1. Effective PowerPoint Design
by Carolyn Clark, PhD
Department of Communication
Salt Lake Community College

2. Effective PowerPoint Design
Advantages of PowerPoint
Purpose of visual aids
Principles of design
Principles of display

3. Advantages of PowerPoint
Increases credibility
Aids understanding
Reduces anxiety

4. Purpose of Visual Aids You are the main attraction Show key words only
One main idea per slide
Use bulleted lists

5. Example of an Overpowering PowerPoint
You, the presenter should be the main attraction. The visuals are only a supplement. Plan your presentation so you could still give it, without a hitch, even if your visual aids didn’t work.

6. Purpose of Visual Aids You are the main attraction Show key words only
One main idea per slide
Use bulleted lists
Sub ideas indented
May insert occasional photo

7. Example of an inserted photo

8. Example of an poorly inserted photo

9. Purpose of Visual Aids You are the main attraction Show key words only
One idea per slide
Bulleted lists
Indent sub ideas
May insert photo
Keep slides few in number

10. Design Principles Principle #1: Simplicity Spaciousness Templates
7 x 7 rule
Templates
Try creating your own background
Effects
Animation – within slide
Transitions
Advance on mouse click

11. Design Principles
Principle #2: Readability
Text size
Font

12. Types of Font
Choose “sans serif”
Arial
Comic
Tahoma
Univers
Verdana

13. Types of Font Avoid “serif” Avoid “cursive” AVOID ALL CAPS Courier
Times New Roman
Avoid “cursive”
Corsiva
AVOID ALL CAPS

14. Design Principles Principle #2: Readability Text size Font Alignment
Color

15. Design Principles
How does this color
impact you?

16. Design Principles Principle #3: Consistency Same scheme throughout
Except for emphasis
Parallel structure

17. Parallel Structure Parallel NOT parallel Open the package
Take out the tool
Use the tool
Put the tool away
NOT parallel
Open the package
Out comes the tool
The tool will do it
Putting the tool away

18. Design Principles Principle #3: Consistency One scheme throughout
Parallel structure
Spell check
Capitalization check

19. Display Principles Preparation Speaking notes Contingency plan
Scouting trip
Practice

20. professional and effective
Your presentation
can be
professional and effective