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How To: Make a PowerPoint

Learn how to create standout PowerPoint presentations with tips on themes, fonts, visuals, and more for engaging your audience effectively. Be creative and challenge the status quo of traditional slide decks.

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How To: Make a PowerPoint

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  1. How To: Make a PowerPoint COB Communications Center Spring 2017

  2. Did you know? • PowerPoint has 500 million users worldwide • 30 million presentations created daily • 6 million+ teachers use PowerPoint for class lessons • 120 million+ business persons use PowerPoint • Avg PowerPoint slide has 40 words Bottom Line: Effective PowerPoints stand out in a crowd

  3. Step 1: Theme • Pick an interesting background • Use color – limit of 3 • Make sure colors work together • Contrasting colors work better • Theme should add to presentation, not distract!

  4. Step 2: Title of Presentation • Be accurate – should encomposs what the presentation is about • Be interesting – excite your audience CATCH THEIR ATTENTION

  5. Step 3: Font • Pick an interesting font – make sure it's still readable! • Rule for text size: no text below 18 point! • Good fonts: Helvetica Calibri Arial

  6. Step 4: Information • Be concise – short, sweet, & to the point • Write key points, phrases/words, and numbers • Key points will jog your memory • But will still ensure your audience stays engaged AVOID THIS

  7. Step 5: Bullets • Not meant to display every word • Key words • Phrases • Numbers • Stick to one bullet type throughout • Bullets become distracting • When they’re all different

  8. Step 6: Pictures • Add interest to your slides by using pictures • Make sure they’re relevant • Make sure your audience will be able to see them • It's okay to put only a picture on a slide!

  9. Step 7: Graphs/Tables • Check that your graph/table is readable for the audience • Use white backgrounds, black fonts • Different graph lines/bars should be contrastly colored: vs.

  10. Step 8: SmartArt • Use SmartArt for different visualizations • SmartArt can be used for: • Lists • Relationships • Cycles • Hierarchy • And more Disclaimer: SmartArt only available on PowerPoint

  11. Step 8: Consistency • Be consistent • All headers should be the same size • Body text should be relatively the same size throughout • Bullets should be consistent • Use the same theme throughout

  12. Extra Information • BusinessInsider Tips: http://www.businessinsider.com/8-tips-for-great-powerpoint-presentations-2015-1#-38 • Shutterstock: https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/tips-on-how-to-make-effective-beautiful-powerpoint-presentations

  13. Be Creative Challenge the Status-Quo

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