Guideline for Effective Creating PowerPoint
By. Graduate Student : ECT#22
PLANNING
CONTENT
DESIGN
PLANNING
Know your Audience / Identify your Audience
Graduate Student
Information /Do the research / Topic
State Objectives
Know your time / Define your time
10 minutes (not less than 5 minutes)
Create Outline
Read the content again and make it short
Write your script
CONTENT
One idea per slide
No more than 6 lines on per slide
Use short word and Keyword only
Have slides at the end of your presentation
DESIGN
Background
Avoid using PowerPoint template (simple template)
Keep it simple
Use more than 3-5 colors per slide
Same design to all slide
Use dark background colors
Font
Use 36 - 44 font size for title or headings
Use 28 - 36 font size for subtitle or bulleted points
Use bright colors for letters
Use Sans Serif font such as: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana and Gill Sans
Choose only one or two fonts style to all slide
Use italic, bold, high contrast color for important information
Mix upper and lower case letters
Effect/Transition
Don’t use more than 3 types of transition effects
Select one direction for motion text ( / / / )
Image
Use picture and graphic tell the story
Avoid using PowerPoint clip art
Use high quality graphics and should beware copyright issues
Sound
Avoid using PowerPoint sound effects
Use video clip and audio clip