Powerpoints Business Communication BUAD 6330 Amanda Star Cline Bad Power point Presentations -Too much text -have hard to read colors -have just one word -have too much animation (distracting) -have text that is too small -use a trendy font -have copywrited photos/clipart -have pixelated photos -photo collage -have bad grammar -slide for each and every section of presentation -crutch for those who don’t practice -copy and paste from the outline Good Power point Presentations -Bullet points for the information -Use key words and phrases -3-4 points per slide -Text is in same font throughout -No more than two fonts/colors -consistent and minimal animation -text is atleast 27+ point font -use a standard font (Times, Arial) -not always but preferred-simple, lightly colored background behind a dark colored font -consistent colored slides throughout presentation -have balanced slides with text and photos/clipart -have graphs with titles that are easy to read -use slides sparingly and only to emphasize certain information