Making PowerPoint Slides

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Tips to be Covered Outlines Slide Structure Fonts Colour Background Graphs Spelling and Grammar Conclusions Questions

Tips to be Covered

Outlines
Slide Structure
Fonts
Colour
Background
Graphs
Spelling and Grammar
Conclusions
Questions

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Outline Make your 1st or 2nd slide an outline of your

Outline

Make your 1st or 2nd slide an outline of your presentation
Ex:

previous slide
Follow the order of your outline for the rest of the presentation
Only place main points on the outline slide
Ex: Use the titles of each slide as main points
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Slide Structure – Good Use 1-2 slides per minute of your

Slide Structure – Good

Use 1-2 slides per minute of your presentation
Write

in point form, not complete sentences
Include 4-5 points per slide
Avoid wordiness: use key words and phrases only
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Slide Structure - Bad This page contains too many words for

Slide Structure - Bad

This page contains too many words for a

presentation slide. It is not written in point form, making it difficult both for your audience to read and for you to present each point. Although there are exactly the same number of points on this slide as the previous slide, it looks much more complicated. In short, your audience will spend too much time trying to read this paragraph instead of listening to you.
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Slide Structure – Good Show one point at a time: Will

Slide Structure – Good

Show one point at a time:
Will help audience

concentrate on what you are saying
Will prevent audience from reading ahead
Will help you keep your presentation focused
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Slide Structure - Bad Do not use distracting animation Do not

Slide Structure - Bad

Do not use distracting animation
Do not go overboard

with the animation
Be consistent with the animation that you use
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Fonts - Good Use at least an 18-point font Use different

Fonts - Good

Use at least an 18-point font
Use different size fonts

for main points and secondary points
this font is 24-point, the main point font is 28-point, and the title font is 36-point
Use a standard font like Times New Roman or Arial
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Fonts - Bad If you use a small font, your audience

Fonts - Bad

If you use a small font, your audience won’t

be able to read what you have written
CAPITALIZE ONLY WHEN NECESSARY. IT IS DIFFICULT TO READ
Don’t use a complicated font
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Colour - Good Use a colour of font that contrasts sharply

Colour - Good

Use a colour of font that contrasts sharply with

the background
Ex: blue font on white background
Use colour to reinforce the logic of your structure
Ex: light blue title and dark blue text
Use colour to emphasize a point
But only use this occasionally
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Colour - Bad Using a font colour that does not contrast

Colour - Bad

Using a font colour that does not contrast with

the background colour is hard to read
Using colour for decoration is distracting and annoying.
Using a different colour for each point is unnecessary
Using a different colour for secondary points is also unnecessary
Trying to be creative can also be bad
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Background - Good Use backgrounds such as this one that are

Background - Good

Use backgrounds such as this one that are attractive

but simple
Use backgrounds which are light
Use the same background consistently throughout your presentation
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Background – Bad Avoid backgrounds that are distracting or difficult to

Background – Bad

Avoid backgrounds that are distracting or difficult to read

from
Always be consistent with the background that you use
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Graphs - Good Use graphs rather than just charts and words

Graphs - Good

Use graphs rather than just charts and words
Data in

graphs is easier to comprehend & retain than is raw data
Trends are easier to visualize in graph form
Always title your graphs
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Graphs - Bad

Graphs - Bad

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Graphs - Good

Graphs - Good

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Graphs - Bad

Graphs - Bad

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Graphs - Bad Minor gridlines are unnecessary Font is too small

Graphs - Bad

Minor gridlines are unnecessary
Font is too small
Colours are illogical
Title

is missing
Shading is distracting
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Spelling and Grammar Proof your slides for: speling mistakes the use

Spelling and Grammar

Proof your slides for:
speling mistakes
the use of of repeated

words
grammatical errors you might have make
If English is not your first language, please have someone else check your presentation!
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Conclusion Use an effective and strong closing Your audience is likely

Conclusion

Use an effective and strong closing
Your audience is likely to remember

your last words
Use a conclusion slide to:
Summarize the main points of your presentation
Suggest future avenues of research