Using the Right Font for the Job IP10 Lesson 2 Friday, Sept. 5
th, 2014
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Too Much Text! Too often many great PowerPoint presentations
are ruined by the over use of text. PowerPoints are designed to be
an addition to a presentation, not the whole presentation in
itself. How many times have you sat through a PowerPoint
presentation where the person at the front simply reads what is on
the slides? Maybe you have done that yourself. I know I have! Today
we are going to learn about using the right font for the job and
figuring out just how much information is enough.
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The K.I.S.S. Rule When you are creating your presentations,
keep it simple silly! Dont use 25 words to say something you could
have just as easily said in 10 words!
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Let Your Pictures do the Talking. Example: Quality shoes are
important for people starting a running program If you were giving
a presentation to a group of beginning runners, thats all youd need
to write. You could then include several pictures of quality shoes
and in your presentation TALK about the different types of shoes,
explaining what they have to offer.
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The size of font you choose does make a difference! Typically
you want to stick to a font size of 20 to 28 for your
presentations. Obviously, font that is too small will frustrate
your audience as they will strain to see it. Font that is too large
looks unprofessional. See the next slide as an example.
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3 Sizes of Font This is a size 14 font. While reading it on a
screen may not be too onerous, if used in a presentation the poor
people at the back of the room would never see it! This is a size
80 font. Too big and gaudy. This is a size 28 font. Much more
comfortable to read and easily viewable in the room.
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Contrast Counts Make sure there is a good contrast between your
font and your background. The next slide will illustrate that.
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Example You want your font to have a sharp contrast with your
background, this will make it easier for your audience. If there is
not a sharp contrast it will be difficult to read.
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Stick to Standard Fonts! These include, Times New Roman
Garamond Verdana Tahoma We do this because you run the risk of
having your presentation mess up if the computer your create it on
and the computer you present with are not compatible. Your final
presentation may look different because the computer automatically
adjusted it to comply with its internal settings.
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Be Consistent During your presentation, do not change from one
style of font to another from slide to slide. It is okay to use a
different font for your headings, but again, be consistent from
slide to slide.
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There is a Difference Between Shift and Caps Lock Remember, ALL
CAPITALS IS THE SCREEN VERSION OF SHOUTING. Dont use all capitals
in your presentations.
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Avoid Curly Fonts Fonts like Edwardian Script or Kunstler
Script may seem pretty they are virtually impossible to read in a
room.
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Todays Task So, you have the basics about font use. Todays task
involves creating a presentation that you will give to the grade 3
class (no not really, but at least you know your pretend audience).
This presentation is all about how to make the best peanut butter
and jelly sandwich. See the next slide for your criteria.
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Criteria Your presentation needs: A title slide that includes
your name and date as well as the title for your presentation A new
slide for each step of the process There is no maximum or minimum
number of slides required today. Just make sure you say everything
you need to. A non-white background You need to pay attention to:
Number of words on each slide Font size Font style Font
contrast
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When Done Save your work in your IP10 folder on the Common (X:)
drive.