Animation Tutorial for PowerPoint Users 0580: Animation Tutorial for PowerPoint Users Part 1: Do’s and Dont’s Michael DeAntonio Department of Physics New Mexico State University Animation Tutorial for PowerPoint Users

colors What makes a bad presentation? Bad Bad Too many Reading from the slide Not using the power of your tools What makes a bad presentation? Bad colors Bad bullets fonts Animation Tutorial for PowerPoint Users

What makes a bad presentation? Bad colors Bad fonts Too many bullets Reading from the slide Not using the power of your tools

Animation Tutorial for PowerPoint Users Basic Font Etiquette Size White Red Ocher Gold Forest Blue Burgundy Brown Gray Arial Times Script Allegro Adder Fashion Forte Futura Brown Blue Burgundy Black Pink Orange Yellow Green Sky Violet Sorrel Silver Gray Forest Red

Animation Tutorial for PowerPoint Users Choosing Colors Colors should be kept to a minimum Even Colors that you want to jump out at the audience should match other colors on your slide if possible You can always use black or white depending on your background and gray as a de-emphasizing color Borders and background should be matched even more carefully so that they do not distract from the rest of the slide Animation Tutorial for PowerPoint Users

Borders and Extras To border or not to border… Some things seem interesting but just distract Leave sufficient white space Add something to catch their interest and make your point with something other than words Animation Tutorial for PowerPoint Users

Complexity Too much writing can distract and cause confusion. It leaves the audience reading the slide and not paying attention to you. Even if you are making the same point as what is written, the reader thinks they are missing something. It is much better to talk with only a few prompts from the slide to help you get your idea across. Get to the point!!! Why do you think they call it PowerPOINT?