Guidelines on Developing Effective PowerPoint Presentation 07 January 2014
Guidelines on Developing Effective PowerPoint
Presentation
07 January 2014
Aim
• To help you to create effective presentation
• Help in avoiding common pitfalls in PowerPoint presentation
• To reveal some of the hidden but useful features in PowerPoint
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Assumptions
• You are familiar with PowerPoint interface
• You have already tried and generated PowerPoint slides
• You use presentation software on a regular basis
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Do we really need a PowerPoint ?
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Star of the show is . . . ?
Most Common PowerPoint Mistakes
• Don’t put every word on PowerPoint• Use Spell Check before Presenting• Avoid Excessive Use of Bullets• Bad Color Schemes• Useable Data Vs. Total Number of Slides• Use of Animation• Font Analysis
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Limit Bullet Points & Text
• Slides support the speaker• Less text or NO text
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Keep it Simple
• Star of the show
• Have plenty of white space
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Too Much Text
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This is Better
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Even Better
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Limit Transitions and Animations
• Do Not Over Use Slide Animations
• A simple Wipe or Move Left to Right is OK
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Use High Quality Graphics
• Flicker
• Stock.xchng
• Fotolia
• Shutter stock13
Try to Avoid Clip Art Like This
This is more effective and professional
Use of Clip Art
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Use Appropriate Charts
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Use Colors Well
• Cool (Blue and Green)
• Warm (Orange, Red, Yellow)
• Lighting Arrangements
Determine The Feel You Want16
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Create Moods With Colors
Professional
Restrained
Mature
Dynamic
Luxurious
Fresh
Color Persuades
• YELLOW: Enhances Learning Up to 78%
• BLUE: Increases Participation & Motivation Up To 80%
• RED: Outsells Black and White
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Font Analysis
• Courier New: Organized and Structured
• Mistral: Artistic
• Times New Roman: Lazy, Apathetic, Unimaginative [Always uses the default]
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Use of Animations
• Do NOT use sound effects with animations
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Slide Master
• Use Slide Master
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Slides Background
• Use Your Own Background
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Star of the show is . . . ?
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Thanks . . .