Essentials Of Power Point
- 1. Essentials of PowerPoint Creation and Presentation Tips
- 2. General Tips Create the skeleton Storyboard first Purpose Intended audience Context
- 3. General Tips KISS –Keep It Simple and Short Make the text concise One idea per slide Keep bullets to a minimum Keep remarks short and to the point Keep audience wanting to hear more
- 4. Font and Color Use a Font type and size that is readable from a distance Can your audience read this? 28 point font is the minimum
- 5. Font and Color Format text different from background Use 1 color for background Use 1 color for title and highlighting Use 1 color for text Use contrasting colors Be consistent
- 6. General Tips Grammar is important!!!! Use small words and sentences Use the same tense throughout Use strong verbs Use few prepositions, adverbs, and adjectives
- 7. General Tips Follow the 6 X 6 rule 6 words per line 6 lines per slide
- 8. General Tips Under 50 No more than 50 words per slide Less is better Phrases work
- 9. General Tips Be consistent Use the same slide design or layout throughout Use the same font throughout Don’t use all capital letters except for titles
- 10. Graphic Tips Use for enhancement One or two per slide is plenty Should convey over all impression Too many can overwhelm the message Are they appropriate for the presentation?
- 11. Graphic Tips KISS Keep it simple and sweet Too many can overwhelm your audience Ones that don’t fit the presentation distract the audiences attention
- 12. Graphic Tips Relevant to topic Use only the graphics that will enhance the presentation topic Don’t use graphic just to use graphics
- 13. Presentation Tips Prepare Proofread slides Do the slides convey what you want them too? Can the text be read from a distance?
- 14. Presentation Tips Practice Run through your presentation before presenting it to the audience
- 15. Presentation Tips Print Notes view to have your speech in front of you Don’t read from the notes or slides
- 16. Storyboard Rough sketch of each slide
- 17. Storyboard Purpose What is the purpose of the slideshow State the objectives Summarize content
- 18. Storyboard Audience Who will this be presented to or who will view the slideshow Identify characteristics Determine appropriate language Children will require a different vocabulary than adults
- 19. Storyboard Content Text, images, and other objects Should emphasize key points Spread over several slides