Don’t let your slides be too busy and distract from the information being presentedYou should have more personal involvement than the slides themselves
Make the text and bullet points short and to the pointLimiting text makes it easier for the audience to grasp the main point you’re making
Too much animation will bore viewers
Quality graphics make the presentation unique, interesting, and easier for the audience to connect to
Don’t use powerpoint templates!When audiences see the same boring template over and over again, they tend to lose focus
Pie charts- percentsBar graphs-quantityLine charts-trends
Color evokes feeling/emotion
Sans serif fonts better than serifAvoid helvetica
Video and audio is appealing and illustrates point betterServes as a change of pace
Spend time on the slide sorterPeople learn better when info is presented in segments/chunks