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3. Add a blank slide at the beginning and end of your slide show Tip

4. T hen add a Title Page Like the one shown on the next slide …

5. L ayout and D esign for PowerPoint Presentations P resentation D esign

6. T he Purpose of a Presentation To make your presentation easier to understand

7. T he Challenge To put complex information into small pieces

8. W hat NOT to do Most importantly, do not lose the audience ’ s attention

9. A void … Too many graphics Too many colours More than 2 different fonts Fancy borders Colours that fade into the background Too small fonts

10. W hat TO do R emember these 4 Words …

11. 1.Big 2.Simple 3.Clear 4.Consistent

12. B B 1. M ake your font size … i i g g

13. If the font size looks right on the computer screen, it is probably too small!

14. C hoose a big font size  This is Helvetica Size 12 (normal text)  This is Helvetica Size 18  This is Helvetica Size 28  This is Helvetica Size 36  This is Helvetica Size 48 Too small At least

15. 2. K eep format simple The audience should understand each slide within the first 5 seconds

16. This is NOT Simple In addition, artistic representations, at least for the novice, can be a huge investment in time and effort. This approach is also more aesthetically pleasing – a seamless integration of images and text on successive slides results, without requiring much time or effort. In addition, artistic representations, at least for the novice, can be a huge investment in time and effort. This approach is also more aesthetically pleasing – a seamless integration of images and text on successive slides results, without requiring much time or effort. In addition, artistic representations, at least for the novice, can be a huge investment in time and effort. This approach is also more aesthetically pleasing – a seamless integration of images and text on successive slides results, without requiring much time or effort.

17. KIS: Use key words Use bullets Use few graphics, fonts, borders Use 2-3 colours K eep ItItSimple

18. 3. M ake slides Clear

19. U se the 6 x 6 Rule Use no more than 6 bullets per slide Aim for 6 words per bullet

20. C onsider the T ext … Difficult to Read Serif Z Italic Z Script Z Examples Times New Roman Palatino Script MT Bold

21. Easy to Read Sans Serif Z Bold Z Examples Helvetica Arial Tahoma C onsider the T ext …

22. C onsider the C ase … UPPER CASE IS DIFFICULT TO READ DEFINITELY DO NOT USE SCRIPT IN ALL CAPS [Definitely do not use script in all caps] DO NOT USE BOLD, UNDERSCORE AND ALL CAPS Upper and lower case (Title Case) is easiest to read

23. Use colour to emphasize — light on dark Contrast C onsider the C olours …

24. U se Light on Dark Light colours on dark backgrounds move toward us Text should jump out at the audience

25. B e sure you can see the text It is difficult to see these colours

26. And definitely, don ’ t use red for your background colour Studies show people get a little nervous with too much red!

27. 4. B e Consistent  Use the same fonts Use Use the same colour scheme Use the same background design This is definitely NOT consistent!

28. W hy use a consistent design? Using a consistent (same) design on each slide … helps the audience to focus on the key points

29. N ow let ’ s add …

30. G o easy on Too much “ flying in ”  Too slow text oo fast text

31. C an make your audience …

32. Let your do the pictures talking R emember also …

33. M ake your pictures … relate to the topic!

34. T o change the size of your pictures … Resize from the corners

35. Not from the sides

36. O r your picture will look like this …

37. C hange the slide format Add a picture on the right Add text on the left

38. Or … Add text on the right Add a picture on the left

39. N ow, go ahead, get C reative

40. You ’ re on your way to design success!

42. T o review PowerPoint design concepts … Made for Higher Colleges of Technology Designed by Sylvia Holmes Al Ain Women’s College April 2002 Click on this Hot Potatoes link.link