Making Good PowerPoint Slides

Points to be Covered

Outline
Slide Structure
Fonts
Color
Background
Graphs
Spelling and Grammar
Conclusions
Questions

Some details
FIRST

SLIDE: PUT YOUR NAME AND

AFFILIATION, AND NAMES OF ALL GUIDES
AND THEIR AFFILIATIONS (DEPTS,
ORGANIZATIONS, etc.)
TIME FOR MID & END REVIEWS: 25 MIN
PRESENTATION + 5 MIN Q&A; MAX 15
SLIDES (STRICTLY)

Outline
Make

your 1st slide an outline of your

presentation

Follow
Only

the order of your outline

place main points on the outline slide

Slide Structure
Plan

for about 1.5-2 minutes per slide in your

presentation

Write

in point form, not complete

sentences, i.e., use key words and phrases

Not

everything needs to be presented:

choose material to be put on slides

Slides

should be un-cluttered and

use bullets

Fonts
Use

28-point (Caps) font-size for text and 32

point (Caps) for titles/headings

Use

Arial

a standard font like Times New Roman or

Color
Use

colors so that the text contrasts sharply

with the background

Make

a mock presentation and see your slides

presented on a screen/wall (and not on a
computer screen only)

Background
Use

backgrounds such as this one that are

attractive but simple

Use
Use

backgrounds which are light

the same background consistently

throughout your presentation

Graphs
Use

graphs rather than charts and words

Data in graphs is easier to comprehend and retain

than is raw data
Trends are easier to visualize in graphical form

Always

title your graphs

Spelling and Grammar

Proof

If

your slides for:

spelling mistakes
the use of repeated words
grammatical errors you might have made

English is not your first language, please

have someone else check your presentation

Conclusion
Use

a conclusion slide to:

Summarize the main points of your presentation

Suggest future avenues of research

Questions??
End

your presentation with a simple question

slide to:

Invite your audience to ask questions

Provide a visual aid during question period