Mrs. M’s Basic Guidelines for Great PowerPoint Presentations.

1)     Use the same background for all the slides.

When in doubt use one of the Design Templates.  
These templates guarantee a professional looking background every time.

2)     Pick High Contrast colors.

High contrast means light letter on a dark or dark letter on a light background. 
High contrasting colors makes it much easier to read the slides. 

3)     Use one good picture or graphic per slide.

PowerPoint is a visual medium. Please use pictures and graphics. 
Make sure the pictures are relevant to the topic.
Your graphics must be large enough for the audience to see and appreciate.
Always keep the pictures in perspective by adding the SHIFT button when resizing.

4)   Minimum of 36 pts for the font size.

Remember you’re making a presentation, not an eye exam. 
Your audience should be able to easily read the slides.

5)   Maximum of 5 lines of text per slide.

Use bullet lists and phrases rather than whole sentences. 
Explain the bullets and phrases as part of your oral presentation.

6)   Please don’t read the slides to your audience.

Generally speaking all the members of your audience are literate. 
Instead of reading the slides, use each slide as a launching point to talk about your topic.
DON’T READ YOUR SLIDES!

7)   Check your spelling and grammar.

Nothing distracts the attention of your audience more than spelling & grammar errors.

8)   Use good presentation skills. 

Make sure you have good eye contact.
Make sure you’re loud enough.
Don’t forget to practice your presentation. 
These things are important to your audience and they should be important to you.


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