CREATING EFFECTIVE

POWERPOINT
PRESENTATIONS

Anecito G. Galdo, MAEM

Assistant Professor
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig
Introduction
• PowerPoint presentations will help
you improve your presentation skills
• Achieved through careful planning,
thorough preparation and good
performance
• Speaking with confidence, choosing
audio-visual aids like PowerPoint
and dealing with questions from an
audience would best develop your
communicating skills
What Is PowerPoint?

• Microsoft’s computer premiere

presentation software that
combines words and visuals to
inform or persuade
Equipment Needed

• Laptop or a personal computer

• LCD panel or overhead
combination or an LCD projector
• Large computer monitor for
smaller lecture rooms
• Scanner to obtain materials
from books and other sources
Considerations

• Audience and their knowledge

of the topics

• Know what your audience

expects to get out of hearing
your presentation
Why PowerPoint?

• Makes your presentations

vibrant and professional

• Makes slide creation easy and

efficient

• Ready to go whenever you need

it
Working with
PowerPoint
Consider time and cost of your output.

Strive for visual coherence.

Use images judiciously.

Use appropriate contrast and color

schemes.
Working with
PowerPoint
Schedule time for a run-through

Consider the visually impaired

Be prepared for technical

difficulties
Principles of Good
Design
• Keep your text concise

• Keep the over-all context of the page

concise

• Use color sparingly

• Use special effects sparingly

Principles of Good
Design
• Avoid using effects that work
slowly due to hardware
limitations

• Use good presentation

equipment

• Prepare, prepare, prepare!

Thank you for the time…
 Let us see if you apply this on your
respective reports

 May we always be good

 Forever and ever

 Maajong hapon…