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This is a presentation about presentationsAlternately titled: #GettingMetaWithItAlternatively, alternatively titled: Slides on Slides on SlidesAlternatively, alternatively, alternatively titled: Michelle, we get it.
— Peter Norvig, Director of Research, Google
“ PowerPoint doesn’t kill meetings. People kill meetings. But using PowerPoint is like having a loaded AK-47 on the table: you can do very bad things with it.
How to design effective slides● The first rule of creating a great powerpoint (and great presentation) is make sure you’
re appropriately using your text, font, color and use of space on the page● You don’t want your slides to be drowning in bulleted lists with information that would be
much better suited spoken aloud than written on a slide● Having too much information on your slide often causes the number one issue of
PowerPoint presentations, which is speaking to your slides instead of the audience● Having a slide that is crowded with lists and information is a sure-fire way to lose the
attention of your audience● Additionally, when creating a powerpoint slide, you want a strategic use of font and color● Having “fun” text styles, bright text colors, or too many contrasting variables is another
great example of how your PowerPoint design can detract from the main idea of your presentation
● When creating a PowerPoint presentation, each slide should have the main ideas, an eye-catching visual, and text and color uses that emphasize your point, not detract from it.
What Makes a Good Presentation?
● Engaging visuals
● Short, sweet and to the point
● Comfortable use of color
● Key words on slide, main ideas out loud
666(This is not the Devil’s work.)
Bullet List Best Practices● Pay attention to the 6 rule● Bullets help organize your thoughts● Lines should stay within 6 words● Slides should stay within 6 lines● Keep your slides clear and concise● These list provide key takeaways
Use Serif Fonts for Headlines
● Use sans-serif fonts for the body of text
● Serif fonts for large bodies of text is crowded and hard to read
Themes, Layout and Color
● Choose simple, clean theme
● Customization is your friend
● Purposeful use of color
● Let the content speak for itself
Embedding Media
● Embed videos directly
● Keep length less than 2 minutes
● Only use animated text if relevant
● Eliminate use of Word Art
● Utilize PowerPoint SmartArt
● Use SmartArt to organize intricate visuals of your main points and show relationships between main ideas
● Keep levels to 5-6 main points to keep focus clear and concise
● Coordinate colors to the overall color scheme of your presentation
More Resources About Presentations
● 14 PowerPoint Presentation Tips to Make Your PPT Designs More Effective - Hubspot
● Feng Shui Your Microsoft Word Tables - Cult of Pedagogy
Additional Tools● Prezi