Choose a design template that sets the correct tone with pleasing colors. The busier the template the less content can be included on each slide.
Use high‐contrasting colors for your design template. Blue is the most soothing and easiest to read.
Black is harsher but also very easy to read. Avoid using red or orange except to bring attention to an item (red circle around a word).
Use no more than 3 colors on your slides.
Font size should be readable to the person in the front row, and the person in the back row. If the
audience is unable to read the content then the content should not be included.
Use no more than 3 font sizes on your slides
Use a snappy title to get the attention of your audience and begin to engage them.
- Instead of “4th Quarter Earnings”, consider “Earnings Rise to Meet Projections”
Slides should NOT have all the information included. That is why the speaker is there.
Use animation sparingly. It should never detract from the content.
- Good = Have content appear as you present (unfold the message)
- Bad = Content flying in from different directions (no added benefit)
- Don’t use animation just because it is an option in PPT.
Use Section Headers in PPT. This gives a pause between topics and allows anyone still processing
the last topic session to ask the instructor to go back. It insures that all participants understand
that a new topic is now being addressed. If you included an agenda/outline then the section
headers would match these exactly.
Organizational charts, data charts or tables or graphs, should contain limited data so the message
is clear. Use a circle or arrow to draw attention to a specific header or section
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