1. HI-TECH VISUAL AIDS B. Power Point

2. POWER POINT Over 90% of all professional speakers use PPT. But A careless PowerPoint Confusing or distracting

3. Creating Great PowerPoint Slides Content ( text and art) Color Font (type and size)

4. 1. Content – a. Text Simplify text Keywords & easy-to-remember phrases Round off numbers

5. 1. Content – b. Art Clip art, pictures, photographs Entertaining or humorous Maximum three pieces per slide Short phrases and simple illustrations

6. 2. Color – a. Background The best background color is dark. -Black, dark blue - it eliminates the bright whiteness of the LCD projector light

7. 2. Color – b. Title and text color That contrast well against a dark background. Yellow or White No blues, greens, reds.

8. 3. Font Type Choose a font for titles/headings, text. East to see and easy to read

9. 3. Font Type Roman style fonts (serif – little feet or tails) -Times New Roman - Bookman Old Style -MS Reference Serif Sans-serif fonts (no feet or tails) - Arial - Verdana - MS Reference Sans Serif

10. 4. Font Size Main Headings/Titles : minimum 36-46pts. Smaller subheadings Text : minimum 24pts Use upper/lowercase letters.

11. Tips for using PowerPoint 1. Face your audience at all times. 2. Focus all of the attention on You occasionally. 3. Use PowerPoint slides sparingly. 4. Back up your PowerPoint presenation.