Presentation Tips

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Presentation Tips

• Ideas for you to keep in mind when creating your
  PowerPoint Slide show.

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General Tips

• Introduce one idea per slide.
• Use small words and sentences.
• Use the same tense throughout the slide.
• Use only 6-8 words per point you present.

• Use strong headings to grab attention and
  summarize slide.
• Dont use all capitals, theyre hard to read.
• Establish a format and use it.
• Keep it simple!!!!!!!

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Planning the Content

• State your objectives and areas you want to
  cover.
• Summarize the content point by point.
• Write each point on a separate card.
• Too many bullets?? If so it may be too detailed!
• Make speaker notes!
• Transfer this info onto PowerPoint Slide.

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Line Charts

• Best for showing trends.
• Best for showing large numbers aof data points
• Limit of 4 lines per chart.
• Color is the best way to distinguish between
  lines.

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Bar Charts

• Best for showing differences in data set in
  moment in time.
• Best for show in differences in related data.
• Keep the colors well defined between bars.
• Make positive s and negative s different
  colors.
• Horizontal bars if you have lots of data.

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Pie Charts

• Limit 6 slices.
• Put labels on outside of slide.
• Display next to each slice.

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Choosing Colors
Dont use too many colors----3 is best. 1 color
for background 1 for title and highlighting 1
for the text
Text and background should be contrasting colors.
Cool colors are best for backgrounds. Warm
colors best for highlights.
Be Consistent
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Choosing the Typeface

• San Serifs (Helvetica, Arial) fonts best.
• Easy to read when viewed from distance.
• Avoid ornate fonts - Gothic, Old English.
• Check font on media used - on a TV screen,
  projector, pc screen.

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Choosing Graphics

• Be sure they enhance your presentation.
• Too many graphics can overwhelm the message.

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