Effective PowerPoint

Get Your Message Across

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Be Seen
Make sure your text is big enough This is 28 point Arial
Anything below 24 points is too small

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Use contrasting color schemes (design templates) These colors contrast Thesecolorsdontcontrast Thesecolorsdontcontrast
These colors contrast (harder to read?) These colors contrast (harder to read?)

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Be Clear
Use a sans-serif font (Arial, Verdana) Serif fonts are harder to read on-screen Italics are harder to read on-screen Use bold or color for emphasis

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Simple is best
Basic light colored background and dark text Avoid distracting images Limit transitions, animations, and sound effects Dontgethunguponlooks

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Plan
Plan Ahead (remember your purpose) Plan Carefully (get it under control) Plan for Disaster (next mouse click?)

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Dont read your screen

Remember, PowerPoint presentations shouldntbeusedascuecards.Bullet points should prompt you. Besides, your audience will read faster than you will talk. Plus your back will be them.Whichleadstothenextpoint

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Avoid long sentences

6 words per line 6 lines per slide Understanding vs. Overload

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Use images to communicate

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Not to decorate

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Always save to the hard disk

Floppies/Zip disks stink Periodically save to network USBFlashdrivesaregreat!

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Use PowerPoint Shows

Bypass the PowerPoint Interface File>SaveAsPowerPointShow File name ends in .pps

Dont be afraid!

Who needs bullets?

Dont use PowerPoint as a crutch

Simple. Remember?

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