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MAKING AN EFFECTIVE POWER
POINT PRESENTATION
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INTRODUCTION
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Sequence
Plan
Design and Background
Text Guideline
Bulleting
Animation
Add Chart, Pictures and Graphs
Add Transition
Tips for good PowerPoint Presentation
Tips for content
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Plan
Do your Research
Know your Audience
Time for Presentation
Making the sequence / outline plan
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Design and Background
Design Template
Standardize Colors and highlights
Use Color that Contrast
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Text Guideline
Stay under 6 words per line
Stay under 6 lines per slide
Avoid long sentences
Larger font indicates important information
Font size ranges from 18 to 48
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Font size
Stay under 6 words per line
Stay under 6 lines per slide
Avoid long sentences
Larger font indicates important
information
Font size ranges from 18to 48
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Contrast
1.Be sure text contrasts with background
2.Fancy fonts are hard to read
3.ALL CAPS ARE HARD TO READ
4.Avoid abbreviations and acronyms
5.Limit punctuation marks!!!!!
Besidesthelooksandsizeofyourfont,itisimportant
totakecontrastintoaccount.Ifyou’reusingtextona
photo,makesurethatyourfontisreadablebyeither
placingaborderorcastingashadowaroundit
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Bulleting
Bulleting gives structure/organization to
slides
Limit to 6 bullets per slide
Make bullets visible; 18-24 font
Limit each bullet to 6 words
Contrast the text with the background
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Animation
Don’t get carried away
Restrict animation to certain slides
Use animation for special emphasis
Animation can demonstrate how
something works
Excessive animation looks childish
These apply to sound effects also
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Chart, Picture and Graph
Should balance the slide
Enhance, compliment the text
Use when text needs visual explanation
Limit to two graphics per slide
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Transition
Try to keep the animations between 0.5 and 1 second
Go through the presentation after you are done, and pay
attention only to transitions to see if they work.
Do not confuse or overwhelm your audience with a lot of
animation, and keep it to the minimum necessary.
Make sure the transition animations do not overpower the
message you want to send.
Stay consistent with the animation effects you use. Stick to two
or three types of animation at most.
Do not mix “enter from right” and “enter from left” animations
one after another.
Use transitions only when they help tell the story.
Use transitions to guide the viewer through the presentation.
If the transition doesn’t add anything positive to the
presentation, do not use it
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Chart, Picture and Graph
Picture with Example
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Tips for good presentation
Keep it short and to the point
Choose the right font
Right font size
Right Contrast
select high quality images that support
your message.
Showing data on your slide? Visualize these
as much as possible!
8. Simplify your tables as much as possible
Minimize the variety of transitions
Solely use basic colouring
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Tips for Content
Be Clear with your objectives
Use a theme.
Use graphics and illustration
Manage your fonts and typefaces.
Moderate your Power Point elements.
Use the Power Point image and visual tools.
Rehearse and familiarize
Look at your audience.
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Summary
Summarize at the end of every major point.
Use your agenda slide to serve as guidepost.
Let your summary be quick and short
Explore creative ways to recall your key point
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Conclusion
Summarize the key points.
Echo the core message.
Present a call to action.
Use a powerful quote.
Ask a rhetorical question.
Tell a story.
Give a visual image.
Acknowledge others.
Use a short but powerful sentence.
Make them laugh.