Slide Presentation Guidelines

Guidelines Guidelines for the use of fonts, colors, and graphics Slide Presentation: Dept of Computer Applications Vidya Academy of science & Technology Thalakkottukara, Thrissur –

Slide Presentation: Guidelines Slide Presentation: Guidelines for the use of fonts, colors, and graphics A publication of Dept of Computer Applications Vidya Academy of science & Technology Thalakkottukara, Thrissur –

Outline 1. A badly designed slide 2. Textual content 3. Text : Font 4. Text : Capitals, italics 5. Background 6. Colours 7. Graphs and charts 8. Tables 9. Use of bullets 10. Animation 11. Number of slides 12. Effective presentation

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Emk1 knockdown inhibits lumen formation in MDCK cells: -RT-PCR: EMK1 is effectively knocked down in MDCK cells 24 hours after transfection with P-SUPER (control) or P-SUPER-siEMK1 plasmid; knockdown confirmed on the right with antibodies to EMK1. - Collagen overlay assay: cells cultured 24 h on collagen I before being overlaid with additional collagen on the apical surface, analyzed 24 h later. Note the lack of lumen in EMK1-KO cultures. - Ca switch: control or EMK1-KO cells were plated in low Ca medium 24 h upon transfection with pSUPER or pSUPER-KO. After 12 h, cultures were switched to normal medium for 24 h. Transmission EM of cells sectioned perpendicular to the substratum shows lack of microvilli in EMK1-KO cells.

Major errors Poor choice of font style and font size Poor choice of colours (background and text) Too much data Too many lines of text No obvious conclusion.

Make text short and to the point Include only key words and phrases Highlight key points Textual content Make text short

Content layout Consistency in Positions of headings, subheadings, logos Size of margins Fonts: styles, sizes, colors Lines, boxes, borders, open space Consistency

Font styles Readable font style Recommended : Arial, Tahoma, Verdana Use a common font throughout

Title size : 40 point Bullet point : 32 point Content text :24 point This font size is not recommended for content. Font size The larger, the better

Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style Don’t !

Use of capitals DO NOT USE ALL CAPITAL LETTERS – Makes text hard to read – Conceals acronyms – Denies their use for EMPHASIS

Use of italics Use italics – for “quotes” – to highlight thoughts or ideas – for book, journal, or magazine titles

Use a template Use a set font and color scheme. Different styles are disconcerting to the audience.

Use the same background on all slides See the next slide…

Don’t! Don’t use multiple backgrounds in your presentation Don’t use multiple backgrounds in your presentation Changing the style is distracting Changing the style is distracting

Colours : Avoid this Lots of people can’t read this – and even if they could, it makes your eyes hurt.

Colours : Avoid these Green on Blue Purple on Blue Orange on Green

This is a good mix of colors. Readable! Background Colors This is a bad mix of colors. Low contrast. Unreadable! This is a good mix of colors. Readable! This is a bad mix of colors. Avoid bright colors on white. Unreadable!

Graphs and Charts Make sure the audience can read them!

Avoid using graphs that are difficult to read. 8 Don’t ! Graphics and Charts

Good graph

Charts and graphs Don’t

Charts and graphs North America EuropeAustralia Mode A Mode B Mode C Do !

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Illustrations Use only when needed Should relate to the message and help make a point

Limit each slide to one idea Use Bullet Points to cover Use Bullet Points to cover components of each idea components of each idea

Bullets Keep each bullet to 1 line, 2 at the most Limit the number of bullets in a slide to 5

Points to remember Keep bullet points brief Use the same background for each slide Use dark slides with light colored text in large hall events

Avoid the “All Word” slide Another thing to avoid is the use of a large block paragraph to introduce your information. Please use short, bulleted statements and avoid typing out your whole presentation on to the slides. Also, it is difficult for some to listen and read a large amount of text at the same time. Don’t

To make a slide stand out change the font, the background, or add animation.

Limit animation Use the same type of animation throughout the entire presentation Using more than one type can be very distracting

Do not use too many slides!

Tips for effective presentation

Effective presentation Do not read your slides Do not use too many gimmicks (videos) Do not pace up and down but also don’t stand rigid! Do not wave your pointer all over the slide Do not talk to the screen

Do face the audience and make eye contact Do show enthusiasm and vary the tone of your voice Do practice beforehand Do ask your friends for feedback Do RELAX and ENJOY your presentation! Effective presentation (contd.)

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