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Presented by Klein ISD Educational Technology Team Permission Granted to Copy for Educational Purposes. Instructional Technology Department Klein Independent School District Revised February 2004 Effective Design for Multimedia Presentation

Is a multimedia presentation the best way to present your information? If the answer is yes …

Text and Color Alignment Consistency Media Selection Making Sure the Pieces Fit!

Rule of Six 6 6 Six words or less on a line Six lines or less on a slide

Use bulleted points Use progressive disclosure No punctuation at end of bullet

Leave plenty of white space Provide print out of slides Use design templates

Use bulleted points Use progressive disclosure No punctuation at end of bullet Leave plenty of white space Provide print out of slides Use design templates

Use limited italics AVOID ALL CAPS Use at least a 36 point font Text Style

Use Bold text Use san serif fonts Use serifs fonts sparingly

Z How They Compare? san serif block bold serif italics plain Z t t a a

Color ContrastYellow or white on black

A change in the background color or image can be used to indicate a change in topic.

Text Size for Projection At 15 ’ text should be at least 1 ” in height At 30 ’ text should be at least 2 ” in height

Safe Image & Title Area 10% border around the edge

Key Graphic Design Concepts Relevancy Consistency Alignment

Use visuals to help break up the segments and keep the attention of your audience

Relevancy All graphics should be appropriate and relevant to the message.

Consistency Use the same color scheme Repeat visual elements Have a purpose for placing items

Alignment Avoid overcrowding Viewers scan left to right and top to bottom (use left alignment)

Formal Balance The graphic on the right is balanced with the text on the left.

Informal Balance This is an example of informal balance. The title and graphic in opposite corners provide balance to the slide.

Symmetrical Balance Folded in half either horizontally or vertically, the halves are mirror images.

Use the “ Rule of Thirds ”

Rule of Thirds Divide slide into thirds both horizontally and vertically Place “ strong center of interest ” at the intersections Chose View > Ruler and View > Guide

Let Conceptual Graphics Do the Talking!

Inspiration Web

Source: Market Research Units Graph Types

Pie Graph

Graph Types

Manager John Smith Sales Jo Smith Marketing Jeremiah Smith Distribution Justin Smith Organizational Chart

Final reminders! URLs should be visible Include a “ Works Cited ” slide End with a blank slide

References