By: Benjamin Dunlavey

Think Simple

4-6 Points per slide

Don’t be wordy

Be visual NOT verbal

Gain attention

Use consistent background

Pick the template carefully

Templates set the tone

Use high-quality graphics

Invoke

Feeling

Emotion

Attention

Use point 20-24

no smaller than 18

TITLE

Sub points/ContentLarger Point

Smaller Point

Use Transition judiciously

Be professional

Wipe “left-to-right”

Avoid using slow moving transition

“Move” or “Fly”

No more than three Transitions used

Content

Be visual not wordy

Design

Be consistent use the same background/Template

Color

Invokes feeling

Fonts

Sans-serif

Use 20-24 size point

Transition

Be simple/Fast

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http://www.garrreynolds.com/preso-tips/design/

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Color Matters (2012) Basic Color Theory, Retrieved from http://www.colormatters.com/color-and-design/basic-color-theory

Microsoft Office PowerPoint (2013) Tips For Giving A Better Presentation, Retrieved from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/tips-for-giving-better-presentations-HA001077405.aspx

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