Transcript PowerPoint Presentations “It’s not about your PowerPoint or you—it’s about your audience.” Dave Paradi author of Guide to PowerPoint www.thinkoutsidetheslide.com.

PowerPoint Presentations
“It’s not about your PowerPoint or
you—it’s about your audience.”
Dave Paradi author of Guide to PowerPoint
www.thinkoutsidetheslide.com
PowerPoint Tips
• Clear is more important than cool
• Focus on what audience needs
• Technology is not your message
• Technology helps people understand your
message
PowerPoint Tips
• Do not read slides
• Use appropriate text size and style
• Use high contrast slides and fonts
• Use bullet points instead of sentences
• Use simple diagrams or charts
PowerPoint Tips
• Know how to use equipment
• Use consistent layout
• Do not use excessive animation
• Verbalize additional information
Design Improvements
• Dark background
• Contrasting font
• No distracting backgrounds (photos, graphs)
• Consistent text placeholder location
Text Improvements
• Font style should be sans serif
– Ariel
– Tahoma
– Verdana
Text Improvements
• Text Size
– Title:
36 point to 44
point
– Body: 24 point to 32 point
– Anything below 24 is too small
Text Improvements
• Use sentences for quotes only
• Bullet points share key ideas
• 6 by 6 guideline
– Bullets: no more than six words
– Slides: no more than six bullets
Clip Art
Outdated clip art = outdated speaker
Digital Photography
– Better than clip art
– Display, then move on
Photography as background
–Not an effective background
Let Photos Speak for themselves
Conclusion
• Keep it simple
• Use same layout
• Support your key points
• Do not distract audience with PowerPoint