A word about bullets… The do’s and Don’ts when creating bullets on slides

Do’s…  Make bullets short and simple… –Should be no more than 3 to 4 words in length –No more than 6 bullets per page (if you have more bulleted points, then make another slide to continue with those bullets). –You do not want your audience to have to read your presentation –As the speaker, you are to tell the audience about the bullet  Add graphics –Graphics help make slides interesting  Add transitions and animations –These also make your presentation more interesting

Where do I keep my notes???  Use the Notes Page –The notes page is used to store what you would actually say about each bullet –It takes the place of actual note cards that you might take with you as you present in front of the class –Use notes page for ALL of your slides (Including the Intro and Conclusion slides) –You will use the notes pages for most of your projects in this class.

Don’ts….  Don’t write whole sentences for your bullets –Limit bullet size to 3 to 4 words in length –No more than 6 bullets per slide –Your audience will spend most of its time reading your presentation and not listening to you  Don’t use unrelated graphics –Graphics should help illustrate a point you are discussing  Irritating sound or animations –They are funny the first time you use them, then they get very irritating

Conclusion Slides…  Re-discuss –Pick out the 3 or 4 most important things from your presentation and re-discuss those points.  Final Statement –Make a final statement and wrap reinforce major points  Should be in bullet format –3 or 4 words max.