1. PPT Presentations for Videoconferencing Visual Presentation Requirements & Suggestions

2. Design Avoid distracting design templates or animations Do not use busy, cluttered backgrounds or other unreadable visuals Do not use lines or ornamentals around or along the sides of slides Favor images/Clip Art to text

3. Font and Format Use a large point “Arial” type font Comic Sans, Tahoma or Lucida Sans are good font choices Use light text with darker backgrounds and dark text with lighter ones Limit the rows of text per page (fewer is better; don’t exceed 9 lines)

4. Graphs and Charts Do not scan small graphs or complex data charts from books If imports are a must, make them as big and legible as possible Use photos with high resolution and good contrast Be sure remote sites have a handout copy of all visual item Make sure the slides are numbered for easy reference