Tips to improve powerpoint presentations

1. Universidad Mariano Gálvez de Guatemala
Facultad de Humanidades, Escuela de Idiomas
Licenciatura en Enseñanza Media con Especialización en Tecnología
Educativa
Tecnología de Información y Comunicación en Educación
Lic. Silvia Sowa de Monterroso
JESSICA LORENA CAMBARA RIVAS
ID: 6076-10-7415
POWERPOINT
TIPS

2. Serif fonts
To “involve” use
Georgia
Times New Roman
Fonts with “tails”
Sans Serif
Impersonal character
Arial
Verdana
Fonts without “tails”

3. Color
Font colors bold and
contrast them with
the background.
Match the Tone
of your content
Times New Roman
(serious), modern
Verdana and Tahoma.

4. Consistency is the key
Use only 2 or 3 fonts.
1. Headline, 2. Text,
3. Labels.
Text Effects
Ordinary typeface.
Text Size
Minimum 28
Maximum 36

5. Normal upper and
lower case.
Simple slides are
better.
How much text?
7 words, 7 lines.

6. Background color
Cool colors are better
Hot colors are the worst.
PPT comes with a variety
of Templates or you can
create your own.

7. *Hold the Extras, just when
needed.
*Keep it simple
*Use images when appropriate

8. Limited color vision
• Avoid when the
information has a lot of
colors
• Avoid text and objects
obscured with the bg
• Make texts and objects
thick or big.
• Caution when using red
.

9. Animated Text Objects
Help students remember
Make connections
between concepts
Emphasize key points

10. Highlight the progression of a
lecture
Add visual representation to
difficult concepts