how to make Effective Power Point Presentation Construction

•  Limit the information on the slide to a single point or idea --- no more than 5 lines. Keepslides simple with plenty of open space.
•  Use action words to reinforce ideas and phrases rather than complete sentences.
• Use “powerful” titles that communicate the point of the slide, not just its contents
• Use contrasting colors for text and backgrounds. Most slides that will be projected using an LCD projector look best using a dark blue background and white text. Yellow text can be used for emphasis.
• Avoid ALL CAPS, or use them for the Title only.
•  Use capital and lower-case letters for body text.
•  DO NOT USE ALL CAPS FOR BODY TEXT.
•  DO NOT USE UNDERLINES. Both are very distracting and difficult to read.
•  For data presentation, use
•  Bar charts to compare data;
•  Line graphs to show trends;
•  Box charts to illustrate makeup or organizations or processes;
•  Pie charts to emphasize the relationship of parts to the whole; and
•  Photographs to illustrate realism.
•  Use landscape orientation.
•  Use a san-serif font such as Arial, Arial Rounded, Helvetica or Tahoma.
•  Use the Font Sizes and Colors appropriate to the size of the room you will be speaking in:

For a large room:
o Titles: 38 – 44 pt., Yellow or White;
o Subtitles: 22 – 36pt., White or another light color; and
o Body Text: 26 – 34pt., White or another light color.
o Figure labels, captions: 20 – 24 pt., White
For a smaller to medium-sized room:
o Titles: 28 - 36 pt., Yellow or White
o Subtitles: 20 – 24 pt., Yellow or White
o Body Text: 18 – 20 pt., White or another light color
o Figure labels, captions: 16 -18 pt., White
• Do not put your company name or logo on your slides.
• Credit the sources of any statistics or other data you use.
GOOD SLIDE CHRACTERISTICS

• Simplicity
• Strong color contrast
• Big
• Consistent
• No more than six lines
• large, readable type

BAD SLIDE CHARACTERISTICS
Slides become difficult to read when you try to cover too much material on one slide
Text that is too small or a font color that does not provide enough contrast from the background will not project clearly.
ALSO, BODY TEXT IN ALL CAPS IS MORE DIFFICULT TO READ THAN CAP AND LOWERCASE
OR INITIAL CAP BODY TEXT.
The use of underline for emphasis can crowd line spacing and make your material difficult to read.
It is better to use color for emphasis.
Using no more than six lines on a slide with no more than six words per line is recommended. Plenty of open space around words is needed for slides to be clearly legible when projected on a screen.
Simplicity and conciseness are keys to good slides.
Remember; do not put company names or logos on your slides!