2. Effective Use of PowerPoint The dos and don’ts of Slide Design

3. The 6 x 6 Rule No more than 6 lines per slide No more than 6 words per line

4. Following the Rule Easy to read Main points highlighted Focus is on presenter

5. Not following the Rule There is a lot of text that takes a lot of time to read. People are reading your slides and not listening to you. Your main points get lost in all the other text on the slide.

6. Color Background Text Contrast

7. Readable? Blinding?

8. Font Size Titles 44 – 60 pt. Headings 32-36 pt. Sub-Points 28 pt.

9. Bad Font Size Big Fonts = less room Small fonts = less readable

10. Images, Sounds and Animation For impact Use in Moderation

11. Too Much! Fade and Sound for everything! Increases the time to get one slide up Boy, is that annoying!