The document provides 10 tips for creating effective slide presentations:
1. Keep slides simple with minimal text and bullet points.
2. Limit transitions and animations to avoid distraction.
3. Use high-quality graphics and avoid generic templates.
4. Choose fonts and colors that are easy to read and complement the visual theme.
10. Use video or audio
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Notas do Editor
PowerPoint uses slides with a horizontal or “Landscape” orientation.
Software was designed as a convenient way to display graphical information that would support the speaker and supplement the information
Slides themselves were never meant to be stars of the show
People come to hear you and be informed by you and your message
Your presentation is for the benefit of the audience
Boring the audience with bullet point after bullet point is of little benefit to them
The best slides may have no text at all
Slides are meant to support the narration
Use object builds and slide transitions judiciously
Object builds should not be animated on every slide
Some animation is a good thing, but stick to most subtle and professional styles (similar to what you may see on the evening TV news broadcast)
For transitions between slides, use no more than two-three different types of transition effects and do not place transition effects between all slides
Use high-quality graphics including photographs
Never simply stretch a low-quality resolution photo to make it fit your layout
Avoid using PowerPoint clip art or other cartoonish line art
If you do choose to use PowerPoint art make sure to use it carefully and judiciously
Your audience expects a unique presentation with new content
Shy away from traditional PowerPoint templates that have been seen before by audiences
You can make your own background templates which will be more tailored to your needs
After you create your tailored template you can save the PowerPoint file as a Design Template and it will appear among your standard Microsoft templates for future use
Always ask yourself “How much detail do I need?”
Presenters are usually guilty of including too much data in their on-screen charts
Pie Charts, Vertical Bar Charts, Horizontal Bar Charts, and Line Charts are all good uses to present data
Tables are good for side-by-side comparisons of quantitative data
Color evokes feelings
Color is emotional
The right color can help persuade and motivate
Studies show that color usage can increase interest and improve learning comprehension and retention
Fonts communicate subtle messages in and of themselves
Use the same font set throughout the entire presentation
Use no more than two complimentary fonts
Make sure you know the difference between a Serif font and a Sans-Serif font
Use video and audio when appropriate
Using video clips to show concrete examples promotes active cognitive processing, which is the natural way people learn
You can use video clips within PowerPoint without ever leaving the application or tuning on a VCR
When using audio clips avoid using cheesy sound effects that are included in PowerPoint
According to the Segmentation Principle of multimedia learning theory, people comprehend better when information is presented in small chunks or segments
By getting out of the Slide View and into the Slide Sorter View, you can see how the logical flow of your presentation is progressing
In this view you can break up one slide into multiple slides in order to give the presentation a more natural and logical flow
You will be able to notice more extraneous pieces of visual data that can be removed to increase visual clarity and improve communication