Transcript Examples of What NOT to do in PowerPoint

Examples of What NOT to do
in PowerPoint
AVOID ANIMATED TEXT
Do not animate text
Fly in’s
Pulsing
Spinning text
It is just not professional! Don’t do it.
THEME DESIGN
 This is not a good choice for theme design
Fun, but not very professional.
 This is hard to read. Wouldn’t you agree?
This is easy to read
This is hard to read
• enough said
TOO MANY FONTS
Using BOLD for an entire sentence is not a good
idea.
Too many fonts on this slide
 Do not exceed 2 font choices but choose wisely.
 Make sure the font you choose is legible
Too many fonts, this one is pretty but hard to read.
HELLO! Are you awake now?
• This text does not have enough contrast to be
seen well.
• Plus this loud yellow background is enough to
make you gag.
Avoid Clip Art! Use images instead
Be sure to cite your images
or use copyright free, or
creative commons images.
These images were found
right in the Microsoft
photo gallery.
Check Grammar and Spelling!
• Nothing makes you look more
uncredibale than having errers in
yer persentation.
• It can be downwrite embarassing!
• Yes the spelling errors in this slide
were intentional for the sake of
feeling uncomfortable and hope
that this won’t happen to you!
I think you will
agree that this
slide has way too
much text and it is
hard to read.
It is hard to read
because of the
amount of text,
and poor contrast
with the
background.
Too much
information! Too
many bullets!
Don’t put your audience to sleep
Image: Vision Jar
Make a great
presentation
instead!