1. Ten Steps to a Good PowerPoint

2. Don’t put too much information on each slide.
Don’t use more than 15 slides.

3. Choosing size of font and color of text is important.
The style of the font is important.

4. Keep text short on each slide.
Remember the 5/5/5 rule.
No more than:
5 words on each line,
5 lines of text on
each slide, and
5 text-heavy slides
in a row.

5. Choose fonts that are easy to read.

6. Change the format of slides: use bullets, charts, and numbers.

7. Show the PowerPoint in a room with a lot of light.
Choose dark text on a light colored background.

8. The most important information should be in the title box at the top of each slide.

9. Don’t read everything in your PowerPoint presentation to your audience.

10. Don’t use too many animations.