1. Your Presentation Title Here
Title Slide
If your Presentation Title is very long you may need to use plain text instead of bold or modify the font size to fit.
Your Presentation Title Here
Presenter’s Name
Affiliation
Address

2. Joint Symposium 2019 PPT Template
This template should only be used for on-screen presentations. Using the other templates for on-screen or PC projected presentations may result colors that appear too dark when projected and an image area that does not fill the screen. Conversely, this template should not be used for 35mm slides as it is not set up to the correct aspect ratio for that application.
This template may also be used for overheads, with some modifications: Change the background to clear and text color to bright or dark colors for better visibility.
Use this template to develop your presentation for Joint Symposium 2019.
Each oral presentation is allowed 20 minutes (max.), including question and answer.
Fit your presentation to a maximum of 15 slides, including the title page.
Keep it simple!
Additional instructions for the use of this template may be
seen by viewing or printing this file in notes mode.

3. Slide Guidelines Slides should emphasize key points
All text is Arial.
Headline text size starts at 48pt. and should never be smaller than 40 pt.
Level one bullet text begins at 32 pt. and should never be smaller than 24 pt.
Level two bullet text begins at 28 pt. and should never be smaller than 20 pt.
Level three bullet text begins at 24 pt. and should never be smaller than 18 pt.
Callout text on illustrations and footnotes should be a minimum or 16 pt. At no time should any text smaller that 16 pt. be used.
For maximum contrast it is recommended that all text be white except for headlines and key words. Emphasize key words by using italics or yellow. Underlining should be avoided.
Slides should emphasize key points
- Limit to 7 lines per slide
- Limit to 7-9 words per line
Slides must be in landscape format only
May use different font sizes and colors for highlights
suggest minimum font size > 24 pt

4. Title Text
Slide title is 48pt. Arial.
First level text is 32pt Arial bold with round bullet.
Second level text is 28pt. Arial bold with en dash.
Third level text is 24pt. Arial bold with en dash.
Confidential notation, if required, should be 16 pt. Arial bold and be positioned flush right in the upper right hand corner.
Titles can be center or left-aligned. Always left-align bullet points
Capitalize As Needed for emphasis; AVOID ALL CAPS
Font, size, and color for text have all been formatted in the Slide Master.
First level bullet text
Second level bullet text
Third level bullet text

5. Line Plot Example Callouts* Callouts
Line graph showing recommended color palette.
Graph callouts are Arial bold.
Tick marks on vertical and horizontal axis appear to the outside of the axis only.
Line thickness for data should be the thickest available in the graphing program.
Footnotes are 16pt. Arial bold and align flush right.
When possible use MS Graph as opposed to Excel for compatibility
If using Excel, ungroup the charts convert to ppt objects and re-adjust the colors and fonts
Use a minimum of high resolution bitmaps or screen captions
Callouts*
Callouts
* Any Notes

6. When Finished
Proofread -- have a colleague review your presentation AND forward to your symposium coach for comments.
Practice your presentation in slide show mode. Correct as needed.
Last minute changes may not be possible on site.