TITLE IN TIMES NEW ROMAN 48 POINT

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TITLE IN TIMES NEW ROMAN 48 POINT
Presenter Name, M.D., Title, and contact info.
in Times New Roman 36 Point
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Conflicts of Interest/Disclosures

• Scientific Advisory Board Company
• Industry funded projects Company
• Speaker Bureau Company

Conflicts MUST be listed on the second slide of
your presentation and announced in class!
Remember to list both the Company and Nature of
the conflict. Do not use logos.
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Disclosure

• All medication suggestions in this presentation
  are off-label uses. None of the medication
  presented has been approved for use in children.

You MUST also disclose off-label use!
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Basics to Consider

• Character format
• Colors
• Layout

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Character Formatting

• What font
• What character size
• What character format

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Sans Serif fonts

• Example font Arial 32pt
• Example font Verdana 32pt
• Example font Tahoma 32pt

Serif fonts

• Example font Georgia 32pt
• Example font Times New Roman 32pt
• Example font Baskerville 32pt

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Special fonts

• Comic Sans MS
• Brush Script
• Binner Gothic
• Impact
• Hattenschweiler

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Character size
We suggest that all fonts are AT LEAST 32 point.

Times New Roman 48 point Times New Roman 44
point Times New Roman 36 point Times New Roman 32
point Times New Roman 24 point Times New Roman 18
point Times New Roman 12 point
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Character format

• Use color sparingly.
• It is much more effective than using it
  everywhere.
• You confuse your reader when you use too much
  color.
• If you use a color to highlight concepts, use it
  consistently.

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Color Schemes and Backgrounds

• Pick contrasting colors
• Avoid busy backgrounds
• Use colors to help convey your message

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Color Schemes and Backgrounds

• Use colors that contrast
• Improve readability

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Color Schemes and Backgrounds

• Use colors that contrast
• Improve readability
• Color Color Color

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Color Schemes and Backgrounds

• Use colors that contrast
• Improve readability
• Color Color Color

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Color Schemes and Backgrounds

• Use colors that contrast
• Improve readability
• Color Color Color

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Color Schemes and Backgrounds

• Use colors that contrast
• Improve readability
• Color Color Color

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Color Schemes and Backgrounds

• Use colors that contrast
• Improve readability
• Color Color Color

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Color Schemes and Backgrounds

• Your color combination says a lot!

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Color Schemes and Backgrounds

• Your color combination says a lot!

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Avoid busy backgrounds
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Laying out your text

• Use the basic rule of 6s
• 6 words of text in a bullet
• 6 bullets max per page

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BAD SLIDE TOO FULL

• Point 1 This slide is too full. This slide is
  too full. This slide is too full. This slide is
  too full.
• Point 2 The font is too small. The font is too
  small. The font is too small. The font is too
  small. The font is too small.
• Point 3 There are too many words on this slide.
  There are too many words on this slide. There are
  too many words on this slide.
• Point 4 It would help to leave more space
  between bullet points. It would help to leave
  more space between bullet points. It would help
  to leave more space between bullet points.

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Solution 1 TYPE FEWER WORDS

• Point 1
• Point 2
• Point 3
• Point 4

BUT Forces attendees to take more notes!
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Solution 2 USE MORE SLIDES

• Point 1 This slide is not too full. This slide
  is not too full. This slide is not too full. This
  slide is not too full.
• Point 2 The font is big enough. The font is big
  enough. The font is big enough. The font is big
  enough. The font is big enough.

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Solution 2 USE MORE SLIDES

• Point 3 There are not too many words on this
  slide. There are not too many words on this
  slide.
• Point 4 Leave space between bullet points. Leave
  space between bullet points.

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Using Color In Tables
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Using Color In Tables
Use light colors SPARINGLY in charts.
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Using Color In Charts
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Using Color In Charts
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Using Charts and Graphs

• Do not rush through data-rich slides.
• Include data rich slides, and provide handouts

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Dont scan a written page from a book.
Scanned pages are illegible..
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Helpful Hints

• Dont read your slides expand on them!

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Helpful Hints

• Remember to repeat all questions into the
  microphone BEFORE you answer them so the audience
  can hear.

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Helpful Hints

• Use generic drug names whenever possible. When
  this creates confusion, use the generic name with
  the brand name in parentheses.

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Helpful Hints

• If you use audio or video clips with your slides,
  warn AACAP in advance we need advance warning
  to wire your computer into the meeting room sound
  system.

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Expect the Unexpected

• Computers will crash
• Floppy disks will go bad
• CDs will get scratched

Solution Bring back-up copies of your
presentation. One on your laptop, one emailed to
a co-presenter or chair, and one on a thumb drive.
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References YOUR LAST SLIDE

• Websites
• Books/Journals/Articles
• Assessment Tools
• REPEAT YOUR CONTACT INFO!
• List website to download your slides.