Creating an Excellent Power Point Presentation CREATED BY: JILL DYER

AGENDA What will be included in this presentation? 1. What are the Design Rules for creating a Power Point presentation? 2. What are the ways that I can use enhancements to make my presentation more appealing and interesting? 3. What are SmartArt graphics? 4. What should I remember when presenting before an audience?

Design Rules Font Selection MMinimum of 24 points LLimit the use of different to two Whitespace MMust be balanced Custom Animation UUse sparingly Slide Transition UUse between every slide WordArt or SmartArt OOnly one per slide 7x7 Rule NNo more than 7 bullet points per slide NNo more than 7 words per bullet point

Enhancing Your Presentation

Smart Art Graphics SmartArt can be used to help explain details to your audience …

Presenting to Your Audience Face your audience Make eye contact Use notes Do NOT read slides Follow these guidelines …

Printing as HANDOUTS Click on FILE and PRINT Underneath SETTINGS, change “Full Page Slides” to “Handouts” and then click on “3 Slides” Click PRINT

QUIZ Let’s review … What is the smallest font I should use? 24 points How many words should be in a bullet point? 7 or less What do I need to remember about white space? Balance it on the page How many bullet points should be on a slide? 7 or less What should I look at during my presentation? The audience … making eye contact What are some things I can use to enhance my presentation and make it more appealing? Pictures, Graphics, WordArt, Videos, etc…