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PROFESSIONAL POWERPOINTS: PLANNING

PLANNING GOES A LONG WAY
KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO VISUALIZE IT
OUTLINE YOU PRESENTATION BEFORE TRYING TO PUT IT TOGETHER

PROFESSIONAL POWERPOINT: DESIGN

AVOID CLUTTER
TRY USING KEYORDS ONLY
AVOID FLASHY AND CHEESY DESIGNS
CONSISTENCY
USE THE SAME FONT, SIZE, AND COLORS THROUGHOUT THE
PRESENTATION

PROFESSIONAL POWERPOINT: DESIGN

USES A SIMPLE EASY TO READ TEXT
ARIAL, HELVETICA, OR CALIBRI
TEXT SHOULD BE READABLE
DARK TEXT ON LIGHT BACKGROUND
LIGHT TEXT ON DARK BACKGROUND
ALIGN TEXT LEFT OR RIGHT

PROFESSIONAL POWERPOINT: IMAGES

KEY ELEMENT TO EVERY PRESENTATION
PRESENT GOOD VISUAL CUES TO HELP AUDIENCE UNDERSTAND THE
MESSAGE

USE IMAGES AS DEMONSTRATIONS NOT AS A DECORATION

IMAGES SHOULD REINFORCE OR COMPLEMENT YOUR MESSAGE

PROFESSIONAL POWERPOINT: PRESENTING

DONT READ FROM YOUR SLIDES
TALK FREELY
EXPRESS THE MESSAGE YOU WANT THE AUDIENCE TO TAKE HOME
KEEP YOUR AUDIENCE IN MIND
PRACTICE
KNOW YOUR INFORMATION
DONT SPEAK TO FAST
MAINTAIN EYE CONTACT