1. Professional Presentations

2. Is there a certain format and procedure to follow to achieve a professional looking Power Point presentation?

3. General Design Guidelines Be consistent Same type style Same colors Same bullets Keep it simple! One dominant visual –Headline –Graphic

4. Type Easy-to-read typeface, never less than 18 pt. No full caps No justification Limit lines to no more than 7 Limit characters to no more than 28

5. Guidelines Continued Use numbers for sequential or chronological items Use bullets for non-sequential items Don’t hyphenate Headline larger than text Capitalize 1 st word on each bullet

6. Graphics Bar graphs show quantity Line graphs show trends Pie charts show percentages 1 clip art per slide

7. Color Light type on dark backgrounds Avoid blue on red or red on blue Avoid black on red or red on black

8. Things to Avoid Sounds Animated Graphics Numerous pictures on one page Long selections of text Numerous slide animations Picture as background

9. Things to Remember Powerpoint is NOT your presentation Do not read from your slides Slides should help audience follow your presentation only Less is Better!