Слайд 1Making PowerPoint Slides
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Bad Slides
Слайд 2Tips to be Covered
Outlines
Slide Structure
Fonts
Colour
Background
Graphs
Spelling and Grammar
Conclusions
Questions
Слайд 3Outline
Make your 1st or 2nd slide an outline of your
presentation
Ex: previous slide
Follow the order of your outline for the
rest of the presentation
Only place main points on the outline slide
Ex: Use the titles of each slide as main points
Слайд 4Slide Structure – Good
Use 1-2 slides per minute of your
presentation
Write in point form, not complete sentences
Include 4-5 points per
slide
Avoid wordiness: use key words and phrases only
Слайд 5Slide Structure - Bad
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.
Слайд 6Slide Structure – Good
Show 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
Слайд 7Slide Structure - Bad
Do not use distracting animation
Do not go
overboard with the animation
Be consistent with the animation that you
use
Слайд 8Fonts - Good
Use at least an 18-point font
Use different size
fonts for main points and secondary points
this font is 24-point,
the main point font is 28-point, and the title font is 36-point
Use a standard font like Times New Roman or Arial
Слайд 9Fonts - Bad
If you use a small font, your audience
won’t be able to read what you have written
CAPITALIZE ONLY
WHEN NECESSARY. IT IS DIFFICULT TO READ
Don’t use a complicated font
Слайд 10Colour - Good
Use a colour of font that contrasts sharply
with the background
Ex: blue font on white background
Use colour to
reinforce the logic of your structure
Ex: light blue title and dark blue text
Use colour to emphasize a point
But only use this occasionally
Слайд 11Colour - Bad
Using a font colour that does not contrast
with the background colour is hard to read
Using colour
for decoration is distracting and annoying.
Using a different colour for each point is unnecessary
Using a different colour for secondary points is also unnecessary
Trying to be creative can also be bad
Слайд 12Background - Good
Use backgrounds such as this one that are
attractive but simple
Use backgrounds which are light
Use the same background
consistently throughout your presentation
Слайд 13Background – Bad
Avoid backgrounds that are distracting or difficult to
read from
Always be consistent with the background that you use
Слайд 14Graphs - Good
Use graphs rather than just charts and words
Data
in graphs is easier to comprehend & retain than is
raw data
Trends are easier to visualize in graph form
Always title your graphs
Слайд 18Graphs - Bad
Minor gridlines are unnecessary
Font is too small
Colours are
illogical
Title is missing
Shading is distracting
Слайд 19Spelling and Grammar
Proof your slides for:
speling mistakes
the use of of
repeated words
grammatical errors you might have make
If English is
not your first language, please have someone else check your presentation!
Слайд 20Conclusion
Use an effective and strong closing
Your audience is likely to
remember your last words
Use a conclusion slide to:
Summarize the main
points of your presentation
Suggest future avenues of research
Слайд 21Questions??
End your presentation with a simple question slide to:
Invite your
audience to ask questions
Provide a visual aid during question period
Avoid
ending a presentation abruptly
