2. What is Good Power Point Design?

3. Six Rules for the Effective Design Summary PurposeDesignClearConsistentSimple Big Click the words to explore Press <-- to go back Press Esc to stop

4. Purpose Decide your main objective Choose a clear, concise purpose for your message Decide whether a light-hearted or a more formal approach most appropriate to the subject and your audience

5. Make it Big Text This is Arial 12 This is Arial 18 This is Arial 24 This is Arial 32 This is Arial 36 This is Arial 44 30 At least 30

6. The 6 x 7 rule -No more than 6 lines per slide -No more than 7 words per line Make it Big Text

7. Bad Example Definition of Nursing: Nursing is a discipline focused on assisting individuals, families and communities in attaining, re-attaining and maintaining optimal health and functioning. Modern definitions of nursing define it as a science and an art that focuses on quality of life as defined by persons and families. Nursing is not only concerned about health and functioning but with quality of living and dying, lived experience, and universal lived experiences of health. Too detailed !

8. Good Example Definition of Nursing: -assisting individuals, families and communities focuses on quality of life - concerned about health and functioning - with quality of living and dying, lived experience, and universal lived experiences of health.

9. Good Design Tips Choose good Backgrounds – Templates Clear fonts Bullets –– 6 is max Words on a slide –– 25 or less Images –– key

10. Match the mood Look professional Pick a good template blues Don’t get the blues medium blues medium blues navy blue OK navy blue OK Attractive but simple Attractive but simple Use the same template consistently Use the same template consistently

11. Background – Bad

12. Bright on dark Dark on bright GOOD EVIL Use high contrast colors

13. You can decide… Which line is easier to read?

14. Avoid These Poisons… Weird sound effects Most transitions Flying text Strange animations Bad clip-art

15. Which one is a good example? VS

16. Keep It Simple (Text) Too many colours Too Many Fonts Too Many Styles No

17. Visual Graphic (Bad) Too detailed !

18. Visual Graphic (Good) Much Clear

19. Falling Leaves (Bad) Too detailed !

20. Falling Leaves (Good) Much Simpler

21. Keep It Simple (Picture) Art work may distract your audience Artistry does not substitute for content Too distracted !

22. Make It Clear (Capitalisation) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS ARE DIFFICULT TO READ Upper and lower case letters are easier

23. Chose clear Fonts and styles Italics are difficult to read on screen Normal or bold fonts are clearer Underlines may signify hyperlinks Instead, use colours to emphasise Make It Clear (Fonts)

24. Good and Bad Serif Serif bad Times New Roman New York Courier Sans serif Sans serif good Arial Arial Black Futura Tahoma

25. Make It Clear (Numbers) Use numbers for lists with sequence For example: How to put an elephant into a fridge? 1. Open the door of the fridge 2. Put the elephant in 3. Close the door

26. Be Consistent Keep colours, clip arts, and template consistent with your main objective. Differences draw attention Differences may imply importance Use surprises to attract not distract

27. Be consistent (Transition) This transition is annoying, not enhancing "Appear" and "Disappear" are better

28. Good Example Differences draw attention Differences may imply importance Use surprises to attract not distract This tick draws attention

29. Bad Example Differences draw attention Differences may imply importance Use surprises to attract not distract Confusing differences!

30. In Summary Purpose Design Big Simple Clear Consistent

31. One more Tips.. Communication is the key Text to support the communication Keep the presentation simple Keep information well organized DO NOT read from your slides verbatim Remind your audience of key points at the end of the presentation

32. One more Tips.. Pictures to simplify complex concepts Animations for complex relationships Visuals to support, not to distract Sounds only when absolutely necessary