PowerPoint Do's and Dont's

Throughout my years of being a student I have been assigned numerous amounts of PowerPoint presentations. After reading all the information on PowerPoint, I now have realized how bad my PowerPoint presentations were when I previously did them. I took very valuable information away from reading the tips to making a presentation better. There were five main guidelines that really stuck out to me though. The first guideline was to keep the slides simple. I learned not to overdo any slide with adding things that are unnecessary or not pertinent. A second guideline would be to include visuals on the slides when necessary. Incorporating visuals act as aids to the viewers and will keep them interested because it will relieve them from reading text the whole time. A third guideline would be to use fonts that are easy to read and can be followed by the viewer. It's important not to use small writing where the viewer can't read, and also to write in a way that's easily followed by ones looking at the PowerPoint. A fourth guideline is to use animations that are appropriate, meaning not using animations just because you can, but being smart and putting them in only when needed. Too many animations will make the viewer bored and will make the presentation drag on and on. My fifth and final guideline would be to choose a color scheme wisely and keep it consistent throughout the PowerPoint. Keeping the color scheme in an organized way will make the PowerPoint look more professional and better as a whole. These guidelines should help tremendously when making a PowerPoint. I know that I personally get annoyed when I see a PowerPoint presentation and it's all text because I get bored really fast. These guidelines will help fix that problem and many other problems that people face with PowerPoint presentations. I am very glad I now know what makes a PowerPoint presentation a successful one.

Zack Garcia