basics of good powerpoint
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Basics of Good PowerPoint Design
By Sue Heraper
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The Basics
of Good
PowerPoint
Design
by Sue Heraper
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Your audience can read your slides
faster than can you talk.
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Use 7 words or less in each slide.
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Make your image fill up the whole slide.
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Place your text inside it.
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A good image allows the audience
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to think and reflect on an issue.
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A great image can help tell the story
in a way bullet points never can.
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Use strong visuals to help add to what you are saying
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and not give it away before you say it.
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Images you can use
Get your text right.
Never use more than 3 styles of font.
Keep them in the same family.
Use different sizes.Animated text is not cool.
A slight rotation makes it a little
more interesting.
Use simple fonts
Arial
Gills Sans
Impact
for a professional look and feel.
Take care to
match colors
and backgrounds
If you can’t use color wisely, avoid it entirely.
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Never use
BLACK text on RED
Save bullets for a recap on the last slide.
•Go visual – let the image tell your story
•Use few words and simple fonts on your slides.
•Practice before presenting