Dos and Don'ts of PowerPoint
- 1. POWERPOINT The Good & The Bad
- 2. BULLETS Keep It simple
- 3. BULLETS Weird Inconsistent Too Many Things To Be Talking about
- 4. BACKGROUND Pretty, simplistic & consistent
- 5. BACKGROUND
- 6. CONTRAST & COLOR Make sure to contrast your colors. Particularly font and background. but please make sure they re not blinding and or too contrasting.
- 7. CONTRAST AND COLOR Look you can’t even read that title! But this color is obnoxious! Make sure your colors make sense with your background Please make sure you are using light fonts on dark background and dark colors on light backgrounds.
- 8. GRAPHICS Should be used sparingly. A picture s worth a thousand words and we do not want to much information on one slide. Additionally, aliens are cool.
- 12. PROXIMITY • Captions should be near the graphic. • Similar information should be grouped together. Fractal
- 13. PROXIMITY If I have a picture caption over here. And then information #2 here You’re going to have a tough time And information #1 here And then finally information #3 here
- 14. FONTS Use pretty fonts that are easy to read.
- 15. FONTS Don’t use fonts that are ridiculous to read. It does not help anyone There are many fonts you can use Make sure they are easy to read at a distance.
- 16. PERCEPTUAL DIFFERENCES If you would like something to be emphasized, try bolding or italicizing. The difference will draw attention.
- 17. PERCEPTUAL DIFFERENCES Font size can show emphasis too, but can bee too much! Different colors too, but they need to differ enough in order to show the difference.