The document provides dos and don'ts for creating an effective PowerPoint presentation. It recommends choosing simple, large fonts that are easy to read over decorative fonts. Font size should be at least 28. Only one or two relevant images should be used per slide. Animations and effects should only be used if necessary, and sounds should help deliver the message. Backgrounds should be simple. Bullets should be limited to 4-5 per slide. Consistency in fonts, designs, and animations across slides is important. Spelling and content should be checked, and the presentation should be practiced beforehand.
3. Fonts
PowerPoint is a slideshow presentation program
Don’t use decorative fonts that are hard to read and small
Don’t use all caps
4. Fonts
Do choose simple and large fonts that are easier to read
New times romans
Calibri
Arial
5. Fonts
“Whether you need a few slides to share with colleagues, classmates, or friends or an award-winning presentation to persuade
an auditorium full of strangers, you need to maximize the impact of your message”.
Don’t use font smaller than 28 size
6. Underline
PowerPoint is a slideshow presentation program that's part
of the Microsoft office suite of tools. PowerPoint makes it
easy to create, collaborate, and present your ideas in
dynamic, visually compelling ways.
Don’t underline words.
Audience might consider it a hyperlink and it is hard to read.
7. Fonts
Do vary font size, color and Style to draw attention
but avoid doing it all in one slide
8. Text
Whether you need a few slides to share with colleagues, classmates, or friends or an
award-winning presentation to persuade an auditorium full of strangers, you need to
maximize the impact of your message. Don't know much about design? No problem!
PowerPoint delivers the easy-to-use features you need to create great-looking
presentations and express yourself with power—without having the skills of a
professional designer. Save your presentation to OneDrive or SharePoint Online for
Office 365 and you can see how your presentation evolved over time and restore an
older version if you make a mistake. You can also work on a presentation at the same
time as your colleagues. If someone else views or works in the presentation, their
thumbnail picture appears in the top-right corner of the ribbon. If someone makes
changes in the presentation, you can easily choose the changes you want to keep.
Don’t use too much information
9. Text
Do use key points
Follow the 5 lines rule
Know that every slide represent 1 idea
11. Images
Choose one or two images that match the messages
Do’s
Don’ts
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12. Graphics
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Don’t use to many graphics that are hard to understand and confusing
19. Bullets
• Do vary font size, color and Style to draw attention but avoid doing it all in one
slide
• Don’t use hard to read or similar colors
• Don’t use complex background that compete with the message
• Don’t go crazy with effects, sounds, and animations
•Don’t use too many images or pictures that are not related to subject
•Don’t use font smaller than 28 size
•Don’t use decorative fonts that are hard to read and small
Avoid to many Bullets and wrong alignment
20. Bullets
Remember the 4 to 5 bullets rule per slide
Generally, Use “align left” bullets
Apx 5 words per line
Keep it simple
22. Resources
Name websites, books and resources
Use Free images platforms with no copyrights
(Pixabay, Stocknap, Unsplash, Graphic stock, Royalty free images, etc..)
23. Spell check & Practice
Check your spelling in each slide
Make sure all information is correct
Practice ahead of time and know your slides
Don’t read your presentation
25. References
• https://products.office.com/en-us/what-is-powerpoint
• PowerPoint Do’s and Don’ts: www.asha.org
•DO's and DON'Ts in making presentation more effective: https://youtu.be/X50StnWVh9I
• Simple rules for better PowerPoint presentations:
https://www.gcflearnfree.org/searchresults?q=Simple+rules+for+better+PowerPoint+presentati
ons
• Do’s and Don’ts of power point presentations :
https://www.slideshare.net/MpumeleloMadlavu/mpumelelo-madlavu-dos-and-donts-of-power-
point-presentations?qid=f4c54bae-e6d4-49e7-a786-2972571dfe3c&v=&b=&from_search=4