Powerpoint Do's and Don'ts
- 1. Bullets • I wanted to show too much information so I put a bunch on one slide • I like to add a bunch of really long bullets so that you can see all of my information • Bullets are so much fun! • I love bullets and know that everyone does too • I want to cover my whole page with bullets to show how much information I have • Bullets are the best, and show how smart I am • Yay for bullets!!!!!!!! • One last bullet to get my point across.. • Oh wait, one more
- 2. Bullets • Bullets can be used very effectively to convey info • They should be concise • They should be in groups of four • They should be spaced apart and not have too much info
- 3. Background • A background should not be distracting from the point of your topic • It should not be chaotic • You should be able to see the text easily • It should not be fuzzy or out of focus
- 4. Background • This is a very simple background • It conveys the appropriate information in a clean way • It isn’t fuzzy or unclear • It doesn’t distract from my overall message
- 5. Contrast • This slide shows how important contrast is • It is unreadable • It is unappealing to the eye
- 6. Contrast • Contrast is very important to make the slide eye catching • Dark on light • Light on dark • These help to make the slide easy to read
- 7. Graphics/Style I couldn’t figure out how to split up my infomration, so I just put everything on one powerpoint and kept talking. I wanted to put a ton of information packed into one slide so I wouldn’t have to talk as much. My background is really pretty because I wanted it to stand out from everyone else. My text is also not typical so that I can be different.
- 8. Graphics/Style • This is a very simple, classy slide. • It is complete with several bullets to show information easily • The photo is in a good location and goes well with the slide
- 9. Rule of Four • This slide has too many points • It rambles on and on • Everything is stuck together • It is not grouped by four • No one will remember the things that are said • Everything looks jumbled • The slide looks messy • It doesn’t look simple • It isn’t eye catching or appealing • It is not easily readable
- 10. Rule of Four • Group text into four items • This keeps the slide appealing • The slide remains simple • Groups of four are easier to remember
- 11. Proximity Text shouldn’t be weirdly justified or spaced to one side, because it looks very unbalanced. • Center bullets also tend to look strange • They should be avoided most of the time
- 12. Proximity • Space images and text out evenly • Put bullet points to left justify for nice, even spacing across the page • Centered text makes for a nice, clean powerpoint
- 13. Fonts • This font is distracting • It takes away from the overall message • It is hard to read • USING CAPS INVOKES A SENSE OF ANGER AND IS EXTREME
- 14. Fonts • Fonts should simple • They should go well with the theme • They should not distract from the overall message • Too many fonts shouldn’t be used
- 15. Perceptual Differences • Text should not be overly colorful • Only important words should have emphasis • Pictures should not have captions that don’t fit An onion A pair of pants
- 16. Perceptual Differences • Perceptual differences are important • Words should be bold , underlined, or italicized for added importance • Text should be grouped with the item it is describing This is the Dalai Lama This is a cat