Making Effective PowerPoint Presentations

Group:AndreaDiego DiogoMarco AntonioMichelleMiriam

Purpose

• Try to gather your audience to the main idea

• Choose an useful and interesting topic

Text

• Use key words• Avoid slangs and spelling mistakes• Use images• Large sized words• Use same font on all slides

Background

• Use light-colored + dark text (and vice-versa)

• Avoid too many pictures in the background

Transitions

• Short transitions• Avoid use different transitions• Avoid sounds during transitions

Color

• Use color for impact• Avoid too shiny colors

Multimedia

• Pictures, movie clips, audio clips • Avoid exagerating in the multimedia

Saving

• Save your PPT before and after finish• Save as (.pps) if send to someone

Printing

• Print your slides to prepare your presentation

• If necessary print notes under your slides• Can be useful computer do not work

Presenting

• Prepare the stage• Eye contact• Think about the tone• Avoid read the slides• Practice before• Develop intro and

close

Avoiding anxiety

• Start with a smile• Try to find familiar

people in the audience• Turn focus of your

audience to your slides

Have a nice presentation!

Thank you!