Do's and Don'ts for a Successful PowerPoint

1. The Do’s and Don'ts to a Successful
PowerPoint

2.  Have way too much info.
 Should not change all the time.
 Should not magically shrink.

3.  Are uniform.
 Are not distracting.
 Are lined up.

4.  Are too busy.
 Change each slide.
 Distract from your message.

5.  Are visually appealing.
 Match the theme of your PowerPoint.
 Are not the same color as the text.

6.  Similar or the same as the background.

7.  Using complementary colors that appeal to
the eye.
 Having light colors on dark background.
 Having dark colors on light background.Having dark colors on a light background.

8.  That are inappropriate.
 That are distracting.
 That have nothing to do
with the theme of
the PowerPoint.
This picture is a sample of all three!

9.  Compliment the information.
 Are sparingly used.
 Are relevant.

10.  Columns
with
more
than
four
items.
 Tables with too much
information.

11.  Columns with four or less items:
Ice cream
Hot dogs
Hamburgers
Condiments
 Have tables in groups of four.

12.  That has words/objects that don’t belong
together in the same group.
 Fish, Octopus, Crab, Monkey…
 Where the labels for pictures are not near the
object.
Old School Projector

13.  Where the pictures and the captions are near
to each other.
 Lists need to relate to each other.
 Monkeys, Chimpanzees, Gorillas, Orangutans
Labeling is
important!

14.  Aredistracting.
 ARE DONE IN ALL CAPITALS.
 Change size randomly.

15.  Are uniform size.
 Are easily read.
 Do not distract from the overall theme.

16.  Where the background distracts from the
message.
 Where the colors distract from the message.
 Where the font effects affect the way the
message is interpreted.

17.  The background helps emphasize the
message.
 The font effects help to make the meaning
clear.
 The use of pictures help the message come
through loud and clear.

18.  Adhere to what has been listed in the
previous slides.
 Make sure to critically examine what you have
created.
 Keep your audience in mind.
 Have fun!