Help with a powerpoint due in 72 hours
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HowtoCreateAnEffectivePowerPoint2.pptx
How to Create an Effective
PowerPoint Presentation
Agenda
Text
Font
Color
Images
Backgrounds
Animation and Transitions
Any slide with a RED title indicates a bad slide!
Text
Place as much informachon on one slide as humanly possible. You wouldn’t want to jip your audience about of any important informachon they might need so use a seemingly never ending paragraph without much puntuation because puntuation wastes room that you could be using to share more of your vast knowledge with the audience Long-wordy paragraphs are the best thing to do so that peeple can understand what we are trying to say. Who reely cares about speling and grammer, people will kno what we are talking about and listen to us any way
Text
All bullets should appear at once
No more than 7-10 lines per slide
Phrases and keywords instead of complete sentences
Bullet points must have parallel construction
Check spelling, grammar, and punctuation
Concision is key, brevity is best!
Charts and Diagrams
A survey taken of college students proved that 57% of all college students have used PowerPoint mostly as an assignment in school
Another 17% say that they have found it useful in the workplace
15% say that they have used it to present to their club or organization on their campus
The other 11% say that they only had seen it in the classroom during a professor’s lecture
Charts and Diagrams
When possible, use charts/ tables to present statistics
Survey of College Students Who Use PowerPoint
Survey of College Students who use PowerPoint Assignment Workplace Clubs Lecture 0.56999999999999995 0.17 0.15 0.11
Font
Different fonts are pretty
The bigger the better
ALL CAPS GETS THE AUDIENCE’S ATTENTION!!!!!!!!
Italicize anything and everything that seems important-which is everything!
Font
Sans serif fonts show up better on the screen (serif fonts are blurry when projected)
Always use a font size of 24 points or more
Limit of 2 fonts per presentation
Find a font that suits your message
Italic fonts are not attractive-use sparingly
Never use all caps
Color
Lots of colors makes the presentation exciting
Make all colors clash so that it’s readable from a distance
Make your information stand out in bold pinks and blues
Dark color text on dark color backgrounds are awesome because they match
Color
Colors are key because they set the mood
Have colors that complement each other
Dark colors on light backgrounds are the best
Avoid colors that don’t provide enough contrast (such as red on dark blue)
The appropriate colors can make your presentation pop
Images
A variety of pictures will impress the audience
Use both real and cartoon images to give the slides some variety
Who cares about pixels, it still gets our point across even if it is blurry
So what if Chuck Norris is irrelevant to our topic…..it’s Chuck Norris.
Use pictures to fill up any and all extra space!
Images
Always have good quality images (not blurry)
Have images convey ideas instead of text
Do not choose images that distract the audience
Do not clutter your slide with images
Always have images that portray your point
Consistency in graphics
Backgrounds
Always have a different background on each slide, it keeps the audience interested
Always change colors of text so that it can be read
The more colorful the better
If it’s blurry who cares, its still pretty
Background
Stick to one background for all slides (pick a color scheme and stick to it)
Patterned backgrounds can reduce readability of text
If a picture is the background, use one with the most amount of pixels
Some designs are too busy and distracting
Choose your background carefully!
Animations and Transitions
Flying in words in many different animations are exciting!!
Each slide can have a different animation which will add tons of variety
Use the longest animation to take up more time
Use a different transition so that there is movement between each slide
Sounds makes presentations way better
Animations and Transitions
Use minimal animations (one for the header and one for text/images)
A different animation for each text can make the presentation too distracting
Use a basic dissolve or fade
Avoid flashy transitions that distract from the message
Be consistent
Do not use sounds at all
Conclusion
Remember…
Concision is key, and brevity is best
Use charts when presenting statistics
Use a font that supports your mission
Incorporate contrasting colors
Have consistency in your images
Use simple background themes
Eschew excessive supplements
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