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Presentation Guidelines

Fonts

 Use no more than two to three fonts

throughout your presentation.

 Do not use ALL CAPS, except for titles.  Keep points to six or less per slide.  Keep words to six to eight per line.

Format

 Be consistent—

• use the same background throughout and

chose a subtle color

• Transitions
• Graphic style (if using clipart then don’t use

photographs for example)

 Leave white space  Sounds and animation should not be

• verused

Color

 Dark text on light background is easily

read.

 Yellow or white text on a dark blue

background has the best readability

 Avoid bright colors--difficult to view for

long periods of time

 Limit number of colors on each slide

Presenting

 Prepare notes in notes pane  Proofread your work  Practice your presentation before delivery

• Check projector, sound, room set-up

 Turn to the audience to speak  Advance bulleted items one at a time

• audience focuses on what you are saying instead
• f reading slide

 Keep points to a minimum amount of words

• you provide the rest of the information in your

speech

Printing

 Provide handouts (3 slides per sheet) to

give audience space to take notes

 Provide handouts, 6 slides per sheet, if no

lines are needed.

T erminology

PRESENTATION—an informative speech that usually includes visuals PLACEHOLDER—container on a slide that holds text and other content such as graphics. ANIMATION—a visual effect in which objects appear to move. TRANSITION—the way one slide changes to the next slide in a slide show THUMBNAIL—a smaller version of a slide VISUALS—slides, transparencies, flipchart, white board, or handouts of printed material that are viewed while a speaker talks. HYPERLINK—a word, phrase or image that connects to the Internet