Guidelines for Preparing Guidelines for Preparing SlidesSlides

SUNA speakers informationSUNA speakers information

FYI prior to the conferenceFYI prior to the conference

SUNA is no longer printing a syllabus, SUNA is no longer printing a syllabus, so power point presentations will be so power point presentations will be uploaded prior to the meeting for uploaded prior to the meeting for attendees to print the handouts attendees to print the handouts they’d like to bring with them.they’d like to bring with them.

These will be uploaded as a PDF so These will be uploaded as a PDF so that your work is protected – that your work is protected – registrants will simply print these registrants will simply print these PDFs to bring on-site.PDFs to bring on-site.

Post-conferencePost-conference

SUNA is now partnered with Digitell, Inc, SUNA is now partnered with Digitell, Inc, which will allow us to provide quality which will allow us to provide quality education to our members and colleagues education to our members and colleagues unable to attend our Symposium and unable to attend our Symposium and Conference.Conference.

The PowerPoint presentation and a digital The PowerPoint presentation and a digital recording of the session will be made recording of the session will be made available in our on-line library to those available in our on-line library to those who have attended, or pay to have access who have attended, or pay to have access to, these sessions. Note – The PowerPoint to, these sessions. Note – The PowerPoint presentation cannot be downloaded presentation cannot be downloaded except as a handout. Therefore, you do except as a handout. Therefore, you do not have to worry about attendees using not have to worry about attendees using your PowerPoint inappropriately.your PowerPoint inappropriately.

Outline formats are Easier to FollowOutline formats are Easier to Follow

Use Bullets, not numbersUse Bullets, not numbers

Bullets imply no significant orderBullets imply no significant orderUse numbers only to show rank or Use numbers only to show rank or

sequencesequence

No More than One Topic per pageNo More than One Topic per page

Use the 6 X 6 rule:Use the 6 X 6 rule:

6 lines of text6 lines of text

6 words per line6 words per line

IllustrationsIllustrations

Allow plenty of room Allow plenty of room around borders around borders and illustrationsand illustrations

Select Readable Type SizeSelect Readable Type SizeThis is 38 pointThis is 38 point

Minimum 36 point for titlesMinimum 36 point for titles

24 for body text24 for body text

This is 32This is 32

Use a Readable Typeface and Use a Readable Typeface and FontFont

Use Sans serif (no curly feet) such as Arial Use Sans serif (no curly feet) such as Arial or universal for body textor universal for body text

UseUse serif such as Perpetua for titles serif such as Perpetua for titles onlyonly

Adjust Lettering to Discriminate Adjust Lettering to Discriminate or emphasizeor emphasize

Make titles a larger type size that Make titles a larger type size that body elementsbody elements

Emphasize important statements of Emphasize important statements of words with words with bold, bold, italic, italic, underline,underline, larger size, larger size, or or different font.different font.

Choose color carefullyChoose color carefully

Use the same color consistently Use the same color consistently throughout the presentationthroughout the presentation

Use light letters on a dark Use light letters on a dark backgroundbackground

ColorsColors

Avoid placing saturated colors (red, green, Avoid placing saturated colors (red, green, or blue) adjacent to each otheror blue) adjacent to each other

They may create a third color where the They may create a third color where the two colors meettwo colors meet

Use solid colors instead of fill Use solid colors instead of fill Patterns on ChartsPatterns on Charts

Patterns on bars or Patterns on bars or pie slices cause pie slices cause confusionconfusion

Solid colors convey Solid colors convey a clear bold a clear bold messagemessage

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Your slides are not your Your slides are not your presentationpresentation

Your slides are a focus of your Your slides are a focus of your presentationpresentation

Your presentation is not proof of your Your presentation is not proof of your thesisthesis

You present your proof with slides to You present your proof with slides to focus interest on what you think is focus interest on what you think is importantimportant

Use Silence WiselyUse Silence Wisely

Recall: You have to give the Recall: You have to give the audience time to read the slideaudience time to read the slide

But: Silence is uncomfortable, so But: Silence is uncomfortable, so you can’t keep quietyou can’t keep quiet

So: You end up reading your slide to So: You end up reading your slide to the audiencethe audience

Which is: Usually irritating to the Which is: Usually irritating to the audience!audience!

Slides that should be includedSlides that should be included

The first slide, following your title The first slide, following your title slide, should be one that has your slide, should be one that has your disclosure information on it – disclosure information on it – whether you have a vested interest whether you have a vested interest that the participant needs to be that the participant needs to be aware of.aware of.

Slides that should be addedSlides that should be added

The last slides are a good place to add The last slides are a good place to add your references as often participants your references as often participants want to know where to go for further want to know where to go for further information. Because of handouts no information. Because of handouts no longer being available in a syllabus, longer being available in a syllabus, having the references in the slides having the references in the slides assists the learner from not having to assists the learner from not having to go into a Word document to find them go into a Word document to find them when these are placed in our on-line when these are placed in our on-line librarylibrary