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Carlisle Town Meeting PowerPoint Presentation Guidelines. Working Draft April 5, 2013 Prepared by Wayne Davis, Town Moderator. 1. Basic Text Guidelines. Less is more 5 bullets per slide maximum 8 lines of text maximum 1 level of sub-bullets maximum i.e , don’t go to this level
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Carlisle Town MeetingPowerPoint Presentation Guidelines Working Draft April 5, 2013 Prepared by Wayne Davis, Town Moderator 1
Basic Text Guidelines • Less is more • 5 bullets per slide maximum • 8 lines of text maximum • 1 level of sub-bullets maximum • i.e,don’t go to this level • Keep your font size large • Avoid serif fonts or Arial • Choose a font and stick to it. Calibri or Verdana preferred 2
Colors and Emphasis • White or yellow on blue best • Black on white second best • Red on blue is hard to read—don’t use it! • Use bold for emphasis • Avoid underlining AND ALL CAPS.
Example of Effective Chart See the slide notes for extra tips 4
Highland School Street Brick Wilkins New Building See the Slide Notes for extra tips Corey Church Street
Presentation Requirements • Submit copy to the Moderator one week in advance. • Use Microsoft PowerPoint (preferable), Keynote, or Adobe Acrobat. • Submit final presentation to the designated technology specialist no later than 9 am the morning of Town Meeting. • Attend a rehearsal the day of Town Meeting. • Be ready to speak without your slides, in case the technology fails.