1. Effective PowerPoint
Overview of Workshop
 Tips for effective and accessible PowerPoint slides
 Creating a Master Template (demonstration)
 Optimising images
 Embedding YouTube video clips
 Embedding web site addresses
 Saving as PDF handouts
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2. TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE SLIDES
 First or second slide is an outline of your
presentation
 Follow the order of your outline
 Only main points are needed on the outline slide

3. TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE SLIDES
 Point form
 4 – 6 points per slide
 Avoid wordiness:
 use key words and phrases only
 aim for no more than 6 – 8 words per line
 Showing one point at a time will:
 help audience concentrate on what you are saying
 prevent the audience reading ahead
 keep your presentation focused

4. TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE SLIDES
 Use at least an 18-point font
 Use different size fonts for main points and
secondary points
 This font is 18-point
 The main font is 24-point
 The title is 32-point
 Use a standard font such as Arial, Helvetica or
Calibri

5. TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE SLIDES
 Avoid italicised fonts
 Only use all capitals for titles
 Use a font colour that contrasts with the
background
 Black text on white background
 White text on dark blue background
 Limit the number of colours on a single slide
 Be consistent with colours throughout

6. TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE SLIDES
 Keep the background consistent and subtle
 Keep the design clean and uncluttered:
 Leave white space around text and graphics
 Be consistent with graphic styles
 Limit the number of graphics on each slide
 Avoid using multiple and distracting
animations/transitions
 Be consistent with the animations/transitions that you
use

7. CREATING A MASTER TEMPLATE
 A slide master stores information about:
 theme
 layout
 background
 colour
 fonts
 effects
 positioning
 Make universal style changes to every slide
 Allows for consistency in style across slides

8. IMAGES, VIDEOS, WEB SITES
 Optimising Images
 Reduce file size
 Smaller files = quicker downloads
 Be sure to follow Copyright guidelines
 Embedding YouTube videos
 Show a YouTube video directly from within your presentation
 Embedding web site addresses
 Create a hyperlink to connect to a website from within your
presentation
 Save as a PDF

9. WORKSHOP EVAULATION
 Please go to the following web site and complete a
short evaluation of this workshop:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZC7BLZZ

10. FURTHER SUPPORT
 Contact your Blended Learning Advisor.
 My contact details: Alice Manning
a.manning@griffith.edu.au
Ext. 56019
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