The University
PowerPoint Template
Examples and tips for an effective
presentation
Contents
• Your first theme
• Your second theme
• Your third theme
• This slide is optional
• You might prefer to use just a new chapter
slide here instead
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A standard slide
• Only first word of slide title has initial capital
letter (except proper nouns)
• Don’t reduce this standard text size
• No punctuation usually needed in bullet points
• No more than six points per slide
• For subsidiary points don’t go below this second level
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Slide with two columns of text
• On two-column slides
the text size is
reduced from 32 pt to
28pt
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• This also applies to
text-and-graphic
slides
Slide with text and picture
• When inserted your picture
will automatically fit to
correct height
• Crop it if you want to
change its proportions
• Dragging its side, top or
bottom handles will distort
it so don’t do this
• Use images at 72 d.p.i.
where possible
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Slide with large picture
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Slide with background picture
• Notes to this slide explain how
• Use sparingly, with no or few words
• Make sure text is legible on background
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Slide with a graph
• Graph is generated
from a datasheet
• You can customise
colours on the chart by
selecting from this
presentation’s colour
palette
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1st Qtr
2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr
4th Qtr
New Chapter Slide
An alternate page to use at the start of each
new chapter/section within your presentation
New Chapter Slide
An alternate page to use at the start of each
new chapter/section within your presentation
To
Discover
And
Understand.