Guidelines for Preparing Slides SUNA speakers information

FYI prior to the conference SUNA is no longer printing a syllabus, so power point presentations will be uploaded prior to the meeting for attendees to print the handouts theyd like to bring with them. SUNA is no longer printing a syllabus, so power point presentations will be uploaded prior to the meeting for attendees to print the handouts theyd like to bring with them. These will be uploaded as a PDF so that your work is protected – registrants will simply print these PDFs to bring on-site. These will be uploaded as a PDF so that your work is protected – registrants will simply print these PDFs to bring on-site.

Post-conference SUNA is now partnered with Digitell, Inc, which will allow us to provide quality education to our members and colleagues unable to attend our Symposium and Conference. SUNA is now partnered with Digitell, Inc, which will allow us to provide quality education to our members and colleagues unable to attend our Symposium and Conference. The PowerPoint presentation and a digital recording of the session will be made available in our on-line library to those who have attended, or pay to have access to, these sessions. Note – The PowerPoint presentation cannot be downloaded except as a handout. Therefore, you do not have to worry about attendees using your PowerPoint inappropriately. The PowerPoint presentation and a digital recording of the session will be made available in our on-line library to those who have attended, or pay to have access to, these sessions. Note – The PowerPoint presentation cannot be downloaded except as a handout. Therefore, you do not have to worry about attendees using your PowerPoint inappropriately.

Outline formats are Easier to Follow

Use Bullets, not numbers Bullets imply no significant order Bullets imply no significant order Use numbers only to show rank or sequence Use numbers only to show rank or sequence

No More than One Topic per page

Use the 6 X 6 rule: 6 lines of text 6 words per line

Illustrations Allow plenty of room around borders and illustrations

Select Readable Type Size This is 38 point Minimum 36 point for titles Minimum 36 point for titles 24 for body text 24 for body text This is 32 This is 32

Use a Readable Typeface and Font Use Sans serif (no curly feet) such as Arial or universal for body text Use Sans serif (no curly feet) such as Arial or universal for body text Use serif such as Perpetua for titles only Use serif such as Perpetua for titles only

Adjust Lettering to Discriminate or emphasize Make titles a larger type size that body elements Make titles a larger type size that body elements Emphasize important statements of words with bold, italic, underline, larger size, or different font. Emphasize important statements of words with bold, italic, underline, larger size, or different font.

Choose color carefully Use the same color consistently throughout the presentation Use the same color consistently throughout the presentation Use light letters on a dark background Use light letters on a dark background

Colors Avoid placing saturated colors (red, green, or blue) adjacent to each other Avoid placing saturated colors (red, green, or blue) adjacent to each other They may create a third color where the two colors meet They may create a third color where the two colors meet

Use solid colors instead of fill Patterns on Charts Patterns on bars or pie slices cause confusion Patterns on bars or pie slices cause confusion Solid colors convey a clear bold message Solid colors convey a clear bold message

Your slides are not your presentation Your slides are a focus of your presentation Your slides are a focus of your presentation Your presentation is not proof of your thesis Your presentation is not proof of your thesis You present your proof with slides to focus interest on what you think is important You present your proof with slides to focus interest on what you think is important

Use Silence Wisely Recall: You have to give the audience time to read the slide Recall: You have to give the audience time to read the slide But: Silence is uncomfortable, so you cant keep quiet But: Silence is uncomfortable, so you cant keep quiet So: You end up reading your slide to the audience So: You end up reading your slide to the audience Which is: Usually irritating to the audience! Which is: Usually irritating to the audience!

Slides that should be included The first slide, following your title slide, should be one that has your disclosure information on it – whether you have a vested interest that the participant needs to be aware of. The first slide, following your title slide, should be one that has your disclosure information on it – whether you have a vested interest that the participant needs to be aware of.

Slides that should be added The last slides are a good place to add your references as often participants want to know where to go for further information. Because of handouts no longer being available in a syllabus, having the references in the slides assists the learner from not having to go into a Word document to find them when these are placed in our on-line library The last slides are a good place to add your references as often participants want to know where to go for further information. Because of handouts no longer being available in a syllabus, having the references in the slides assists the learner from not having to go into a Word document to find them when these are placed in our on-line library