Transcript Tips for Effective PowerPoint Presentations

Tips for Effective PowerPoint
Presentations
LeRoy Ostrander High School
Communication
Fonts
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Select fonts such as Arial or Helvetica
Avoid Times New Roman or Palatino
or italicized fonts as they are difficult to
read
Use no font size smaller than 24 point
Use different colors, sizes and stiles
for impact only.
Do not use all UPPER-CASE except
for titles.
Bullet points
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6X6 rule
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One thought per line
No more than six words per line
No more than six lines per slide
Background v. font colors
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Use dark text on light backgrounds
Use light text on dark background
Dark background are sometimes
difficult to read
Test your Font
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Stand back six feet from monitor
Can you read the slide?
Graphics and Design
Graphics and Design
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Keep the background consistent and
subtle
Use quality clipart
Use clipart sparingly
Only if it is relative
Only if it enhances
More on Design
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Limit the number of graphics on each
slide
Use the same style of graphics on
each slide
Leave an empty space around
graphics and text
Limit the number of transitions (like
one!)
Design III
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Check graphics on a
projection screen before
presentation
Avoid flashy graphics
and noisy animation
effects
Color
Color tips
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Limit the number of
colors on a single
screen
Check you colors on
a projection screen
Use no more than
four colors on one
chart
Presentation
Presentation
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Check your presentation for grammar
and spelling mistakes
Do not read the presentation… speak
from your bullets
Give a brief overview at the start
Finally, review important points
Bulleted points appear one at a time
Use wireless or wired mouse
Presentation
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Use wireless or wired mouse
Do not turn your back to the audience
Sound effects? Wait until the sound
has finished to speak
Citing Sources in presentation
“Better to remain silent
and be thought a fool
than to speak out and
remove all doubt”
(Lincoln).
Don’t forget your Works Cited page
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Entered your sources on the
noodletools.com
Print and export
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This might be a good time to print a hard
copy of your works cited!
Cut and paste from a word document
to your PowerPoint page.
This should be your final page
Works Cited
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“Overview of the White House.” The White House Museum.
N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2009.
<http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/overview.htm>.
Sidey, Hugh. “This Old House.” Time 11 Nov. 2000: 116+.
Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Dec. 2009.
<http://web.ebscohost.com.proxy.elm4you.org>.
“The White House.” Mr. Lincoln’s White House. The Lincoln
Institute, 2009. Web. 14 Dec. 2009.
<http://www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org/content_inside.asp?ID
=3&subjectID=3>.
“White House Time Lines: The West Wing.” The White House
Historical Association. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2009.
<http://www.whitehousehistory.org/whha_timelimes/timelines
_west-wing.html>.
Save, Save, Save
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Send your PowerPoint to my hotmail
address via an attachment
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[email protected]
Or save your PowerPoint on a
flash/thumb drive
And Print
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A copy of your PowerPoint
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From file menu, select PRINT
In the lower left-hand corner chose
“HANDOUT” from the drop-down window
Then, select the number 4 from the
“handout” frame.
Order? Horizontal is just fine!
And then click on OK!
And print some more…
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BEFORE YOU GIVE YOU SPEECH!
SUBMIT…
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HANDOUT OF YOUR POWERPOINT
HARD COPY OF YOUR OUTLINE
(THIS MEANS YOU’LL NEED TWO
COPIES OF YOUR OUTLINE)
Print a hard copy of your MLA formatted
works cited page from the Word
document.