Web Pres 1
- 1. Making PowerPoint Slides Avoiding the Pitfalls of Bad Slides
- 2. Tips to be Covered Outlines Slide Structure Fonts Colour Background Graphs Spelling and Grammar Conclusions Questions
- 3. 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 Avoid wordiness: use key words and phrases only
- 4. Bad Slide Structure Too many words Not in point form Looks too complicated for the audients Audience will spend too much time reading the page
- 5. Good Slide Structure Show one point at a time: – Will help audience concentrate on what you are saying – Will prevent audience from reading ahead – Will help you keep your presentation focused
- 6. Outline Make your 1st or 2nd slide an outline of your presentation – Ex: previous slide Follow the order of your outline for the rest of the presentation Only place main points on the outline slide – Ex: Use the titles of each slide as main points
- 7. Bad Slide Structure Do not use distracting animation Do not go overboard with the animation Be consistent with the animation that you use
- 8. Fonts - Good Use at least an 18-point font Use different size fonts for main points and secondary points – this font is 24-point, the main point font is 28-point, and the title font is 36-point Use a standard font like Times New Roman or Arial
- 9. Fonts - Bad If you use a small font, your audience won’t be able to read what you have written Capitalize only when necessary. It makes it difficult to read. Don’t use a complicated font
- 10. Colour - Good Use a colour of font that contrasts sharply with the background – Ex: blue font on white background Use colour to reinforce the logic of your structure – Ex: light blue title and dark blue text Use colour to emphasize a point – But only use this occasionally
- 11. Colour - Bad Using a font colour that does not contrast with the background colour is hard to read Using colour for decoration is distracting and annoying. Using a different colour for each point is unnecessary – Using a different colour for secondary points is also unnecessary Trying to be creative can also be bad
- 12. Background - Good Use backgrounds such as this one that are attractive but simple Use backgrounds which are light Use the same background consistently throughout your presentation
- 13. Background – Bad Avoid backgrounds that are distracting or difficult to read from Always be consistent with the background that you use
- 14. Graphs - Good Use graphs rather than just charts and words – Data in graphs is easier to comprehend & retain than is raw data – Trends are easier to visualize in graph form Always title your graphs
- 15. Graphs - Bad January February March April Blue Balls 20.4 27.4 90 20.4 Red Balls 30.6 38.6 34.6 31.6 Minor gridlines are unnecessary Font is too small Colours are illogical Title is missing Shading is distracting
- 16. Graphs - Good Items Sold in First Quarter of 2002 100 90 80 70 60 Blue Balls 50 Red Balls 40 30 20 10 0 January February March April
- 17. Spelling and Grammar Proof your slides four: – speling mistkes – the use of of repeated repeated words – grammatical errors you might half make
- 18. Conclusion Use an effective and strong closing – Your audience is likely to remember your last words Use a conclusion slide to: – Summarize the main points of your presentation – Suggest future avenues of research
- 19. Questions?? End your presentation with a simple question slide to: – Invite your audience to ask questions – Provide a visual aid during question period – Avoid ending a presentation abruptly