Prese ntation Tips

Arial Calibri

Century Gothic

Franklin Gothic

Impact

Verdana

Trebuchet

Lucida Sans

Tahoma

Times New Roman

Book Antiqua

Garmond

Georgia

Bookman

MS Serif Lucida

Custom Animation: Keep it Simple

Do:

• Make all of the animation on the slide the same.

• Only animate the entrance.

• Good animation:– Box– Checkerboard– Blinds– Fade In

Don’t:

• Make everything on the slide have a different effect.

• Don’t animate an object more than once.

• Bad animation:– Swish/Bounce/Flip– Spinner/Swivel– Pinwheel– Grow n’ turn– Typewriter

Slide Backgrounds

Slide Backgrounds

To focus the audience’s attention text should be placed away from the

borders.

Slide Notes• Backgrounds should be

appropriate to the topic.

• Pictures should be appropriate to the topic.

• Do Not use pictures as backgrounds.– 2 or 3 small pictures are

better than 1 large picture– Background pictures block

reader from seeing the information

• Color should not distract from the slide.– Choose a plain

background color• Dark background = light colored font

• Light background = dark colored font

• Sounds should enhance the presentation, not distract from it.

• Slide transitions should be seamless.

• Outline Format

• Use Keywords

• Limit writing

• Presenter Embellishes

Remember that PowerPoint should

be used as an aid to your

presentation. Your audience should

get the information form you; not just

the slide. Whatever you do- DO

NOT read what is on the slide aloud

to your audience.

Works Cited

Splane, Mike. "PowerPoint Presentation Advice." Presentation Tips. 2006. Web. 30 Aug. 2009. <http://www.cob.sjsu.edu/splane_m/PresentationTips.htm>.

Sans-serif. Wikipedia. Web. 31 Aug. 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans_serif>.

Trusty, Alvin. "How to Create a Great PowerPoint Without Breaking the Law: Take 2.0." Presentation on PowerPoint about PPT. Elementary Tech Teachers, 11 Feb. 2009. Web. July 2009. <http://elementarytechteachers.ning.com/>.