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A Guide to Preparing PowerPoint Slides in Presentations N.C. Division of Soil and Water Conservation
Your Slides Are Not Your Presentation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Slides Can Be: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Slides Can Be: ,[object Object]
Outlined Structures are Easier to Follow ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
No More than One Topic per Slide ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Fatal Flaw #1: Too Much Text ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Use the 6 X 6 rule: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Avoid Unnecessary Wording ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Phaomnneil pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the Itteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and Isat Itteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey Iteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
Select Readable Type Size (Minimum 36 point for Titles) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],45 point 40 point 35 point 30 point 25 point 20 point 15 point 10 point
Typeface Selection  Use Serif Fonts for Titles:   Garamond   Courier  Times New Roman
Typeface Selection ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Use Bullets, Not Numbers ,[object Object],[object Object]
Format Text for Emphasis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Adjust text for emphasis ,[object Object]
Choose Color Carefully ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Charts & Graphs: Use Solid Colors, Not Patterns ,[object Object],[object Object]
Use Simple Tables to Present Numbers Try not to make footnotes too small
Forget Stock Clipart ,[object Object],[object Object]
Search “Images” on Google.com or  Dogpile.com
Allow plenty of room around borders and illustrations My little dream house
“ You talkin' to me?” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Your Audience Gives You Clues ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Slides Don’t Prove Competence ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
End on a Question ,[object Object],[object Object]

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Hinweis der Redaktion

  1. This guide on PowerPoint use and the art and science of oral presentation represents a synthesis of the best information available from numerous sources, including my own professional experience. My principal inspirations, however, were a guide used by the Harvard School of Public Health’s Instructional Computing Facility, and a similar “presentation on presentations” prepared for classroom use by Prof. Larry Lamb, School of Journalism & Mass Comm., UNC-Chapel Hill. -- Andrew Sleeth, Mar. 2006
  2. It’s revealing that we often speak of “giving a PowerPoint presentation,” as if the PowerPoint slides were an end in themselves rather than a tool to aid communication.
  3. These points are true for speaker and audience alike.
  4. It’s easy to let the slide-making take control over the content rather than YOU having control over it. An outline will help keep you from being swept away by the creative process of making slides. Creative tools should support content, not the other way round.
  5. This slide says it all…which is waaaaaaaaayyyy too much!
  6. If you can’t do this, then a slide isn’t the right medium for your content.
  7. Obsessing over proper grammar and punctuation in slides ignores their function. Give your audience credit for being “wired” to fill in the blanks by taking advantage of the communication shortcuts that come with a visual medium. The longer you keep their eyes/minds focused on the slide, the less impact YOU make as a speaker.
  8. This and the next slide are the prevailing wisdom. On the other hand, extensive research shows that serif fonts are more “readable” because they provide more visual clues to the brain about what letter you’re seeing. This explains why most newspapers use roman fonts for their copy and save the san serif for headlines.
  9. Once you make a design decision, stick with it throughout your presentation. Keep your headline in the same place, repeat type selections, color and line rules Clarity comes from consistency.
  10. Never use patterned, watermarked or imaged backgrounds.
  11. Use of 3-D in a bar chart, such as this one, is not only unnecessary, it’s counterproductive for comprehension. Three dimensions should only be used when the data cannot be effectively represented along two axes.
  12. The only thing cliché clipart says is that you didn’t give enough consideration to the use of images. There’s nothing wrong with the occasional, gratuitous “pretty picture.” Just be confident it’s either relevant to your topic or isn’t one everyone has seen in a thousand other PowerPoint slides.
  13. This illustrates good use of a “screen capture.” To save a graphic image of whatever is on your computer monitor, simply press Alt + Print Screen. You can paste the image where needed.
  14. This image was obtained from a search on Dogpile.com There’s actually another outhouse image hidden behind this one. Take your pick!
  15. [De Niro fans will recognize this defining moment from “Taxi Driver,” as sociopath Travis Bickle continues his spiral into madness by directing hostility to an imaginary bystander with the accusatory, “You talkin' to me?”] To establish eye contact, think in terms of noting (to yourself, of course) everyone’s eye color. To cue your slides, have the delivering computer monitor in front of you. If that’s not possible, then use a printout of the slides as your notes.