1. A picture is worth a thousand words
PowerPoint
Presentation Design
Tips
A picture is worth a thousand words

2. While you go through the Powerpoint
Take notes on Powerpoint Design

3. This is one slide of a presentation about
What do think about and
see most on this slide?
This is one slide of a presentation about
the career of a zoologist.

4. What are you focused on most when looking at this slide?
This is one slide in a presentation about the career of a teacher.

5. Avoid Putting Text on a
Busy
Background

6. See for Yourself Dark on Light Light on Dark GOOD EVIL EVIL
Discuss with the students about making sure the text is visible and stands out.
EVIL
EVIL

7. See for Yourself Which line is easier to read?

8. Be Font Savvy 2 Types of Fonts
Display Fonts
Showy and flashy
Include script and block fonts
Use these fonts for small amounts of text to catch the audience's attention
Content Fonts
See most often in printed or on-screen materials
Includes plain fonts (Arial, Verdana, Tahoma)
Use for large portions of text.
More readable than display fonts.
Times New Roman is a content font.
Broadway is a display font.

9. Which is Easier to Read? When you type text on the computer, you can
change the font. The font is the way the letters
look. Some common fonts are Arial, Times
New Roman and Verdana.

10. Which is Easier to Read? When you type text on the computer, you can
change the font. The font is the way the letters
look. Some common fonts are Arial, Times
New Roman and Verdana.

11. Other Font Tips Size 24 or larger All Caps 7X7 rule
Use bold, italics, underline, and color for emphasis
Pick your fonts and stick with them
The 7 X 7 rule is: no more than 7 lines of text on a slide and no more than 7 words on a line.

12. Don’t Waste Bullets
use no
more
than 6
in a list

13. Observe the Limit
More
looks busy
words per slide max

14. Avoid PowerPoint Poisoning
Weird sound effects
Flying text
Strange animations
Bad clip-art

15. Consistency is Key
Transitions
Graphics
Fonts and Color
Backgrounds