1. Best Practices for Great Presentations
Everything after this slide provides instruction and examples on how to use the template and provided slide layouts, as well as accessibility and design.
Please delete these example slides after reading and before publishing your presentation.

2. Introduce your topic and yourself.
Tell the audience your name and title or contact info.

3. Every slide should include
a meaningful and unique title.
Every slide should include

4. When changing presenters or topics…
Add the name, title, short description, relevance and/or contact info as the first slide in the section.

5. Don’t put everything on every slide.
Sum up in a few large words.
10/20/30 Rule:
10 slides
20 minutes
30pt font or larger

6. Use bulleted or numbered lists.
Using a list is a good way to organize thoughts.
Numbering creates a sequence.
It can also be used to create a form of ranking.
Use bulleted lists when numbers aren’t appropriate.
Use bulleted or numbered lists.

7. Consistency and Improved Accessibility
Can be accomplished by sticking to the template design.

8. select from the template layouts
Feel free to mix and match as they are designed to work well together, keep branding consistent and improve accessibility. They also provide instruction for color usage.

9. Color Usage and Contrast
Feel free to use lighter and darker versions of any of the colors provided in the template color palette.
Use black text on light color backgrounds and white text on dark color backgrounds to provide high contrast which improves readability.
Color Usage and Contrast

10. Using shapes to create infographics
Group all graphic elements
Add alt text description to the entire group
Describe what the information should convey
Bad Contrast
Good Contrast

11. Adding Visual Interest
Use multimedia (not heavy text) to engage viewers.
Videos, images, charts and Smart Art are some examples.
80%

12. 100% Keep it simple with only a title.

13. Sometimes one photo says it better than all the words.

14. Charts and Smart Art
Represent data and processes while adding visual interest and increasing understanding of concepts!

15. Using Charts and SmartArt
Use to demonstrate data, concepts or processes.
Carefully consider which type would best represent what you are trying to convey. Examples will follow!
Charts and SmartArt are not easily read by screen readers, so do not rely exclusively on visuals and colors to communicate your message. Use alt text to fully describe the message that needs to be communicated.

16. Representing Processes
Chevron process Smart Art can be used when referencing processes like project phases. Try highlighting the current phase for emphasis.
Plan and Foundational Design
Architect
Configure and Prototype
Testing
Deployment
Plan
Design
Phase 1
Configure
Prototype
Phase 2
Test
Deploy
Phase 3

17. Represent a process With Cycle Smart Art
Analysis
Design
Develop
Implement
Evaluate

18. Represent A concept With Pyramid Smart Art1 2 3
3 Tiers of Learning

19. Represent data with Charts

20. Represent data with Tables
Always add alt text to tables as well as any other representations of data in order to explain their meaning fully in text.
Column Heading 1
Column Heading 2
Column Heading 3
Row Heading 1
Table Cell
Row Heading 2
Row Heading 3
Row Heading 4
Row Heading 5

21. Accessible Presentations
Consider your audience and how they may experience your presentation.

22. Provide a link to the presentation.
For full accessibility, provide your audience with a link to follow along in a pre- presentation or as a short link on the first slide.
go.osu.edu/mytopic
Provide a link to the presentation.

23. What can your audience see?
Smaller audiences can sit close and see more content on slides. Large audiences sit far and see less.
Also consider the projection screen size and scale your content (larger and less text) for large audiences or small screens.
What can your audience see?

24. Adding Alt Text to Visuals
Use meaningful images and graphics to increase understanding of concepts.
Add alt text to an image, chart, Smart Art or group:
Select > Right click > Edit Alt Text > Describe or Mark as decorative

25. Tips for Creating Accessible Slides
Use the alt text ‘Description’ field, not the ‘Title’ field.
Correct the read order of each slide in the selection pane: Arrange > Selection Pane.
Tips for Creating Accessible Slides

26. More Tips for Creating Accessible Slides
Use hidden slides (not ‘Notes’ pane) for additional information to be read by screen readers.
Use short and readable links if printing/sharing urls: go.osu.edu/ accessiblePowerPoint
Find remaining issues: Review > Check Accessibility
More Tips for Creating Accessible Slides