Effective Power Point.ppt

1、Effective PowerPoint,Get Your Message Across,Effective PowerPoint,Be Seen Make sure your text is big enough This is 28 point Arial Anything below 24 points is too small,Effective PowerPoint,Use contrasting color schemes (design templates),These colors contrast,These colors dont contrast,These colors

2、 contrast (harder to read?),These colors dont contrast,These colors contrast (harder to read?),Effective PowerPoint,Be Clear Use a sans-serif font (Arial, Verdana) Serif fonts are harder to read on-screen Italics are harder to read on-screen Use bold or color for emphasis,Effective PowerPoint,Simple

3、 is best Basic light colored background and dark text Avoid distracting images Limit transitions, animations, and sound effects Dont get hung up on looks,Effective PowerPoint,Plan Plan Ahead (remember your purpose) Plan Carefully (get it under control) Plan for Disaster (next mouse click?),Effective

4、 PowerPoint,Dont read your screen Remember, PowerPoint presentations shouldnt be used as cue cards. Bullet points should prompt you. Besides, your audience will read faster than you will talk. Plus your back will be them. Which leads to the next point,Effective PowerPoint,Avoid long sentences 6 word

5、s per line 6 lines per slide Understanding vs. Overload,Effective PowerPoint,Use images to communicate,Effective PowerPoint,Not to decorate,Effective PowerPoint,Always save to the hard disk Floppies/Zip disks stink Periodically save to network USB “Flash” drives are great!,Effective PowerPoint,Use PowerPoint Shows Bypass the PowerPoint Interface File Save As PowerPoint Show File name ends in .pps,Dont be afraid!,Who nee