Powerful PowerPoint

on the web

1. Be consistent with your ---

Font– Choose a readable font and stick to it.

– Use font sizes large enough to view from a computer screen or when projected.

– Bold indicates more important information.

– Fancy fonts 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.

• 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

Adds credibility to your information!

Get permission. Media (images and video) are copyrighted.

Youtube and any other sites you can embed.

Images and music from Creativecommons.org or other copyright-friendly sites

4. Clip Art/Graphics/Video

Use only to enhance your presentation.

No more than two graphics on a slide.

Follow copyright guidelines.

5. Face your audience(I know – scary) – please don’t read from

your slides.

Use notes or an outline.

If posting online and presenting to an audience…

Examples of Good and Bad

For more information,

visit your library media specialist.