preparing PowerPoint presentations
1 Keep it clear and simple! Fancy animation and backgrounds are distracting for the audience.
2 Use a large, clear font, eg. Arial or Comic Sans. Titles should be in a minimum of 30 point font. Text in dot points should be 20 – 22 point font. Do not use less than 20 point font. See the attached downloadable template.
3 Have no more than six (6) words per line, and no more than six (6) lines per slide. Use brief summaries of key points only. Copies of pages of text from your paper are unacceptable. Remember, your submitted paper has all the details.
4 Use dark colours (black, blue, green, red) on a light background, or light colours on a dark background. The text must stand out and preferably be bold.
5 Text should be in lower case, not all in capitals. This makes it much easier to read.
6 Limit the number of slides. Five or six slides should be plenty for a ten (10) minute presentation.
7 Have a title slide with acknowledgements.
8 Embedded photos may be used to illustrate your talk. Images should be no larger than 72 dpi jpg format. Do not drag in large images from other programs.
9 Complex graphs and tables are difficult to comprehend. It is better to summarise the key points as text and refer them to the graphs and tables in your paper.