The document provides tips for creating effective PowerPoint presentations with consistent formatting and design. It recommends using a readable font size of at least 28pt, keeping titles at the top of each slide, using a consistent background, limiting text to 6 words per line and 6 lines per slide, including a bibliography, and using no more than two graphics or videos per slide to enhance the presentation without being distracting. It also advises facing the audience and using notes to supplement the slides instead of reading directly from them.

1. Power ful Power Point

2. 1. Be consistent with your ---  Font Choose a readable font and stick to it Use font sizes large enough to view from anywhere in the room (not smaller than 28pt.) Bold indicates more important information Fancy fonts are hard to read – avoid Words in ALL capital letters are hard to read - avoid

3. Be consistent with your ---  Title Include a brief title on each slide Keep title at the top of the page

4. Be consistent with your ---  Background Choose a consistent background and generally stay with it the entire presentation Make an image background a watermark (transparent)

5. No more than 6 words a line No more than 6 lines a slide Do not copy/paste text into PowerPoint – use your owns words!

6. 3. Include a bibliography  Makes you seem credible!

7. 4. Clip Art/Graphics/Video Use only to enhance your presentation  Don’t include a clucking chicken on your slide.  No more than two graphics on a slide.

8. 5. Face your audience (I know – scary) – please don’t read from your slides.  Make an outline of your notes that follow the PowerPoint.

9. Examples of Good and Bad

10. Bad!

11. Good!

12. Good!

13. For more information, visit your library media specialist.