Creating A Presentation

When you’re creating your PowerPoint, you want to make a presentation that will captivate the audience. Think about the age of the people who are viewing the presentation and the information that is being relayed. The slides need to match what you are trying to convey. Start with the general PowerPoint slide design. Once you have a general layout, you can add details to other slides that you create. Avoid using a lot of motion unless it’s the same type. This can be confusing to the people who view the presentation. You also want to use as little music as possible. While sounds can be an accent to some pictures, you don’t need a lot of sound as it takes away from the pictures and bullet points that are used.

Try to keep each slide to about five or six points. Use a font that is easy to read, and make sure the colors contrast well against the background. Avoid using yellow, orange and red as these colors can be hard to read. Your title slide should give a short description of what viewers can expect to see. When using pictures, avoid changing from clipart to photographs. Use the same type of picture so that your presentation is fluid. Instead of using several small pictures on each slide, it’s best to introduce a new slide with a picture or give one large picture that wraps up what is said on the individual slides.

One of the things to keep in mind is that you will likely have to stand in the front of the room to give the presentation. Consider getting a remote mouse so that you can move around the room. This will allow your audience to see the presentation without any distractions. Remember that less is more. If the presentation is for a school assignment, then you have probably written a report to go along with the PowerPoint. All you need to do is give the basic points of what you want to say. However, the slides need to have the same information as the report.

Creating A Presentation