Presenting With PowerPoint

1
Presenting With PowerPoint

• A Multimedia Authoring and Presentation Tool

2
Before You Start

• Who is your audience
• What is your purpose
• What shall you include
• Bits and chunks
• Graphics
• Animations
• Transitions

3
Display Rules
4
Rule of Six

• Six words per line
• Six lines per slide
• Avoid overcrowding

5
Avoid Purple and Red
6
Avoid Patterns
7
Selecting Fonts That Work

• San serif is better than serif
• Make all text bold
• Apply a shadow

8
Text Size Bigger Is Always Better

• Arial Size 32
• Arial Size 24
• Arial Size 16
• Arial Size 12
• Arial Size 10
• Arial Size 9

9
Text Color
Light Foreground Dark Background
Dark Foreground Light Background
This is not good
This is not good