Powerful PowerPoint

Blue Valley West Library Media

1. Be consistent with your ---

Font– Choose a readable font and stick to it– Use font sizes large enough to view from

anywhere in the room (not smaller than 28pt.)– Bold indicates more important information– Fancy fonts are hard to read – avoid – Words in ALL capital letters are hard to read -

avoid

Be consistent with your ---

Title

• Include a brief title on each slide

• Keep title at the top of the page

Be consistent with your ---

Background

• Choose a consistent background and generally stay with it the entire presentation

• Make an image background a watermark (transparent)

2. No more than 6 words a line

No more than 6 lines a slide

• Do not copy/paste text into PowerPoint – use your owns words!

3. Include a bibliography

Makes you seem credible!

4. Clip Art/Graphics/Video

• Use only to enhance your presentation

Don’t include a clucking chicken on your slide.

No more than two graphics on a slide.

5. Face your audience

• (I know – scary) – please don’t read from your slides.

Make an outline of your notes that follow the PowerPoint.

Examples of Good and Bad

For more information, visit your library media specialist.