PowerPoint Tips

1. PowerPoint Tips

2. People Remember: • 20% of what they hear • 30% of what the read • 50% of what they hear and read • Pictures are worth a thousand words

3. Font 72 • Font 24 • Font 32 (default) • Font 36 • Font 44 (title default) • Font 60 • Think about how big the room is, don’t use font smaller than 28

4. Serif font Non-serif font Serif

5. Titles • Use titles on each slide to keep audience on track

6. Keep it simple • Make each bullet short • Make the font large enough • Phrases, not sentences • Try to fill the slide • Do this using line spacing (under format) rather than returns

7. Bad color schemes • Red type is hard to read • So is green and… • Approximately 10% of European males are color blind • Use simple and primary colors – especially on graphs

8. Dark on Light • Becoming more common

9. Light on Dark • Standard style

10. Avoid Background Designs • This can be distracting

11. Do not fit too much on a single slide, as this can be distracting • You do not need to write complete sentences. You should summarize in short phrases to save space-concentrate on your key points • If you try and fit too much on a slide, your key points can be lost • Fitting too much on a slide tends to be a crutch for the presenter, who subsequently relies on reading the slides instead of engaging the audience • If you need to break up the slide and turn it into 2 or 3 slides instead of cramming everything onto a single slide

12. Outline • Way to orient audience for longer talks • Introduction • Methods • Results • As move section to section can repeat outline, highlighting current section

13. Humor W w w “The diagnostic computer says it’s in your financial best interest to invest in the companies whose drugs you take.”

14. Animation • Rely only as needed • Can be distracting if not done right • Often useful instead of a pointer • For key points

15. Word Art DISTRACTING