1. GUIDELINES FOR DESIGNING AND PRODUCING SLIDES

2. Elements to consider Purpose of presentation Audience
Setting – presentation venue
Content

3. Elements to work on Layout Design template Colours Fonts
Transition effects
LANGUAGE
Sound effects

4. Layout
Title slide
Bulleted lists
Chart/graph slides
Blank slides

5. This is usually the first slide in the presentation.
TITLE SLIDE
This is usually the first slide in the presentation.

6. Bulleted lists (1)
Item 1
Item 2
Item 3

7. Bulleted lists (2)
Item 1
Item 2
Item 3
Item 4
Item 5
Item 6

8. Table slide
Heading 1
Heading 2
Heading 3 A1 B1 C1 A2 B2 C2 A3 B3 C3

9. Chart / Graph Slide (1) The figures show that: Conclusion 1

10. Chart / Graph Slide (2)

11. Design templates purpose of presentation
Choose designs, colours and fonts appropriate for
purpose of presentation

13. Colour schemes
Dark text on
light background

14. Colour schemes
Light text on
dark background

15. Fonts (formal) Tahoma Times New Roman Arial (Black) Bookman Old Style
Impact

16. Fonts (Informal) Garamond Italics Lucida Handwriting Matisse ITC
Monotype Corsova
Comic Sans MC

17. Font size At least 18-point Should vary for different levels: Title
Sub-title(s)

18. Language Present key ideas, avoid excessive detail Use key words
Maintain parallelism in
slides
bulleted lists

19. Language Present key ideas, avoid excessive detail Use key words
Maintain parallelism in
slides
bulleted lists
Verb (phrase) +
noun (phrase)
noun (phrase)

20. Slide Transition
EXAMPLE 1
Box in

21. Slide Transition
EXAMPLE 2
Dissolve

22. Animation Present items one by one
Show key words and elaborate verbally
Do the same for
Second-level bulleted item 1
Second-level bulleted item 2
Third-level item 1
Third-level item 2

23. Transition, Sounds, Animation
Do NOT overdo!

24. Transition, Sounds, Animation
Use effects in appropriate ways – especially in formal presentations