Sandile Radebe do's and don'ts of powerpoint presentation
- 1. PowerPoint presentation Do’s and don'ts
- 3. Background • Pretty, simplistic • & consistant
- 4. Dark Background Example of dark background Use light text on dark background
- 5. Background – Bad • Avoid backgrounds that are distracting or difficult to read from • Always be consistent with the background that you use
- 6. Contrast & colour • Make sure to contrast your colors. • Particularly font and background. • but please make sure they re not blinding and or too contrasting.
- 7. Don’t Choose Serif fonts like; Times New Roman They are harder to read on a screen
- 8. DO Use san-serif fonts like; Ariel, Gil Sans, or Century Gothic They are easier on the eye
- 9. Underline words for emphasis People mistake these for hyperlinks and they are harder to read.
- 10. Vary a font's size, Style or colour for emphasis or group words together * *But avoid doing it all on one slide
- 11. Use visually complex fonts Especiallyavarietyofthem
- 12. Choose easy to read fonts & Stay in a font family
- 14. Use too much information
- 15. Choose images that match your message
- 16. Use too many bullet points • Avoid too many bullet points • Avoid too many bullet points • Avoid too many bullet points • Avoid too many bullet points • Avoid too many bullet points • Avoid too many bullet points • Avoid too many bullet points • Avoid too many bullet points • Avoid too many bullet points
- 18. Check your spelling Proofread each slide Make sure all information is correct