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What is Good Power What is Good Power Point Design?Point Design?
Six Rules for the Six Rules for the Effective DesignEffective Design
Big
Simple
Consistent
Clear
Design
Purpose
Summary
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PurposePurpose
• Decide your main objective• Choose a clear, concise purpose for
your message • Decide whether a light-hearted or a
more formal approach most appropriate to the subject and your audience
Make it Big TextMake it Big Text
• This is Arial 12
• This is Arial 18
• This is Arial 24
• This is Arial 32
• This is Arial 36
•This is Arial 44
At least 3030
• The 6 x 7 ruleThe 6 x 7 rule-No more than 6 lines per slide-No more than 7 words per line
Make it Big TextMake it Big Text
Bad ExampleBad Example
Definition of Nursing:Nursing is a discipline focused on assisting individuals, families and communities in attaining, re-attaining and maintaining optimal health and functioning. Modern definitions of nursing define it as a science and an art that focuses on quality of life as defined by persons and families. Nursing is not only concerned about health and functioning but with quality of living and dying, lived experience, and universal lived experiences of health.
Too detailed !
Good ExampleGood Example
Definition of Nursing:- assisting individuals, families and
communities focuses on quality of life - concerned about health and
functioning - with quality of living and dying, lived
experience, and universal lived experiences of health.
Good Design TipsGood Design Tips
• Choose good Backgrounds – Templates
• Clear fonts• Bullets –– 6 is max• Words on a slide –– 25 or less• Images –– key
• Match the mood• Look professional
Pick a good templatePick a good template
• Don’t get the bluesblues• medium bluesmedium blues• navy blue OKnavy blue OK
• Attractive but simpleAttractive but simple• Use the same template consistentlyUse the same template consistently
Background – BadBackground – Bad
Brighton
dark
Darkon
bright
GOOD GOOD GOOD
EVIL EVIL EVIL
Use high contrast colorsUse high contrast colors
You can decide…You can decide…
• Which line is easier to read?• Which line is easier to read?
Which line is easier to read?Which line is easier to read?
Avoid These Poisons…Avoid These Poisons…
• Weird sound effects• Most transitions• Flying text• Strange animations • Bad clip-art
Which one is a good Which one is a good example?example?
VSVS
Keep It Simple (Text)Keep It Simple (Text)
Too many colours Too Many Fonts
Too Many StylesNoNo
Visual Graphic (Bad)Visual Graphic (Bad)
Too detailed !
Visual Graphic (Good)Visual Graphic (Good)
Much Clear
Falling Leaves Falling Leaves (Bad)(Bad)
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January February March April May June July August September October November December
Wellington
Dunedin
Christchurch
Too detailed !
Falling Leaves Falling Leaves (Good)(Good)
0
10
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January March May July September November
Wellington
Dunedin
Christchurch
Much Simpler
Keep It Simple (Picture)Keep It Simple (Picture)
• Art work may distract your audience
• Artistry does not substitute for content
Too distracted !
Make It Clear Make It Clear (Capitalisation)(Capitalisation)
• ALL CAPITAL LETTERS ARE DIFFICULT TO READ
• Upper and lower case letters are easier
• Chose clear Fonts and styles• Italics are difficult to read on screen• Normal or bold fonts are clearer• Underlines may signify hyperlinks• Instead, use colours to emphasise
Make It Clear (Fonts)Make It Clear (Fonts)
Good and BadGood and Bad
SerifSerif bad
• Times New Roman• New York• Courier
Sans serifSans serif good
• Arial• Arial Black• Futura• Tahoma
Make It Clear (Numbers)Make It Clear (Numbers)
Use numbers for lists with sequenceFor example:
How to put an elephant into a fridge?
1. Open the door of the fridge2. Put the elephant in3. Close the door
Be ConsistentBe Consistent
• Keep colours, clip arts, and template consistent with your main objective.
• Differences draw attention• Differences may imply importance• Use surprises to attract not
distract
Be consistent Be consistent (Transition)(Transition)
• This transition is annoying, not enhancing
• "Appear" and "Disappear" are better
Good ExampleGood Example
Differences draw attention• Differences may imply
importance• Use surprises to attract not
distract This tick draws attention
Bad ExampleBad Example
• Differences draw attention• Differences may imply importance• Use surprises to attract not distract
Confusing differences!
In SummaryIn Summary
• Purpose• Design• Big• Simple• Clear• Consistent
One more Tips..One more Tips..
• Communication is the key• Text to support the communication
Keep the presentation simple• Keep information well organized• DO NOT read from your slides
verbatim• Remind your audience of key points
at the end of the presentation
One more Tips..One more Tips..
• Pictures to simplify complex concepts
• Animations for complex relationships
• Visuals to support, not to distract• Sounds only when absolutely
necessary