Effective PowerPoint

PresentationsChelsea Abraham

Come with a Plan!

Make sure you plan what you want to say.Don’t rely on the slides!

Talk with your audience on a natural level.

Keep It Short and Clean

No ParagraphsDistracting

Boring

Bullets

No ClutterSimple

Straight to the point

Color and Graphics

YesNo

Avoid the use of ClipArt.

Choose professionally

Add your own

Not too many

Graphics

Animation

Keep animation subtle

Animation can become distracting to the viewer.

Go along with a theme throughout the presentation.

Audience

Audience InvolvementKeep their attention

Ask the questionsHave a hook

Sources

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Wax, Dustin. (November 24) 10 Tips for More Affective PowerPoint Presentations. Retrieved from http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/10-tips-for-more-effective-powerpoint-presentations.html. (January 29,2014)

Andersohn, Brad. (January 29, 2013) 7 Tips to Great PowerPoint Presentations. Retrieved from http://bradsdomain.com/7-tips-for-beautiful-powerpoints/ . (Februrary 1, 2014)

Phan, Jaclyn. ( March 27, 2011) Issues in Publication and Design. Retrieved from http://phan-jaclyn.blogspot.com/2011/03/second-post.html . ( January 29, 2014)

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