Making powerpoint slides
- 1. March 19, 2012 Making Powerpoint Slides Avoiding the Pitfalls of Bad Slides Outline: • Make your 1st or 2nd slide an outline of your presentation • Follow the order of your outline for the rest of the presentation • Only place main points on the outline slide Good Slide Structure: • Use 1-2 slides per minute of your presentation • Write in point form, not complete sentences • Include 4-5 points per slide • Show one point at a time Bad Slide Structure: • Pick out key phrases • Full sentences used • Distracting animation • Be consistent with animation Good Font Styles • Use at least an 18-point font • Use different size font for main points and secondary points • Use a standard font like Times New Roman or Arial Bad Font Styles Aidan Fisher
- 2. March 19, 2012 Making Powerpoint Slides Avoiding the Pitfalls of Bad Slides • If using a small font, your audience won’t be able to read what is written • Capitalize only when necessary Good Colour Styles • Use a colour of font that contrasts • Use colour to emphasize a point Bad Colour Styles • Using a font colour that does not contrast with the background is hard to read • Using colour for decoration is distracting and annoying • Using a different colour for each point is unnecessary • Trying to be creative can also be bad Good Background Styles • Use backgrounds that are attractive but simple • Use backgrounds which are light • Use the same background consistently throughout your presentation Bad Background Styles • Avoid backgrounds that are distracting or difficult to read from • Always be consistent with the background used Good Graphing Styles • Use grapghs rather than just charts and words • Always title your graphs Spelling and Grammar • Proof read your slides Conclusion • Use an effective and strong concluding slide Aidan Fisher