1. Your Title Goes Here By: Your name goes here
Make sure it is clear and related to your topic.
Try and make your title exciting so your audience wants to listen!
Your Title Goes Here
By: Your name goes here
Double check that you capitalized your name and title!

2. The Content on Slides is Important
The ideas should be in order
They should be accurate (correct)
Keep it short
Rule of 7x7
No more than 7 words on a line
NO more than 7 lines per slide
The font should be easy to read

3. The Layout is Important
The layout should be organized
Not cluttered or too busy
Choose an appropriate background
Related to your topic
Not distracting or hard to read
Don’t leave large gaps of white space

4. Transitions and Effects are Important
Some transitions can be distracting
Don’t use too many different transitions
Don’t use too BIG of transitions
Use transitions to make a point
Use transitions to help audience follow along

5. Spelling and Grammar A presentations is a published piece
There should be NO spelling mistakes
There should be NO grammar mistakes
Have a friend and teacher correct your work
Use the spell checker
You don’t need periods

6. Slide Structure – Good Show one point at a time:
Will help audience concentrate on what you are saying
Will prevent audience from reading ahead
Will help you keep your presentation focused

7. Slide Structure - Bad
This page contains too many words for a presentation slide. It is not written in point form, making it difficult both for your audience to read and for you to present each point. Although there are exactly the same number of points on this slide as the previous slide, it looks much more complicated. In short, your audience will spend too much time trying to read this paragraph instead of listening to you.

8. Slide Structure - Bad Do not use distracting animation
Do not go overboard with the animation
Be consistent with the animation that you use

9. Fonts - Bad CAPITALIZE ONLY WHEN NECESSARY. IT IS DIFFICULT TO READ
If you use a small font, your audience won’t be able to read what you have written
CAPITALIZE ONLY WHEN NECESSARY. IT IS DIFFICULT TO READ
Don’t use a complicated font

10. Font Colour - Bad
Using a font colour that does not contrast with the background colour is hard to read
Using colour for decoration is distracting and annoying.
Using a different colour for each point is unnecessary
Using a different colour for secondary points is also unnecessary
Trying to be creative can also be bad

11. Background - Good Use backgrounds that are attractive but simple
Use backgrounds which are light
Use the same background consistently throughout your presentation

12. Background – Bad
Avoid backgrounds that are distracting or difficult to read from
Always be consistent with the background that you use

13. Graphs and Pictures are Good
Use graphs, diagrams or pictures
It helps the audience see what you are talking about
Always title your graphs
Always label your diagrams

14. Graphs - Bad

15. Graphs - Good

16. Graphs - Bad

17. Conclusion Use an effective and strong closing
Your audience is likely to remember your last words
Use a conclusion slide to:
Summarize the main points of your presentation

18. Questions?? End your presentation with a simple question slide to:
Invite your audience to ask questions