How To: Make a PowerPoint COB Communications Center Spring 2017

Did you know? Bottom Line: Effective PowerPoints stand out in a crowd PowerPoint has 500 million users worldwide 30 million presentations created daily 6 million+ teachers use PowerPoint for class lessons 120 million+ business persons use PowerPoint Avg PowerPoint slide has 40 words Source: http://powerpointinfo.blogspot.com/2012/02/powerpoint-usage-statistics-and-market.html Bottom Line: Effective PowerPoints stand out in a crowd

Step 1: Theme Pick an interesting background Use color – limit of 3 Make sure colors work together Contrasting colors work better Theme should add to presentation, not distract!

Step 2: Title of Presentation Be accurate – should encomposs what the presentation is about Be interesting – excite your audience CATCH THEIR ATTENTION

Arial Helvetica Calibri Step 3: Font Pick an interesting font – make sure it's still readable! Rule for text size: no text below 18 point! Good fonts: Arial Helvetica Calibri

Step 4: Information Be concise – short, sweet, & to the point Write key points, phrases/words, and numbers Key points will jog your memory But will still ensure your audience stays engaged AVOID THIS

Step 5: Bullets Not meant to display every word Key words Phrases Numbers Stick to one bullet type throughout Bullets become distracting When they’re all different

Step 6: Pictures Add interest to your slides by using pictures Make sure they’re relevant Make sure your audience will be able to see them It's okay to put only a picture on a slide!

Step 7: Graphs/Tables vs. Check that your graph/table is readable for the audience Use white backgrounds, black fonts Different graph lines/bars should be contrastly colored: vs.

Step 8: SmartArt SmartArt Use SmartArt for different visualizations SmartArt can be used for: Lists Relationships Cycles Hierarchy And more Disclaimer: SmartArt only available on PowerPoint Easy to use SmartArt Looks like an image A different way to display info Engages audience Interesting graphic

Step 8: Consistency Be consistent All headers should be the same size Body text should be relatively the same size throughout Bullets should be consistent Use the same theme throughout

Extra Information BusinessInsider Tips: http://www.businessinsider.com/8-tips-for-great- powerpoint-presentations-2015-1#-38 Shutterstock: https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/tips-on-how-to-make- effective-beautiful-powerpoint-presentations

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