ELEMENTS OF AN

EFFECTIVE
POWERPOINT
Gabriella Allegra - EDUC 359
 Background
■Simple
■Light color(s)
■Not distracting
■This is an example of
a good background
 Background
■This is not
 Layout
■5-6 bullet points per ■ Nobody wants to read and
copy a long slide with one or
slide more long sentences.
■Concise Students begin to lose focus
when slides look like this. It
■Avoid long sentences is more effective to have a
few bullet points and explain
while you are presenting.
 Font and Size
■Fonts should be legible
– Like this
– not this
■Should be an appropriate size
– Like this
– Not this

–Or this
 Color
■Should contrast slide background
– Like this not this
■Not distracting
■This takes away from the presentation
 Images
■Should relay message
■Effective
■Good quality
■Not distracting
 Transitions /
■
■
Animations
Make them subtle / professional
Limit them
■Overusing them takes away from your
presentation
■This is distracting
■(Don’t use the animations used in this slide)
 Charts Favorite Ice Cream Flavors
■Appealing to the eye
■Can quickly get point
across
Or
■What looks better?
– 9 students like chocolate
ice cream
– 6 students like vanilla
– 4 students like strawberry Chocolate Vanilla Strawberry