Презентация на тему: Making PowerPoint Slides

Making PowerPoint Slides Avoiding the Pitfalls of Bad Slides

Tips to be Covered OutlinesSlide StructureFontsColourBackgroundGraphsSpelling and GrammarConclusionsQuestions

Outline Make your 1st or 2nd slide an outline of your presentationEx: previous slideFollow the order of your outline for the rest of the presentationOnly place main points on the outline slideEx: Use the titles of each slide as main points

Slide Structure – Good Use 1-2 slides per minute of your presentationWrite in point form, not complete sentencesInclude 4-5 points per slideAvoid wordiness: use key words and phrases only

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.

Slide Structure – Good Show one point at a time:Will help audience concentrate on what you are sayingWill prevent audience from reading aheadWill help you keep your presentation focused

Slide Structure - Bad Do not use distracting animationDo not go overboard with the animationBe consistent with the animation that you use

Fonts - Good Use at least an 18-point fontUse different size fonts for main points and secondary pointsthis font is 24-point, the main point font is 28-point, and the title font is 36-pointUse a standard font like Times New Roman or Arial

Fonts - Bad If you use a small font, your audience won’t be able to read what you have writtenCAPITALIZE ONLY WHEN NECESSARY. IT IS DIFFICULT TO READDon’t use a complicated font

Colour - Good Use a colour of font that contrasts sharply with the backgroundEx: blue font on white backgroundUse colour to reinforce the logic of your structureEx: light blue title and dark blue textUse colour to emphasize a pointBut only use this occasionally

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 unnecessaryUsing a different colour for secondary points is also unnecessaryTrying to be creative can also be bad

Background - Good Use backgrounds such as this one that are attractive but simpleUse backgrounds which are lightUse the same background consistently throughout your presentation

Background – Bad Avoid backgrounds that are distracting or difficult to read fromAlways be consistent with the background that you use

Graphs - Good Use graphs rather than just charts and wordsData in graphs is easier to comprehend & retain than is raw dataTrends are easier to visualize in graph formAlways title your graphs

Graphs - Bad

Graphs - Good

Graphs - Bad

Graphs - Bad Minor gridlines are unnecessaryFont is too smallColours are illogicalTitle is missingShading is distracting

Spelling and Grammar Proof your slides for:speling mistakesthe use of of repeated wordsgrammatical errors you might have make If English is not your first language, please have someone else check your presentation!

Conclusion Use an effective and strong closingYour audience is likely to remember your last wordsUse a conclusion slide to:Summarize the main points of your presentationSuggest future avenues of research

Questions?? End your presentation with a simple question slide to:Invite your audience to ask questionsProvide a visual aid during question periodAvoid ending a presentation abruptly