Have Powerful Points in PowerPoint
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Have Powerful Points in PowerPointJason M. J. AthaydeSt. Ignatius ToastmastersJanuary 2, 2013
Theme Selection
• Background brightness should match presentation room
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DON’T EVER DO THIS.
OR THIS.
Font and Text
• Use legible, standard print fonts• Calibri• Arial• Cambria• Times New Roman
• Can anyone even read this line?• Comic sans = not so professional
Font and Text
• Use larger fonts• Recommend: size 40-50 for titles, 20-28 for
main text
Size mattersSize mattersSize mattersSize mattersSize mattersSize mattersSize mattersIf you can actually read this, you have amazing eyesight.
Font and Text
• Main point #1• Main point #2• Sub point about point #2
• Main point #3
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If the audience can read the slide, then you become unnecessary. The audience can gain everything necessary from the slide itself, and because the audience is busy gaining everything necessary from the slide itself, you become a mere side attraction. Nobody is looking at you – they’re all reading the slide, seeing what you’ll say before you say it! Keep it to bullet points. Don’t make yourself unnecessary.
*note to self: delete this slide before presenting!
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Extensiveness
• Keep the number of slides down• Keep things succinct – it shouldn’t stand alone
• Make it useful• 5 slides = maybe too few
Animations
• Flashy = distracting• Simple = professional• Look at this point!• Can be eliminated entirely
Handouts
• Multiple slides per page – 3 or 6• 3 for notes being taken, otherwise 6
Handouts
• Multiple slides per page – 3 or 6• 3 for notes being taken, otherwise 6
• Hand out after presentation• Keep the focus on you