A good PowerPoint presentation

prepare presentation - Font size - Font choice - Colors and Backgrounds - Slide Structure - Timing & Content - Graphs - Spelling and Grammar
Deliver presentation - Before presentation - During Presentation - Ending Presentation - Conclusion slide - References
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Have a very clear introduction should be one or two small paragraphs Should be to attract the audience

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18 point can use this if the room is small & the screen is big

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26 point size used in this presentation 28 point the main point

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point for the title

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Bad fonts dont use allcaps. Avoid fancy fonts as well Avoid using bold except in headings Examples of good fonts Century Gothic (a san-serif font) Constantia (a serif font)

ALL ARE EASY TO READ WHEN WRITTEN AS A WORD OR A PHRASE ALL ARE DIFFICULT TO READ WHEN THERE IS MORE TEXT THAN A NORMAL HEADING CONTAINS THE MORE WRITING THERE IS, THE MORE ANNOYING THIS FONT BECOMES
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All are easy to read when written as a word or a phrase

All are difficult to read when there is more text than a normal heading contains
The more writing there is, the more annoying this font becomes

All are easy to read when written as a word or a phrase All are difficult to read when there is more text than a normal heading contains The more writing there is, the more annoying this font becomes
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All are easy to read when written as a word or a phrase

All are difficult to read when there is more text than a normal heading contains

Using a font color that does not contrast with the background color is hard to read (presentation) Using color for decoration is distracting and annoying. Using a different color for each point is unnecessary Trying to be creative can also be bad O (the colure is bad)
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How much attention are you giving to this text? How easy is this to read?

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Be consistent
More professional Easier to read Less distracting

Use theme colors , fonts, & backgrounds Use the same background for all slides
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Font color should contrast with background

E.g.: dark font on a light background

Use color to reinforce structure

E.g.: light blue title and dark blue text

Can use color to emphasize a point

But only use this occasionally

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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 the presenter to continue speaking. It appears to have a lot of information, but really the slide doesnt say much at all. The biggest problem is that almost all of you in the room will read all the way to the end of this paragraph before you pay any attention to anything Im saying. Dont believe me? Well what did I just say? This bad slide just wasted about 20 seconds of the presentation time, because it averted your attention away from me.

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5 x 5 rule:

About 5 points per slide (or less) About 5 words per point (or more)

around 25-35 words

Incomplete sentences

Speed 1 slide per 2 minutes

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Show one point at a time:

Helps audience to concentrate Prevents audience from reading ahead Helps you stay focused

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Show the whole slide at once, but pause long enough for the audience to read all of it
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Avoid animation

Its very distracting

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January February Blue Balls 20.4 27.4 Red Balls 30.6 38.6

March 90 34.6

April 20.4 31.6

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60 Blue Balls Red Balls 38.6 34.6 30.6 30 20.4 20 27.4 20.4 31.6

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Use graphs when possible

Easier to understand data Easier to see trends

Graphs should be
Clear Appropriately titled

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Proof your slides for:

Spelling (speling) mistakes The use of (of ) repeated words Grammatical errors you might have make

Heading consistencies Get someone else to check it

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Speak loudly and clear. Vary your voice for dramatic effect. Dont forget to leave time for questions. When you are asked a question, move towards the person who asked it.

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Question slide
Encourage your audience to ask questions Give a visual aid during questions Listen very carefully Answer succinctly and clearly

Ending by thanking the audience

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http://www.rogerdarlington.co.uk/Pres
entation.html http://www.maa.org/students/present ation.pdf http://www.effectivemeetings.com/pre senting/delivery/taboos.asp http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mihaib/prese ntation-rules.html
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