IDEAS.PRESENTATION

Holly Singleton. January 2014.

PRESENTATION

DON’TS.

• Presentations that look like this

• Tend not to be very exciting

• Professors of PowerPoint have noted that the use of templates make

people’s brains turn to mush.

WHY NOT

TRY…

Adding a picture or photo as the background to a slide can be very effective.

If you find an interesting image

that you would like to use, but it’s in

portrait – you can add it to one side of the slide, and then keep the other side

black or white.

TheSIZEof your text can make a difference too.

Most guides do not recommend a font size of less than 24.

You may be presenting the most interesting information in the world, but if the people at the back can’t read it then it’s pointless.

COLOURcan also make a big difference to your

presentation.

It’s also generally recommended to have one point per slide.

This stops your slides from looking too over-crowded with information, as well as being easier for your audience to take in.

YES, these slides look pretty. But creating them probably takes longer than more standard presentations.

ANY

QUESTIONS?