How To Make A Good PowerPoint Presentation

By Allison Cohen (with edits by Beth McKelvey)

Your presentation elements should be

BigSimpleClearConsistent

Make it big

24 point font or more

This is 16 point font This is 18 point font This is 24 point font This is 28 point

fontThis is 36

point font

Make photos as big as possible.

These are too small!

Make it simple

Lists should not have more than 3 items (unless each item is very short) 1 2 3

Each item should have only one idea

6 X 7 Rule

Usually:

No more than 6 lines per slide

No more than 7 words per line

Keep it clear

Use dark letters and a light background

OR Use light letters and a dark

background

Keep it clear

Don’t use ALL CAPITALS Don’t use italics Use colors to emphasize words Use sans serif font (Tahoma,

Verdana)

Make it consistent

Don’t use too many colors

Don’t use too many different fonts

Use the same kind of bullet points

Your presentation should be:

Big Simple Clear Consistent (same font, same size,

same colors)