Guidelines for Developing Effective Slide Presentations

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1 Gudelnes for Developng Effectve Slde Presentatons Most presentatons consst of three man components: Content Vsuals Delvery Content Know your materal. No matter how great your presentaton looks, nothng can make up for poor content. The best way to wrte good content s to know what you are wrtng about. What s your message? What key nformaton do you want your audence to remember at the end of the presentaton? How do you want your audence to feel durng the presentaton? Answers to these questons should drve your content and how you present the materal. Presentatons should nclude vsual ads that help get your message across to an audence. Vsual ads should not be the message. The presentaton should focus on key ponts to emphasze your message and to remnd the audence of those key ponts. Vsuals Vsuals consst of how the presentaton looks and feels. Ths ncludes fonts, background, slde layout, slde transtons, anmaton, photos, graphcs, sounds, and many other vsual aspects of the presentaton. Fonts Avod fancy fonts. Choose smple fonts that are easy to read. Avod scrpt fonts.

2 Gudelnes for Developng Effectve Slde Presentatons, contnued Sans serf fonts are clearer. Aral Font Serf fonts are buser and more dffcult to read on screen. Tmes New Roman Italcs fonts are dffcult to read on screen. Bold or normal fonts are clearer to read on screen. Font sze should be readable from anywhere n the room. Do not use fonts smaller than 28 pont sze. Pont Sze 28 Font szes usually range from 28 to 48 ponts. Pont Sze 28 Pont Sze 48

3 Gudelnes for Developng Effectve Slde Presentatons, contnued Text Do not use multple fonts and styles - lmt to two. Try to keep text to no more than sx lnes per slde. Spell-check and proofread. Use text to convey only key ponts. Avod captalzaton of ALL letters. Use hgh contrast color for font compared to background. Avod long sentences. Avod abbrevatons and acronyms. Use color nstead of underlnng to emphasze words or key phrases. Pctures and Graphcs Graphcs should enhance content. Lmt to two graphcs per slde; do not clutter the slde. Mantan balance to the slde. Make sure mages are n focus. Refran from usng too much stock generc clpart. Choose approprate graphs and dagrams.

4 Colors Gudelnes for Developng Effectve Slde Presentatons, contnued Use contrastng colors. Use complementary colors. Use lght on dark more than dark on lght. Keep the color scheme consstent throughout the presentaton. Sound Sound effects may be dstractng. Only use sounds when necessary. Numbers Use numbers for lsts wth sequence. Use bullets to show a lst wthout u Prorty u Herarchy u Sequence Be Consstent Dfferences may mply mportance. Use surprses to attract not dstract. Dfferences draw attenton.

5 Transton Gudelnes for Developng Effectve Slde Presentatons, contnued Appear and Dsappear are better. Fancy transtons can be dstractng. Use other transtons only to emphasze certan sldes. Tables Keep t smple. Use clear headngs and labels. Keep layout consstent. Delvery Thnk about the message and prepare for the presentaton. Remember these tps for gvng an effectve presentaton: Vsualze yourself gvng the presentaton. PRACTICE your presentaton. Engage your audence. Use key ponts throughout your presentaton. Rehearse your presentaton n front of peers and ask for feedback. Tme your presentaton. Speak clearly and comfortably. Never memorze your presentaton. Make sure your presentaton wll run on any computer.

6 Gudelnes for Developng Effectve Slde Presentatons, contnued References About.com Presentaton Software. (n.d.). Top 10 tps for creatng successful busness presentatons. Retreved June 24, 2008, from Baruch College Computng and Technology Center. (n.d.). Effectve use of PowerPont onlne tutoral. Retreved March 17, 2008, from Mcrosoft Press. (2005). Beyond bullet ponts. Clff Atknson: Author. Mcrosoft PowerPont Presents. (n.d.). PowerPont templates & presentatons. Retreved June 24, 2008, from The Unversty of South Dakota TRIO. (n.d.). Creatng effectve presentatons! Retreved March 17, 2008, from Ths project has been funded at least n part wth Federal funds from the U.S. Department of Agrculture, Food and Nutrton Servce through an agreement wth the Insttute of Chld Nutrton at The Unversty of Msssspp. The contents of ths publcaton do not necessarly reflect the vews or polces of the U.S. Department of Agrculture, nor does menton of trade names, commercal products, or organzatons mply endorsement by the U.S. government. The Unversty of Msssspp s an EEO/AA/TtleVI/Ttle IX/Secton 504/ADA/ADEA Employer. In accordance wth Federal law and U.S. Department of Agrculture polcy, ths nsttuton s prohbted from dscrmnatng on the bass of race, color, natonal orgn, sex, age, or dsablty. To fle a complant of dscrmnaton, wrte USDA, Drector, Offce of Cvl Rghts; Room 326-W, Whtten Buldng, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washngton, DC or call (202) (voce and TDD). USDA s an equal opportunty provder and employer. 2017, Insttute of Chld Nutrton, The Unversty of Msssspp, School of Appled Scences Except as provded below, you may freely use the text and nformaton contaned n ths document for non-proft or educatonal use wth no cost to the partcpant for the tranng provdng the followng credt s ncluded. These materals may not be ncorporated nto other webstes or textbooks and may not be sold. The photographs and mages n ths document may be owned by thrd partes and used by The Unversty of Msssspp under a lcensng agreement. The Unversty cannot, therefore, grant permsson to use these mages. For more nformaton, please contact helpdesk@thecn.org. 01/2017