Guidelines for Creating Presentations
Brainstorm
Who is the audience
What do they know about the material
What do you want them to learn
Where will the presentation take place & under what conditions
Slide Design
Each slide should address a single concept
Slides should follow a logical progression, each building on the other
Use no more than six lines of text on any one slide
Use upper and lower case text, NOT all caps
Choose a color appropriate to the mood you want to convey
Avoid using too many colors (maximum of 5)
Use photographs to help the audience relate slide information to real world situations (keep in mind that if you use an outside source it is under copyright and permission to use it must be granted)
Color
Dark Blue to project a stable, mature message - has a calming effect
Red or Orange to trigger excitement or an emotional response
Green to make audience comfortable
Yellow to get audience attention quickly (more so than any other color)
Gray to promote the idea of "quality"
White to project honesty/sincerity
Black is not appealing to most viewers
To keep an audience focused, use dark colors for background and lighter colors for text and illustrations. The eye is naturally drawn to lighter areas and lighter and warmer colored objects appear closer than dark objects.