1. PowerPoint Presentation
Advice and Tips
These basic, simple rules will ensure your slides enhance your presentation rather than detract from it.

2. PowerPoint Presentation Advice and Tips
Place your type using enough margin. This will make it easier for the audience to see.
At the bottom, have a much larger margin. The bottom of the screen usually cannot be seen by the audience, so keep important information from that area.

3. PowerPoint Presentation Advice and Tips
Contrasting colors is critical so the audience will see well.
Difficult to see
Easy to see
Poor contrast
Good contrast
Poor contrast
Good contrast
Poor contrast

4. PowerPoint Presentation Advice and Tips
Font size and type is important. Too small is difficult to see. As a general rule, use size 20 or bigger.
This is size 18
This is size 20
This is size 28
Simple fonts are easier to read
Calibri, Arial, Times New Roman
Fancy fonts are difficult to read
Script, Italic, Old English

5. PowerPoint Presentation Advice and Tips
Using a lot of words to go in-depth about your topic and provide your audience lots of information to read is a mistake. By offering too many words, the audience will get lost in all the words and because of this not be intrigued by your presentation. It is best for you to use the slides to guide your words and the presentation rather than give every ounce of information you would like to communicate to your audience. It is important to use bullet points or simply highlight major thoughts. That is usually the most effective way to place words on the slide. Try to not bring in all information on a slide all at once. Use animations to bring the slide to life. This tactic tends to cause you to read the slide – a major mistake.
Use bullet points
Bring in one at a time using animations
Highlight thoughts to guide presentation
Your words are used to add interesting details

6. PowerPoint Presentation Advice and Tips
Using photos or images can enhance or make a point
The fall is wonderful
But they should not distract from the main message
The fall is wonderful