Powerpoint Design Simple Rules
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PowerPoint presentations should follow simple design rules: use text sparingly and pictures over built-in backgrounds; align graphics to lead the eye to text; reduce excessive animations and sounds; and focus on clear communication using logic, credibility, and emotion, with the presenter taking center stage over the presentation slides.
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Powerpoint Design Simple Rules
- 1. PowerPoint Design Simple Rules By Robert Mahoney
- 2. Backgrounds Do not use PowerPoint’s built-in backgrounds BORING! Background courtesy of www.maniactive.com
- 3. Use Text Sparingly Dow plummets over 5000 points Financial crisis looms Wild ride for many on Wall Street Compare this slide…
- 4. 5000 Points Wall Street in for a wild ride … to this slide
- 5. Use Pictures Pollution threatens wildlife Exxon Valdez oil spill covered 3167 miles of coastline Cleanup costs of the Exxon Valdez spill were $2 billion dollars 10.8 million gallons spilled 500,000 birds lost OR…
- 6. 10,800,000 gallons spilled 500,000 birds killed
- 7. Avoid Sounds Avoid Sounds like lasers Typewriters Applause
- 8. Reduce Animations Excessive Animation STOP
- 9. Be Unique
- 10. Align Graphics The graphic should lead your eye into the text Wrong
- 11. Align Graphics The graphic should lead your eye into the text Correct
- 12. Communication Use Logic (Logos) Be Credible (Ethos) Use Emotion (Pathos)
- 13. You are the Presenter Do not let your PowerPoint take center stage
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