mpumelelo madlavu do’s and don’ts of power point presentations

DO’S AND DON’TS OF POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

Bullets

Keep

It

Simple

Don’t

Use too many bullet points ■ Avoid too many bullet points

■ Avoid too many bullet points

■ Avoid too many bullet points

■ Avoid too many bullet points

■ Avoid too many bullet points

■ Avoid too many bullet points

■ Avoid too many bullet points

■ Avoid too many bullet points

■ Avoid too many bullet points

Do

Choose images

that match

your message

Don’t

Use too much information

Consistency

Do

Choose easy to read fonts

&

Stay in a font family

Don’t

Use visually complex fonts

Especiallyavarietyofthem

Do

Vary a font's size, Style or colour for emphasis

or group words together *

*But avoid doing it all on one slide

Don’t

Underline words for emphasis

People mistake these for hyperlinks and

they are harder to read.

Do

Use san-serif fonts like;

Ariel, Gil Sans, or Century Gothic

They are easier on the eye

Don’t

Choose Serif fonts like;

Times New Roman

They are harder to read on a screen

Do

Check your spelling

Proofread each slide

Make sure all information is correct

Don’t

■ Fillupthescreenwithlotsandlotsinformationwritteninsentenceform.Orevenbulletafterbulletafterbullet.Thevisualsinyourpresentationshouldhelpguideyourspeaking,notreplaceit.Peoplecanreadfasterthantheycanspeak,andtheydon‟twanttohearyoujustreadfromtheslides.Plus,themoreyouputonaslide,thesmallerthetextwillgetandthesmallerthetextgets,theharderitistoread.Then,youwillannoyyouraudienceastheytrytofollowalong,butfalterintheirattempts.Anannoyedaudienceisnotahappyaudienceandanunhappyaudiencewon‟treallygiveyoutheattentionyourhardandcarefullyresearchedpresentationdeserves.Inotherwords,didyoureallyreadallofthis?Wouldyouexpectyouraudienceto

Background

■ Pretty, simplistic

■ & consistent

Dark Backgrounds

Example of dark backgrounds

Use light text on dark backgrounds

Contrast & colour

■ Make sure to contrast your colours.

■ Particularly font and background.

■ but please make sure they re not blinding and or too contrasting.

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