PowerPoints Tips

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PowerPoints Tips
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PowerPoint lets you

• Build
• Print
• Deliver

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You can print

• Slides of each screen
• Handouts
• Pages with notes
• Make 35 mm slides
• or
• Deliver a presentation with lots of PIZAZZ!

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PRESENTATIONS must be...

• Brief
• Concise
• Use descriptive phrases or talking
  points
• to reminder you of what you want to say

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FONTS
Size Minimum of 24 for text Minimum of 44 for
titles
Type Sans serif (without feet) such as
Arial, is easiest to read
ALL CAPS ARE HARD TO READ
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CONTRAST
Great contrast is energetic and sharp
while
Little contrast is boring and dull
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Greatest CONTRAST
yellow
magenta
cyan
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PHOTOS
are MUCH more interesting than clip art
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TIPS...

• think CONTRAST - for projection light text on
  semi-dark works best
• dont try to dazzle with too many animations
  THE INFORMATION is THE KEY ELEMENT!
• Place graphics off center - left is best as it
  leads to the text.

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more TIPS...

• Refrain from using all CAPITALS - best to
  capitalize only the first letter
• Make fonts large and sans serif
• Dont put too much information on a slide

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Enjoy!
Dont be afraid to EXPERIMENT!!!