1. By Allison Cohen (with edits by Beth McKelvey)

2.  Big  Simple  Clear  Consistent

3. 24 point font or more  This is 16 point font  This is 18 point font  This is 24 point font  This is 28 point font  This is 36 point font Make photos as big as possible. These are too small!

4.  Lists should not have more than 3 items (unless each item is very short)  1  2  3  Each item should have only one idea

5. Usually:  No more than 6 lines per slide  No more than 7 words per line

6.  Use dark letters and a light background OR  Use light letters and a dark background

7.  Don’t use ALL CAPITALS  Don’t use italics  Use colors to emphasize words  Use sans serif font (Tahoma, Verdana)

8.  Don’t use too many colors  Don’t use too many different fonts  Use the same kind of bullet points

9.  Big  Simple  Clear  Consistent (same font, same size, same colors)