1. POWERPOINT TIPS

2. Tip #1 – Font size
Don’t use tiny font
Try to use a font size of 32
or Higher… People in the back need to be able to read what’s on the screen

3. Tip #2 – Graphs Make sure the graphs are large enough to read easily.
YES 
* Also, make sure your histograms have an appropriate bar width and starting spot!

4. Tip #3 – Summary tables
Do not just copy table from Fathom. We can’t read it!
NO 
mean
6.1
std dev
2.9
min 2 Q1 4
Med
5.5 Q3 8
max 14
IQR n 35
YES 

5. DON’T PUT TOO MUCH ON ONE PAGE!!!
Tip #4 – Page Layout
Females:
LF = – 1.5(7.83) =
UF = (7.83) =
Upper outlier at 19.19
Males
LF = – 1.5(5.885) =
UF = (5.885) =
No outliers
DON’T PUT TOO MUCH ON ONE PAGE!!!
Females are skewed right, unimodal, with an upper outlier at 19.19
Males are symmetric, unimodal, with no outliers
The median for the females of is slightly lower than the median for the males of
The IQR for the females of 7.83 is larger than the IQR for the males of 5.885

6. Tip #5 Use animations, pictures, and transitions
Remember to have the content down first.
Pretty pictures and cool animations are not a substitute for good content.
It’s like putting lipstick on a pig…

7. Tip #6- what can I copy to my ppt from Fathom?
YES! NO!

8. Tip #7 – Know your PowerPoint
You have to present your PowerPoint so make sure you know what is on it and in what order.
Make sure you have printed out the slides (6 to a page) that you can look through before presenting.
You must also have printed slides for me to look at .