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Design points
- Use PowerPoint to underscore major points, enhance your message,
make an impact. Don't use it to recreate your entire presentation.
- Be consistent in choice of design, color scheme, font choice,
slide transitions and animations.
- Take advantage of the design gallery templates which have been
designed and tested by professional graphic designers.
- San serif fonts (e.g., Arial) are best suited for blocks of text.
Save the serif fonts (e.g., Times New Roman) for headings. Don't use
more than 3 fonts at a time.
- Keep text large enough to be read easily. 44 points for headings
and 24 points for text is a good rule of thumb.
- Make sure there is enough contrast between the
background color and the text. Dark backgrounds with light text
generally work best for presentations viewed on a monitor. Light
backgrounds with dark text work best for projection.
- Try to observe the 6X6 rule: no more than 6 points per slide; no
more than 6 words per point.
- Avoid "powerpointless." The symptoms are whizz-bang effects and
super looking slides with no significant content.
- Use multimedia and animation only to add to
your message and make it more memorable. Use sound effects
judiciously. The bells and whistles are fun to use, but beware the
potential to distract, confuse and annoy.
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