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The document provides guidelines for creating effective PowerPoint presentations, emphasizing the importance of readability, layout consistency, and appropriate use of fonts and sizes. Key points include using readable fonts, maintaining a consistent layout, and ensuring text is placed within a safe area on slides. The guidelines aim to enhance presentations and prevent common pitfalls associated with poor slide design.

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The document provides guidelines for creating effective PowerPoint presentations, emphasizing the importance of readability, layout consistency, and appropriate use of fonts and sizes. Key points include using readable fonts, maintaining a consistent layout, and ensuring text is placed within a safe area on slides. The guidelines aim to enhance presentations and prevent common pitfalls associated with poor slide design.

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PowerPoint Presentation Guidelines

• The following 37 slides present guidelines and


suggestions for the use of fonts, colors, and graphics
when preparing PowerPoint presentations for
Sessions and Seminars.

• This media (PPT) is designed to ENHANCE your


presentation, not BE the presentation.

• Remember, only you can prevent


“Death by PowerPoint”
PowerPoint Slide
• Highlight key points or reinforce what the facilitator
is saying

• Should be short and to the point, include only key


words and phases for visual, reinforcement

• In order for your presentation to fit on most screens,


text and images should be placed within 95% of the
PowerPoint slide. This “action safe” area is seen in
the next slide.
PowerPoint Layout
• Layout continuity from frame to frame conveys a
sense of completeness
• Headings, subheadings, and logos should show up in
the same spot on each frame
• Margins, fonts, font size, and colors should be
consistent with graphics located in the same general
position on each frame
• Lines, boxes, borders, and open space also should
be consistent throughout
Fonts
• Font Style Should be Readable
– Recommended fonts: Arial, Tahoma,
Veranda
• Standardize the Font Throughout
– This presentation is in Tahoma

Do !
Font Size
 The larger, the better. Remember, your slides must
be readable, even at the back of the room.

• This is a good title size


Verdana 40 point
• A good subtitle or bullet point size
Verdana 32 point
• Content text should be no smaller than
Verdana 24 point
• This font size is not recommended for content. Verdana 12 point.
Font Size
 Combiningsmall font sizes with bold or italics is
not recommended:
 What does this say? Garamond Font, Italic, Bold 12pt.

• This is very difficult to read. Times Font, Bold, 12pt.


Don’t !
• This point could be lost. Century Gothic Font, Bold, Italic, 14pt.

• No one will be able to read this. Gill Sans Font, Condensed Bold, 12pt

Small fonts are okay for a footer, such as:

TIPS Presentation: 3/8/2004 Dawn Thomas, CRM


Don’t !
Fonts
• Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style
• DON’T SACRIFICE READABILITY
FOR STYLE
• Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style
• Don’t Sacrifice
Readability for
Style
Caps and Italics
• DO NOT USE ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
– Makes text hard to read
– Conceals acronyms
– Denies their use for EMPHASIS
• Italics
– Used for “quotes”
– Used to highlight thoughts or ideas
– Used for book, journal, or magazine titles

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