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    The document provides five golden rules for effective PowerPoint presentations: 1) Keep each slide concise with no more than 5 lines and 5 words per line, 2) Use large fonts of 24+ for titles and 20+ for body text with no more than two fonts per slide, 3) Include pictures, graphs, or diagrams wherever possible as they can increase memory retention by up to 50%, 4) Use body language like gestures to direct audience attention to the screen or presenter, and 5) Keep presentations under 15 minutes to respect average adult attention spans.

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    The document provides five golden rules for effective PowerPoint presentations: 1) Keep each slide concise with no more than 5 lines and 5 words per line, 2) Use large fonts of 24+ for titles and 20+ for body text with no more than two fonts per slide, 3) Include pictures, graphs, or diagrams wherever possible as they can increase memory retention by up to 50%, 4) Use body language like gestures to direct audience attention to the screen or presenter, and 5) Keep presentations under 15 minutes to respect average adult attention spans.

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    C4C 2 PPTrules

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    TEACHING RESOURCES PAGE 1 OF 2

    THE FIVE GOLDEN RULES OF POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS


    MODULE 2: WHAT CAUSES CLIMATE CHANGE?

    1. 5 BY 5

    Each slide should have no more than 5 lines; each line should have no more than 5 words.
    • Why? People cannot listen and read at the same time. Don’t put them in a situation where they
    have to choose between listening to you and reading the screen.
    • How? Use phrases, not whole sentences. Make your phrases your prompts – just enough to
    remind you of the point. Save the detail for your voice.

    2. ONTS

    Use font size 24+ for titles and 20+ for body, and no more than two fonts per slide.
    • Why? People need to read it quickly. More than two fonts look untidy and make the area of
    emphasis unclear.
    • How? Set up a template for each slide before you begin.

    3. PICTURES

    A picture is worth a thousand words.


    • Why? Pictures reduce explanation time by 40% and increase the ability to remember points by
    up to 50%. They are more likely to evoke an emotional response and lead to behaviour change.
    • How? Use photos, cartoons, graphs, pie charts and diagrams where possible. Search royalty-
    free internet sites such as www.fotosearch.com and www.funnybanners.com.
    PAGE 2 OF 2

    THE FIVE GOLDEN RULES OF POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS | MODULE 2: WHAT CAUSES CLIMATE CHANGE?

    4. BODY LANGUAGE

    Use body language to show people where to look.


    • Why? As with using pictures, gesturing engages your audience and saves time.
    • How?
    Your body language: The audience understands:
    Presenter moving around Look at presenter!
    Presenter looks at screen Look at screen!
    Presenter gestures at screen Keep looking at screen!
    Presenter moves around again Look at presenter!

    5. TIMING

    Keep your presentations under 15 minutes.


    • Why? The average attention span of an adult is 17 minutes.
    • How? Give your audience a break after 15 minutes – this could be a short pair work exercise, a
    round of questions, an audience-led review of what you have covered so far, or simply ask them
    to change seats! Using two presenters is a good idea as people’s concentration increases every
    time they change their focus to a new speaker

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