GUIDELINES FOR DESIGNING AND PRODUCING SLIDES

Elements to consider Purpose of presentation Audience Setting – presentation venue Content

Elements to work on Layout Design template Colours Fonts Transition effects LANGUAGE Sound effects

Layout Title slide Bulleted lists Chart/graph slides Blank slides

This is usually the first slide in the presentation. TITLE SLIDE This is usually the first slide in the presentation.

Bulleted lists (1) Item 1 Item 2 Item 3

Bulleted lists (2) Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 Item 5 Item 6

Table slide Heading 1 Heading 2 Heading 3 A1 B1 C1 A2 B2 C2 A3 B3 C3

Chart / Graph Slide (1) The figures show that: Conclusion 1

Chart / Graph Slide (2)

Design templates purpose of presentation Choose designs, colours and fonts appropriate for purpose of presentation

Colour schemes Dark text on light background

Colour schemes Light text on dark background

Fonts (formal) Tahoma Times New Roman Arial (Black) Bookman Old Style Impact

Fonts (Informal) Garamond Italics Lucida Handwriting Matisse ITC Monotype Corsova Comic Sans MC

Font size At least 18-point Should vary for different levels: Title Sub-title(s)

Language Present key ideas, avoid excessive detail Use key words Maintain parallelism in slides bulleted lists

Language Present key ideas, avoid excessive detail Use key words Maintain parallelism in slides bulleted lists Verb (phrase) + noun (phrase) noun (phrase)

Slide Transition EXAMPLE 1 Box in

Slide Transition EXAMPLE 2 Dissolve

Animation Present items one by one Show key words and elaborate verbally Do the same for Second-level bulleted item 1 Second-level bulleted item 2 Third-level item 1 Third-level item 2

Transition, Sounds, Animation Do NOT overdo!

Transition, Sounds, Animation Use effects in appropriate ways – especially in formal presentations