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This a course presentation for engineering students about presentation skills.
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2. Visual Aids Should…
Outline, explain, support main
points
Serve audience’s needs, not
speaker’s
Be simple and clear
Supplement and support…
NOT DOMINATE!...
the presentation
3. Be Visible
Use Sans Serif fonts (fonts without feet)
e.g. Arial, Tahoma, Trebuchet, Verdana, etc.
Titles should be 32-44 pt. font size, BOLD
Text should be as large as possible
First level 24-32 pt font size
Second level 20-28 pt font size
Etc.
Use color wisely
Contrasting colors
6. Avoid These Combinations
Examples:
Green on Blue
Dark Yellow on Green
Purple on Blue
Orange on Green
Red on Green
Don’t !
7. Colors
White on dark background should not be
used if audience is more than 20 ft away.
This set of slides is a good example.
You can read the slides up close.
The further away you get, the harder it is to
read.
This is a good color combination if viewed on a
computer.
A dark background on a computer screen
reduces glare.
8. Colorss
Large Hall Events
Avoid White Backgrounds
The white screen can be blinding
in a dark room
Dark Slides with Light Colored
Text Work Best
Don’t !
9. The Color Wheel
• Colors separated by
another color are
contrasting colors
(complementary)
• Adjacent colors harmonize
with one another (Green
and Yellow)
• Colors directly opposite one
another are said to CLASH
• Clashing colors provide
readability
– Orange on Blue
Do !
10. Colour - Good
Use a colour of font that contrasts sharply with the
background
Ex: blue font on white background
Use colour to reinforce the logic of your structure
Ex: light blue title and dark blue text
Use colour to emphasize a point
But only use this occasionally
11. Colour - Bad
Using a font colour that does not contrast with the
background colour is hard to read
Using colour for decoration is distracting and annoying.
Using a different colour for each point is unnecessary
Using a different colour for secondary points is also
unnecessary
Trying to be creative can also be bad
12. This is a good mix of
colors. Readable!
Background Colors
Remember: Readability! Readability! Readability!
This is a bad mix of
colors. Low contrast.
Unreadable!
This is a good mix of
colors. Readable!
This is a bad mix of
colors. Avoid bright
colors on white.
Unreadable!
13. Background - Good
Use backgrounds such as this one that are attractive but
simple
Use backgrounds which are light
Use the same background consistently throughout your
presentation
14. Background – Bad
Avoid backgrounds that are distracting or difficult to read
from
Always be consistent with the background that you use
16. Avoid using graphics that are difficult to read. In this example, the bright
colors on a white background and the small font make the graph hard to
read. It would be very difficult to see, especially in the back of a room.
8
Don’t !
Graphics and Charts
17. This graph contains too much information in an
unreadable format.
10
Don’t !
18. These are examples of
good graphs, with nice
line widths and good
colors.
Good Graph
Do !
21. This is a good, readable table. Tables, especially large ones,
should be placed on a separate slide.
4/19 Fri 109 NICMOS restarted, Ne-loop control
continues
4/22 Mon 112 Change to mounting cup control
4/23 Tue 134 Return to Ne control, Filter wheel test
begins
4/24 Wed 155 Increase control temperature to allow
for +2 K variations
4/25 Thur 165 Begin darks every 3rd orbit
4/26 Fri 174 DQE test visit 1; Control temp +0.5 K
Do !
22. Graphs - Good
Use graphs rather than just charts and words
Data in graphs is easier to comprehend & retain than is raw
data
Trends are easier to visualize in graph form
Always title your graphs
23. Graphs - Bad
January February March April
Blue Balls 20.4 27.4 90 20.4
Red Balls 30.6 38.6 34.6 31.6
24. Graphs - Good
Items Sold in First Quarter of 2002
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
January February March April
Blue Balls
Red Balls
26. Graphs - Bad
Minor gridlines are unnecessary
Font is too small
Colours are illogical
Title is missing
Shading is distracting
27. • Upper left
• Upper right
• Lower left
• Lower right
Eye Movement
The “Z” Rule
28. Illustrations
Use only when needed, otherwise they
become distracters instead of communicators
They should relate to the message and help
make a point
Ask yourself if it makes the message clearer
Simple diagrams are great communicators
Do !
31. Displaying Visuals: Tips
Select visuals purposefully
What visuals illustrate a point? Make
a claim? Help to prove an argument?
Design easy-to-read visuals
Are the visuals easy to read by all members of your audience?
Draw attention to aspects of visuals
How will you draw attention to certain features of the visual?
31
32. Displaying Visuals
Insert needed visuals
Use color
Resize appropriately
Draw attention
32
That was purely
gratuitous!
33. Choose Color Carefully
33
Similar intensities
draw attention but make
details hard to see.
Strong, clean contrast
draws attention, makes
details easy to see
35. Animating: Tips
Custom animation allows you to animate text, visuals, or line work
Custom animation should be used purposefully (and sparingly!)
Animating should help audience comprehend
your message
Don’t animate solely for aesthetic purposes
35
36. Limit Each Slide to One Idea
• Use Bullet Points to Cover
Components of Each Idea
37. Bullets
Keep each bullet to 1 line, 2 at the most
Limit the number of bullets in a screen to 6, 4
if there is a large title, logo, picture, etc.
This is known as “cueing”
You want to “cue” the audience on what you’re going to say
Cues are a a brief “preview”
Gives the audience a “framework” to build upon
38. Bullets (con.)
If you crowd too much text, the audience won’t read it
Too much text looks busy and is hard to read
Why read it, when you’re going to tell them what it
says?
Our reading speed does not match our listening
speed; hence, they confuse instead of reinforce
39. Points to Remember
Limit each slide to 1 idea
Limit each bullet point to only a few words to avoid
long sentences that go on and on!
Limit animation – Too much animation can be
distracting. Be consistent with animation and
have all text and photos appear on the screen the
same way each time. There are many animation
modes to choose from, but it is best to use just
one throughout.
Do not do this!
Limit Bullet Points
To a few words
40. Points to Remember
Keep bullet points brief
Use the same background for
each slide
Use dark slides with light colored
text in large hall events
Do !
41. Avoid the “All Word” Slide
Another thing to avoid is the use of a large
block paragraph to introduce your
information. Attendees do not like to have
what is on the screen, read to them
verbatim. So, please use short, bulleted
statements and avoid typing out your whole
presentation on to the slides. Also, it is
difficult for some to listen and read a large
amount of text at the same time.
Don’t
42. Limit Animation
Use the same animation throughout the entire presentation
Using more than one can be very distracting
The audience will only see the animation and not the message you’re trying
to get across
!
Bam!
Don’t
43. Limit Animation
Use the same animation throughout the entire presentation
Using more than one can be very distracting
The audience will only see the animation and not the message you’re trying
to get across
!
Do !
44. YOU
Do not use the media to hide you
The audience came to SEE you
The media should ENHANCE the presentation,
not BE the presentation
If you’re only going to read from the slides, then
just send them the slides!
Remember, only you can prevent
“Death by PowerPoint”
