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Tips for Creating a PowerPoint Presentation These are a few tips for creating a PowerPoint Presentation that looks professional and is pleasing to the eye!

 Title text size should be at least 36 to 40.

 Body text size should be at least 30 to 40. This allows the audience to see the text.

 Number of lines on a slide should not exceed 6-8.

 Use appealing colors!

 Use Times New Roman Font or an easy to read font.

 For slide headings, use the level one main heading rules at the top of the slide,

for example (also note the use of headings on the images of slides below)

Health Promotion Project

 Keep slides easy so they are not busy. One way to do this is to put details on the speaker notes and main words or phrases on the slide. Another way is to break

a busy slide into three or four slides that are not busy. For your

entertainment, youtube video on what not to do with a PowerPoint (warning: it is funny so be ready to laugh!!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpvgfmEU2Ck

Here is an example: (Note: I have minimized the slides so you can see the speaker notes in these examples)

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Another example of a slide with an image and text in the speaker notes:

Here is another example of putting key words on the slide and the text in the speaker notes:

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To show the Speaker Notes on the PowerPoint Slide: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cIeebzVDeP

(You will need the updated version of Java to view this video but it will prompt you to download; Java provides video viewing ability with security)

 When you present in person, you can print the PowerPoint in the speaker notes mode. The audience is not able to see the speaker notes in the presentation mode.

 Be sure to cite sources of information using APA format! Document sources on slides where you have mentioned something from printed literature (either right after each source or at the bottom of the slide). Be sure to paraphrase wherever possible and limit "direct quotes" as much as possible.

 Have a reference page that is as close to APA format as possible at the end of the presentation. Do not worry about indention of second and subsequent lines of the reference if it will not work. Label your reference list page as "References" (not "Works Cited" or "Bibliography").

 Add some pictures or clip art for interest, but do keep it professional (no "cheesy" clipart) :-) A picture can be worth a thousand words! Be sure to cite where you borrowed the image. It can be in small letters next to the image. Here is a great site for finding copyright friendly images: http://webquest.org/freemedia.php

Caution: if you are asked for money, do not pay for images—there are plenty of free ones available. Do not give any image websites your credit card number!

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 Carefully proofread for any mistakes or typos. PowerPoint has spellcheck and I recommend you use it.

 If you have never created a PowerPoint, there are tutorials out there that can help you get started.

 for PPt 2003: http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/technology/tutorials/office/ppt03/ppt2003. pdf andhttp://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/create-your-first- presentation-RZ001129842.aspx

 for PPt 2007: http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2007/ppt/index.asp and http://office.m icrosoft.com/en-us/training/CR010065457.aspx

 for PPt 2010: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/powerpoint2010 and http://office.microsoft.c om/en-us/powerpoint-help/getting-started-with-powerpoint-2010- HA010359435.aspx

Tips by Nancyruth Leibold, Adapted from Laura Schwarz 2015