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There are Powerpoint presentations, and there are good Powerpoint
presentations. The difference between the two is huge and
extremely important. Only the good ones are remembered, reused,
shared, stored, and effective.
But what are the things to keep in mind on how to make Powerpoint
presentations?
1. Settle for consistent and uniform Powerpoint templates.
You may be tempted to make use of different template designs
all throughout the presentation. Though this appears to be
cool and perhaps your method of being creative, it does not
really add much to the impact you want to give to your presentation.
What's more, they are often viewed as unprofessional or un-businesslike.
Just choose one of the many Powerpoint templates that you
can find and apply it to all your slides. You can compensate
the uniformity by the design of your fonts or the position
of the holders.
2. Follow the 6-line rule.
You basically do not want to bore or confuse your listeners
with too many texts. Besides, the main purpose of your Powerpoint
presentation is to highlight important points. To keep things
simple and right on the spot, limit the number of lines and
words in every slide. The suggested one is to create 6 lines
with 6 words each.
3. Make sure your texts and images are clear.
Powerpoint templates should complement the images and texts
that you are going to utilize. Thus, if your font is black,
you can go for lighter shades, such as white, yellow, or light
blue. If your image is yellow, ensure that your template designs
are of different shade unless you want to make the photo or
graphics appear to be floating on the screen.
4. Simplicity is beauty.
You are definitely entitled to adding a little bit of creativity
into your Powerpoint presentations, especially in your template
designs and other add-ons. However, you have to put a limit
to their use. You do not want to drive away the attention
of your listeners to something else.
5. Limit the slides.
Too much flipping to the different slides can sometimes be
too annoying. The rule of thumb is to create a slide that
is good for a minute talk. Just so you can talk a lot of things
with a single slide, add charts, tables, and graphs.
6. Present information in bullet points.
Bullet or list form is very much encouraged if you are going
to write articles, simply because it makes your copy very
easy to read, and you can jump from one idea to another. It
also allows easier absorption of main ideas. The same benefits
are what you are going to get if you apply the same method
to your presentation.
7. Check your grammar and spelling.
In the end, better make sure that you will never lose
your credibility by checking and double-checking your spelling
and grammar. Your Powerpoint presentation can only do so much.
If you do not want to end the laughing stock, find time to
scrutinize every slide.
Daniel McMillan operates
Inspired Piece where you can download wide varieties of
Powerpoint templates, which you can use for different purposes.
They are completely for free.
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