1. Suggested Slide Layout & Developing PowerPoint Slides
Part I: Sample SERC Presentation Layout
Part II: Tips for Making PowerPoint Slides

2. Project Title (1-3 lines)
Name, Pharm.D.
PGY1 Pharmacy Resident (or specialty resident)
Institution
Town, ST

3. Disclosure Statement
Disclosure statement: these individuals have the following to disclose concerning possible financial or personal relationships with commercial entities (or their competitors) that may be referenced in this presentation.
Resident: list your name (nothing to disclose or indicate disclosure)
Project Director, Advisor(s), & Co-Investigators: list other individuals who assisted in completing your project (nothing to disclose or indicate disclosure)

4. Background (Suggested Time Allotted: 2-4 minutes)
Brief background into why your topic is important (usually 2-4 slides that can be covered quickly)
Any pertinent issues surrounding your institution on this topic
General recommendation: the last background statement should lead you into your purpose statement

5. Purpose
Single slide with statement as to why this project was done for your institution

6. Objectives
Primary objective(s)
Secondary objective(s)

7. Methodology (Suggested time allotted: 3-5 minutes)
Slide devoted to describing the design of your project and where it was conducted
Single-center, IRB-approved, prospective/concurrent/retrospective
Institution demographics
Inclusion criteria (exclusion, if necessary)
Statistical analysis/analyses performed, if necessary
Slide describing the type of data that was collected and how patients were identified/enrolled
Slide for definitions, if necessary
To assess the primary objective, we… (detail how primary and secondary objectives were assessed).

8. Results (Suggested Time Allotted: 3-4 minutes)
This will usually be the most detailed section of your presentation and should begin with enrollment results slide to familiarize the audience with the patient population
Patients evaluated
Patients excluded
Patients enrolled
Demographics slide(s) may be helpful to establish your patient population (i.e., table format)
Subsequent slides should focus on the primary objective

9. Discussion (Suggested Time Allotted: 1-2 minutes)
This should be a summary of your results, including:
Primary/secondary objectives
Any other significant data found during your analysis
Future directions for your project
Limitations:
Address any problems associated with study or
Any important issues to consider when interpreting the data, especially for other institutions

10. Self Assessment Question
Question: (state brief question here)
Answer: (state brief answer here, use animation to display following click)

11. Making PowerPoint Slides
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Bad Slides

12. Tips to be Covered: Slide Structure Graphs Fonts Spelling and Grammar
Colour
Background
Graphs
Spelling and Grammar
Conclusions/ Discussion

13. Slide Structure – Good Use 1-2 slides per minute of your presentation
Write in point form, not complete sentences
Include 4-5 points per slide
Avoid wordiness: use key words and phrases only

14. Slide Structure - Bad
This page contains too many words for a presentation slide. It is not written in point form, making it difficult both for your audience to read and for you to present each point. Although there are exactly the same number of points on this slide as the previous slide, it looks much more complicated. In short, your audience will spend too much time trying to read this paragraph instead of listening to you.

15. Slide Structure – Good Show one point at a time:
Will help audience concentrate on what you are saying
Will prevent audience from reading ahead
Will help you keep your presentation focused

16. Slide Structure - Bad Do not use distracting animation
Do not go overboard with the animation
Be consistent with the animation that you use

17. Fonts - Good Use at least an 18-point font
Use different size fonts for main points and secondary points
this font is 24-point, the main point font is 28-point, and the title font is 36-point
Use a standard font like Times New Roman or Arial

18. Fonts - Bad CAPITALIZE ONLY WHEN NECESSARY. IT IS DIFFICULT TO READ
If you use a small font, your audience won’t be able to read what you have written
CAPITALIZE ONLY WHEN NECESSARY. IT IS DIFFICULT TO READ
Don’t use a complicated font

19. Colour - Good
Use a colour of font that contrasts sharply with the background
Ex: blue font on white background
Use colour to reinforce the logic of your structure
Ex: light blue title and dark blue text
Use colour to emphasize a point
But only use this occasionally

20. Colour - Bad
Using a font colour that does not contrast with the background colour is hard to read
Using colour for decoration is distracting and annoying.
Using a different colour for each point is unnecessary
Using a different colour for secondary points is also unnecessary
Trying to be creative can also be bad

21. Background - Good
Use backgrounds such as this one that are attractive but simple
Use backgrounds which are light
Use the same background consistently throughout your presentation

22. Background – Bad
Avoid backgrounds that are distracting or difficult to read from
Always be consistent with the background that you use

23. Graphs - Good Use graphs rather than just charts and words
Data in graphs is easier to comprehend & retain than is raw data
Trends are easier to visualize in graph form
Always title your graphs

24. Graphs - Bad

25. Graphs - Good

26. Graphs - Bad

27. Graphs - Bad Minor gridlines are unnecessary Font is too small
Colours are illogical
Title is missing
Shading is distracting

28. Spelling and Grammar Proof your slides for:
speling mistakes
the use of of repeated words
grammatical errors you might have make
If English is not your first language, please have someone else check your presentation!

29. Conclusion Use an effective and strong closing
Your audience is likely to remember your last words
Use a conclusion slide to:
Summarize the main points of your presentation
Suggest future avenues of research