Essentials of PowerPoint Creation and Presentation Tips

General Tips

• Create the skeleton

• • Storyboard first

• • • Purpose

• • • Intended audience

• • • Context

General Tips

• KISS Keep It Simple and Short

• • Make the text concise

• • One idea per slide

• • Keep bullets to a minimum

• • Keep remarks short and to the point

• • Keep audience wanting to hear more

Font and Color

• Use a Font type and size that is readable from a distance

• • Can your audience read this?

• • 28 point font is the minimum

Font and Color

• Format text different from background

• • Use 1 color for background

• • Use 1 color for title and highlighting

• • Use 1 color for text

• • Use contrasting colors

• • Be consistent

General Tips

• Grammar is important!!!!

• • Use small words and sentences

• • Use the same tense throughout

• • Use strong verbs

• • Use few prepositions, adverbs, and adjectives

General Tips

• Follow the 6 X 6 rule

• • 6 words per line

• • 6 lines per slide

General Tips

• Under 50

• • No more than 50 words per slide

• • Less is better

• • Phrases work

General Tips

• Be consistent

• • Use the same slide design or layout throughout

• • Use the same font throughout

• • Dont use all capital letters except for titles

Graphic Tips

• Use for enhancement

• • One or two per slide is plenty

• • Should convey over all impression

• • Too many can overwhelm the message

• • Are they appropriate for the presentation?

Graphic Tips

• KISS

• • Keep it simple and sweet

• • Too many can overwhelm your audience

• • Ones that dont fit the presentation distract the audiences attention

Graphic Tips

• Relevant to topic

• • Use only the graphics that will enhance the presentation topic

• • Dont use graphic just to use graphics

Presentation Tips

• Prepare

• • Proofread slides

• • Do the slides convey what you want them too?

• • Can the text be read from a distance?

Presentation Tips

• Practice

• • Run through your presentation before presenting it to the audience

Presentation Tips

• Print

• • Notes view to have your speech in front of you

• • Dont read from the notes or slides

Storyboard

• Rough sketch of each slide

Storyboard

• Purpose

• • What is the purpose of the slideshow

• • State the objectives

• • Summarize content

Storyboard

• Audience

• • Who will this be presented to or who will view the slideshow

• • Identify characteristics

• • Determine appropriate language

• • • Children will require a different vocabulary than adults

Storyboard

• Content

• • Text, images, and other objects

• • Should emphasize key points

• • Spread over several slides