If you plan to use powerpoint as a visual aid, read these guidelines first!

2. PowerPoint
 PowerPoint is a useful tool to help integrate key words
and pictures/graphs/relevant visual resources into
your speech.
 Let’s discuss:
 Design tips
 What NOT to use PowerPoint for…
 PowerPoint Tutorials
 How to Save your PowerPoint so it will OPEN!
 Things to remember when using PowerPoint

3. Design Tips
 Contrast
 Don’t offend the eyes or make it difficult to read

6. Design Tips
 Contrast
 Text vs. Pictures
 Don’t make the background a picture

8. Design Tips
 Contrast
 Text vs. Pictures
 Don’t make the background a picture
 Don’t use too many words!

10. Design Tips
 Contrast
 Text vs. Pictures
 Don’t make the background a picture
 Don’t use too many words!
 Make sure your picture is relevant to the text

12. Design Tips
 Contrast
 Text vs. Pictures
 Don’t make the background a picture
 Don’t use too many words!
 Make sure your picture is relevant to the text
 Do NOT include GRAPHIC images. No example
necessary!
 DON’T USE ALL CAPS! IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE
SHOUTING AT US. USE IT ONLY FOR EMPHASIS!
 Keep Pictures and Text Balanced…and now a GOOD
example!

14. Design Tips
 Contrast
 Text vs. Pictures
 Animation
 Don’t get crazy on us now!

15. Presenting a Great Example
 Even the best speech can be ruined by an awkwardly
animated slideshow!
 Is this supposed to be here first? What about now?
 This is uncomfortable!
 Keep it simple.

16. PowerPoint should be a visual AID,
NOT a….
 REPLACEMENT for your speech!
 DISTRACTION (to you or your audience!)
 Forum for GRAPHIC or DISGUSTING images

17. PowerPoint Tutorials
 Depending on what version of PowerPoint you have,
tutorials will be available in a variety of places:
 You can usually look for the “Help” menu
 Hit “F1” on your keyboard
 Click the blue circle with a question mark on it in the
upper right hand corner of the PowerPoint screen
 Go to your book website www.oup.com/us/uhc11
 Click on the cover of our book
 Select Student Resources
 Look all the way down the menu for “PowerPoint
Tutorials”

18. Saving your PowerPoint
 Save your PowerPoint as a “.ppt” to your USB drive by
going to “Save as”

19. Saving your PowerPoint
 Select the LOCATION
you want to save it to!

20. Saving your PowerPoint
 Make sure you save it as a “.ppt” so it will open on the
school’s computers!

21. Saving Your PowerPoint
 It’s a good idea to save your PowerPoint on a USB drive
AND email it to yourself
 Try opening it on the computer you will use AT LEAST
24 hours prior to your speech
 If you have a Mac or are using OpenOffice.org,
DEFINITELY remember to “save as” and test it first
 “.key” “.potx” “.ppsm” “.odp” “.odt” “.lnk” files WILL
NOT OPEN ON THESE COMPUTERS!!!!!!!!

22. Remember
 Maintain eye contact with your audience, NOT your
visual aid
 PRACTICE with your PowerPoint MANY TIMES!
 Put reminders to forward the slides on note
cards/delivery outline