place additional text if needed here

a template for ASU

presentations
including tips on how to say more with less

preview
your main
points

colors
data
images
charts

part I: knowing the

ASU color palette

the color palette

R 255
G 179
B 16
#FFB310

R 153
G0
B 51
#990033

R 79
G 85
B 87
#4F5557

R 255
G 255
B 255

R0
G0
B0

part II: slides that

have data and main
points

avoid bullet points;

instead, aim for one
point per slide.

seems odd; but, trust

meI know what Im
doing here.
If you absolutely must have two things on one slide (e.g., a
point and a quote), remember to place one of those in a space
like this that will draw your audiences attention. - Aristotle

you might end up

with five times as
many slides as you
would otherwise.
But that is perfectly OK because your slides are simpler and
you will move through them quicker. Barack Obama

over 90 percent of
college students
agree

slides with less

text on them
actually say more.

use text color to

emphasize an
important point.

and the bold ASU

brand font is
Akzidenz
Grotesk...

but note that in this

presentation I use
Arial because it is
standard on PCs
and Macs.

100

percentage of audience members who are engaged by PowerPoint

presentations that are clear and simple

25

percentage of all audience members who

would rather write a dissertation than watch a
presentation with 5+ bullet points per slide

number of times audience members will fall asleep

during a PowerPoint presentation that has 5+
bullet points per slide

part III: slides that

use images

use large, high-quality images (images that do not

become blurry, fuzzy, or pixelated when enlarged on a
PowerPoint slide).

for the most dramatic effect, use no

more than one image per slide.

to resize an image, always use the resizing tool on an

images corner (versus its side); this prevents the
image from having a stretched appearance.

part IV: slides that

use charts

sometimes you will

need to represent
ideas in the form of
a chart or graph.

for the greatest

impact, use the
simplest possible
representation; for
example

social norms
self-efficacy

attitudes

intentions

Ajzens Theory of Panned Behavior (1985)

behavior

excellence

decisive
visionary

solutions-oriented
impact

entrepreneurial
access

a New American
University

bold

create

imaginative

re-envision

restate
your main
points

colors
data
images
charts

concluding with a story, an image, a quote or a tie back

to your introduction can have a powerful effect on your
audience members.