Simple Rules for Creating
Effective PowerPoint
Presentations
PowerPoint™
There are 400 million copies of Microsoft
Office software installed
and
30 million PowerPoint presentations given
every day!
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Effective PowerPoint Presentations: Rules for Clear and Legible Slides, Slides of Human Resource Management
Guidelines for creating clear and legible powerpoint presentations, including rules for text, fonts, slide structure, and animation. Learn how to avoid common mistakes and keep your audience engaged.
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Simple Rules for Creating
Effective PowerPoint
Presentations
PowerPoint™
There are 400 million copies of Microsoft Office software installed and 30 million PowerPoint presentations given every day!
Annoying Elements of
PowerPoint Presentations
Do’s Regarding the Text
- Correct spelling and grammar are essential
- Don’t rely on built-in fools
- Have others help you proofread and review
- Print the slides to proofread them
- KILL (Keep it large and legible)
- Rule of fives (sixes, sevens)
- Five words per line
- Five lines per slide
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Do’s Regarding Slide Structure
- Use 1-2 slides per minute of your presentation
- Write bullets, not complete sentences
- Include 4-5 points per slide
- Avoid wordiness: use key words and phrases only
Don’ts Regarding Slide Structure
- This page contains too many words for a presentation slide. It is not written in point form, making it difficult both for your audience to read and for you to present each point. Although there are exactly the same number of points on this slide as the previous slide, it looks much more complicated. In short, your audience will spend too much time trying to read this paragraph instead of listening to you.
Animating Your Presentation
Showing one point at a time:
- Will help audience concentrate on what you are saying
- Will prevent audience from reading ahead
- Will help you keep your presentation focused
- May lengthen your presentation
- May get tiresome for the audience
☺ Happy Medium: Show one bullet at a time only on slides in which you want to really emphasize each point.
Don’ts Regarding Animation
- Do not use distracting animation
- Do not go overboard with the animation
- Be consistent with the animation that you use
- Make sure your animation works
- Avoid videos unless you are positive they will work