Ways to Screw Up a PowerPoint Presentation
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Microsoft PowerPoint is one of the most popular and easiest to use presentation softwares on the market. Here are some things to avoid when using it.
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1.
Too many words per bullet point
This is a presentation, not a book - limit to five words per bullet point.
3 points - added 13 years ago by keilania -
2.
Too many bullet points
Good form says no more than five per slide.
2 points - added 13 years ago by keilania -
3.
Small font
Presentations should be visible to people in the back of the room, too.
2 points - added 13 years ago by keilania -
4.
Flourescent colors
These are too hard on the eyes.
2 points - added 13 years ago by keilania -
5.
Too many different fonts
It looks distracting and unprofessional.
2 points - added 13 years ago by keilania -
6.
Reading the presentation slide for slide
1 point - added 13 years ago by keilania -
7.
Forgetting a title slide
0 points - added 13 years ago by keilania -
8.
Having too many presenters
0 points - added 13 years ago by keilania -
9.
Using hard-to-read calligraphy fonts
0 points - added 13 years ago by keilania -
10.
Not printing off a hard copy backup
0 points - added 13 years ago by keilania -
11.
Misspellings
0 points - added 13 years ago by keilania -
12.
Not testing the slide show before presentation day
0 points - added 13 years ago by keilania -
13.
Adding elements outside the slide margins
0 points - added 13 years ago by keilania -
14.
Inserting too many video clips
0 points - added 13 years ago by keilania -
15.
Adding voice narration when you can do it in person
0 points - added 13 years ago by keilania -
16.
Talking too long and putting people to sleep
0 points - added 13 years ago by keilania -
17.
Running the presentation on a slow computer
0 points - added 13 years ago by keilania -
18.
Too many slides
0 points - added 13 years ago by keilania -
19.
Too many animations per slide
0 points - added 13 years ago by keilania -
20.
Random clip art
0 points - added 13 years ago by keilania -
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