Upload
mpumelelo-madlavu
View
142
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
DO’S AND DON’TS OF POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS
Bullets
Keep
It
Simple
Don’t
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
Do
Choose images
that match
your message
Don’t
Use too much information
Consistency
Do
Choose easy to read fonts
&
Stay in a font family
Don’t
Use visually complex fonts
Especiallyavarietyofthem
Do
Vary a font's size, Style or colour for emphasis
or group words together *
*But avoid doing it all on one slide
Don’t
Underline words for emphasis
People mistake these for hyperlinks and
they are harder to read.
Do
Use san-serif fonts like;
Ariel, Gil Sans, or Century Gothic
They are easier on the eye
Don’t
Choose Serif fonts like;
Times New Roman
They are harder to read on a screen
Do
Check your spelling
Proofread each slide
Make sure all information is correct
Don’t
■ Fillupthescreenwithlotsandlotsinformationwritteninsentenceform.Orevenbulletafterbulletafterbullet.Thevisualsinyourpresentationshouldhelpguideyourspeaking,notreplaceit.Peoplecanreadfasterthantheycanspeak,andtheydon‟twanttohearyoujustreadfromtheslides.Plus,themoreyouputonaslide,thesmallerthetextwillgetandthesmallerthetextgets,theharderitistoread.Then,youwillannoyyouraudienceastheytrytofollowalong,butfalterintheirattempts.Anannoyedaudienceisnotahappyaudienceandanunhappyaudiencewon‟treallygiveyoutheattentionyourhardandcarefullyresearchedpresentationdeserves.Inotherwords,didyoureallyreadallofthis?Wouldyouexpectyouraudienceto
Background
■ Pretty, simplistic
■ & consistent
Dark Backgrounds
Example of dark backgrounds
Use light text on dark backgrounds
Contrast & colour
■ Make sure to contrast your colours.
■ Particularly font and background.
■ but please make sure they re not blinding and or too contrasting.
Reference list
http://www.slideshare.net/covs/ppt-dos-and-donts
http://www.slideshare.net/sudarsansahu/powerpoint-do-dont?qid=117dceac-f773-4a18-812f-5e06c1a7ca27&v=&b=&from_search=5
http://www.slideshare.net/ethos3/text-me-dos-donts-of-presentation-design?from_action=save
http://www.slideshare.net/monikadoshi31/dos-and-donts-of-powerpoint-presentations
http://www.slideshare.net/ETRC/power-point-presentations-dos-and-donts
http://www.slideshare.net/Archela/dos-and-donts-of-powerpoint-21565051?qid=dd55a853-1658-4922-a422-6609d72d55bd&v=&b=&from_search=6
http://www.slideshare.net/mariaverna17/powerpoint-dosdonts-d?qid=4d69a0fc-5101-4cda-879c-c94045947e21&v=&b=&from_search=8