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Lec 3
Effective Use of PowerPoint
1. Plan
2. Prepare
3. Practice
4. Present
D. Less text
• A. Maximizing Visibility
• B. choose the color
• C. Choose the font
• D. Use Less Text
• Use of Colors
• High contrast
• Dark background with light letters
• Light background with dark letters OK
A. Maximizing Visibility
Arial 24 (1.5 line spacing)
• Use of Colors
• High contrast
• Use of Colors
• High contrast
• Use of Colors
• High contrast
• Use of Colors
• High contrast
• Use of Colors
• High contrast
• Use of Colors
• High contrast
• Serif fonts are said to be easier to read at small point sizes, but
for on screen presentations the serifs tend to get lost due to the
relatively low resolution of projectors.
This is BAD
Use Smart Art
Shapes
• Conceals acronyms
• Italics
• Used for “quotes”
90%
80%
70%
60%
50% Verbal Only
40% Visual Only
30% Verbal and Visual
20%
10%
0%
After 3 hrs. After 3 days
Use of Images
Draw arrows