1. Guidelines for Preparing Slides Presentation title Speaker name, credentials

2. Outline formats are Easier to Follow

3. 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

4. No More than One Topic per page

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

6. Illustrations Allow plenty of room around borders and illustrations

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. You can’t stop talking 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 can’t keep quiet But: Silence is uncomfortable, so you can’t 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!