FYS 100 Liberal Sciences Spring 2017: PowerPoint Creation - Basic

Individual Slide Strategy, a.k.a. KISS

Now you are ready to "present" your material. Remember the KISS rule. Keep It Simple Stupid/Straightforward.

Your audience has come to hear what YOU have to SAY, not be overwhelmed by flashing bullets, exotic typefaces, multicolor or flashing symbols. In the case of a PowerPoint presentation you will want to keep your individual slides clean and simple.

How can you do that? Some of the most common slide design suggestions are:

• No more than six points per slide (that is six bullets per slide max)
• No more than six words per bullet point -- so summarize and don't write full sentences
• Expect to present three slides per minute as a maximum
• Use a type face that can be read from the back of the room you are presenting in
• Use a font size that can be seen anywhere in your room, usually 30+
• Some suggest sans serif font (Arial, Tahoma, Trebuchet) for titles and serif font (Times New Roman, Garamond, Centruy Schoolbook) for body
• Make sure that your colors contrast, e.g., light letters on a dark background (preferred) or vice versa

To see the same information on a PowerPoint slide, click on the graphic above.

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