof text Sans Serif: headlines and labels COMBO! Arial bold: headlines Times New Roman Bold: body text
- 9. Specialized Fonts • Usebasic fonts found on most computers: Arial Times New Roman Tahoma Verdana Georgia • If the host computer doesn’t have the font you used, it will be replaced with its default and the format will change.
- 10. Match the toneof your content • Times New Roman: conservative audiences or serious messages • Verdana – Tahoma: technology topics or related to the future
- 11. Consistency is Key •Use no more than 2 or 3 fonts. • Use bold and italic typeface for emphasis. The text size shouldn’t be smaller than 28 but not bigger than 36.
- 12. Mixed case • Normalupper and lower case is always easier to read than all CAPITALS.
- 13. • Text colorshould contrast with the background. • Text color should contrast with the background. • Text color should contrast with the background. • Text color should contrast with the background.
- 14. • Avoid usinga lot of colors.
- 15. • Consider varyingthe color scheme to make “old” schemes as “new” ones to students.
- 16. Limited color version •Colors easily recognizable and that maximize the effect of the PPT. • Use bright texts and objects over dark backgrounds, and viceversa.
- 17. • Use boldfonts and objects as thick or big as possible. • Avoid using red characters on black backgrounds.
- 18. How much text? 7& 7 Rule 7 words per line 7 lines per slide 25 words per slide
- 19. Remember… • Keep textto the essential. • KISS: Keep It Short and Simple. • Charts and graphics from 3 to 6 bullet points and a single, simple graphic that illustrates the slide title.
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- 21. • It’s bestto use a dark background with light text for projection. • The key is contrast.
- 22. Cool colors =better backgrounds
- 23. Hot colors =worst backgrounds
- 24. There are exceptionsto every rule. The key is learning when to break them. Good news…
- 25. Design templates • Eachslide with the same custom look. • PPT provides a variety of designed templates with specific fonts, sizes, forms and colors. • You can create your own style and save it for future use.
- 26. Hold the extras! •Use borders, boxes, lines, or arrows only when needed. • Use transitions to add emphasis to create a flow. • Limit animation and sound effect.
- 27. Keep it simple •Don’t overuse effects or overcrowded slides. FOCUS = CONTENT • Use the slides to illustrate your speech, not to replace your handouts. Be aware of your audience!
- 28. Use images… • Tocapture attention and clarify points. • In most cases, one image per slide and vary the location. • Take into account how the audience will perceive the images included in the PPT.
- 29. And what aboutanimation?
- 30. Animating texts andobjects Ask yourself if the slide can be explained without it.
- 31. Pedagogical uses foranimation • Helps students remember a part of your PPT.
- 32. • Represents connectionsbetween concepts and emphasizes key points.
- 33. • Add visualrepresentation to different concepts.
- 34. Animating text orpictures with a variety of speeds and visual effects adds little but distraction, delay, and a frivolous feel.
- 35. Using these keysand adding animation to your presentation can have a great impact if used effectively. Let’s start practicing and helping not only your students but yourself to do things better!
- 36. E-graphy • PPT HotTips.pdf • Animation for your PPT.pdf • http://www.slideshare.net/dkuropatwa/d esign-matters-v2