TEN MISTAKES IN POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION
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0. Before you start
• Respect the dress code!
• How many slides for my presentation?
• How many minutes for each slide?
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1. Poor Knowledge on the Topic
• Do it only if your are ready (rehearse),
• Don’t read any paper,
• Don’t give the handout at the
beginning,
• Don’t read word by word,
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2. Using the Wrong Fonts
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Arial
Use Arial or Helvetica
Use large fonts (35-45 points),
Use 6-8 words per line
Use 6 lines or less per slide
36 points
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2. Using the Wrong Fonts
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specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the
leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.
It was popularised in the 1960s with the release of Letraset sheets
containing Lorem Ipsum passages, and more recently with
desktop publishing software like Aldus PageMaker including
versions of Lorem Ipsum.
2. Using the Wrong Fonts
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and
typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's
standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an
unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to
make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five
centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting,
remaining essentially unchanged. It was popularised in the
1960s with the release of Letraset sheets containing Lorem
Ipsum passages, and more recently with desktop publishing
software like Aldus PageMaker including versions of
Lorem Ipsum.
2. Using the Wrong Fonts
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing
and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the
industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s,
when an unknown printer took a galley of type and
scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has
survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into
electronic
typesetting,
remaining
essentially
unchanged. It was popularised in the 1960s with the
release of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum
passages, and more recently with desktop publishing
software like Aldus PageMaker including versions of
Lorem Ipsum.
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Things to avoid in using fonts
• Avoid fonts less than 24 points
• E.g. avoid fonts less than 24 points
20 points
• Avoid italicized fonts
• E.g. avoid italicized fonts
Italic
• Avoid using dark text on dark
background. Or blue font on blue
background!
• to test the fonts, stand 2 meters
away.
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3. Using the Wrong Background
• Avoid using too many colors,
• Limit the colors on each screen,
• Poor background choices will resulted
in poor visibility,
• E.g. next slide…
Next
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This is poor background
• Too dark
• Text should be light,
• Wrong choice for PowerPoint
background,
• Avoid this combination.
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4. Poor Text Color
• Choose the right text contrast,
• Use the high contrast so that easy to
read,
• Like white text on dark blue,
• E.g. this is very poor text color Poor color
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5. Text too Small
• Avoid using small text,
• Use over 30 points size text,
• Not less than 24 points,
• e.g. this text is too small
20 points
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6. Use Bullet Points
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Use bullet points for key ideas,
Avoid using to many bullets,
Don’t use more than 6 lines per slide,
Use full sentences only when quote.
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Avoid too many bullet points
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This is bad
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7. Spelling and Grammar Check
• Click on tools,
• Easy to check on errors,
• However, some words can’t be check,
such as last name.
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8. Annoying Animations and Sound
Effect
• Animation with sound effect distract,
• It can be effective if wisely used,
• Avoid flashy, flying and twirling
animation,
• Use less annoying like Appear effect
and Dissolve effect,
• Avoid slides transition
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Annoying animation and sound
effect
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9. Don’t Copy Images from Websites
• Check out the copyright issues,
• Choose from the clip art,
• If websites, get free photos at
Photoshop Tutorials Blog,
• Get wmf file with vector images,
• www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
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Enlarged Pictures from the Website
Stretch up
stretch
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10. Remember Your Audience
• Take full control of your audience,
• Don’t speak to yourself but speak out,
• You should be the main attraction not
the PowerPoint,
• Speak to your audience not the
screen,
• Control your voice.
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Extra Tips
• Use the K.I.S.S. principle (Keep it silly
simple),
• Check all the equipments and
rehearse (with the equipment and in
the room of the presentation),
• Use a laser pointer,
• Check the lighting in the room
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The last slide
Acknowledgments
Thank you for your attention
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