Title: Wanda Wagner
1Powerpoint Presentation Design GUIDELINES
- Wanda Wagner
- Director of Educational Technology
- BPS
2Overview
- Outline/Story Board
- Keep It Simple
- Color Font
- Balanced Design
- Rules
3Outline Story Board
- Dont compose as you create - storyboard it
first - Make sure the purpose of each slide is clear
- Decide on text first and then illustrate your
point with visual
4Outline Story Board
- Compose in outline mode
- Create story board
- Text
- Graphic
- Layout
- Add visuals after outline
Story Board
Page
Transitions/Timing
Graphic
Background/Color
Transitions/Timing
Graphic
Background/Color
5K.I.S.S.
Keep It Simple, Sweetie
- Remember its a talk, not a paper!
- Establish the purpose clearly
- Summarize main points
- Give details orally (talking points)
- Audience determines tone, words, images
6K.I.S.S.
Keep It Simple, Sweetie
- Six bullets per slide maximumsix words per
bullet - Dont make audiences read
- Keep points concise
- Keep font size large
7K.I.S.S.
Keep It Simple, Sweetie
Visuals should relate to and enhance information
- Presenters who use visuals are 43 more
effective in persuading audience members to take
a desired course of action then presenters who
dont use visuals. - 3M, University of Minnesota, School of
Management, 1986
8COLOR
- Red power, excitement
- Blue calm, slows pulse
- Green interaction
- Brown passive
- Yellow happy
- Purple immature
- Isolation effect
- we remember items in contrasting colors
9Dark Type on Light Backgrounds is Hard to Read
10Light Type on Dark Backgrounds is Easier to Read!
- Caution Save on ink!
- Print handouts in black and white
- Option from Print dialog box
11The Truth About Fonts
72 Point They cant miss it!
36 Point Can be used for details
24 Point Very wee hard to see
12Balanced Design TEXT
- Titles can be centered
- Never center bullet points like this
- Makes for ragged look
- Makes text harder to follow
13Balanced Design TEXT
- Titles can be left-aligned
- Always left-align bullet points like this
- Keep things neat and easy to follow
14Balanced Design VISUALS
Use a text box to cite the source of any images.
- Centered visuals leave little room for text
15Balanced Design VISUALS
- Place visuals off-center
- More room for text
- More interesting
- Left placement leads eye to text
- Eye gravitates toward geometric shapes
Use a text box to cite the source of any images.
16Balanced Design GRAPHICS
- Use different backgrounds for different topics
- Use backgrounds to enhance the information on the
slide
17Balanced Design ANIMATIONS
- Beware of too much of a good thing
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18Balanced Design ANIMATIONS
- Major ideas use similar transitions
- Dont rush! Give the audience a chance to absorb
new info
19Rules CAPITALIZATION
- Avoid ALL CAPITALS
- Follow standard capitalization rules
- Capitalize the first word of each bullet
20Rules PROOF READING
- Spell check
- Grammar check
- Proofread
- Read out loud
21Rules CITING SOURCES
- The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
Who said this? When? Is it from a book or
magazine or speech?
Who is the artist? When was it created? Where
did you find this picture?
22Rules CITING SOURCES
- Add picture captions
- Cite source of images
- Cite all sources using MLA guidelines
- Books, Magazines, Journals
- Web sources
- Encyclopedia (book and electronic)
23Summary
- Outline Story Board
- Keep It Simple Bullets Visuals
- Color Font
- Balanced DesignText, Visuals, Graphics
Animations - RulesCapitalization, Proofreading Citations