1、Technical Writing and Business CommunicationSession 5-Making PowerPoint Slides1.Tips to be CoveredlOutlineslSlide StructurelFontslColorlBackgroundlGraphslSpelling and GrammarlConclusionslQuestions2.OutlinelMake your 1st or 2nd slide an outline of your presentationlFollow the order of your outline fo
2、r the rest of the presentationlUse the titles of each slide as main points3.Slide Structure GoodlWrite in point form,not complete sentences Use these to speak from,not read!lInclude 4-5 points at most per slidelAvoid wordiness:use key words and phrases only4.Slide Structure-BadlThis page contains to
3、o many words for a presentation slide.It is not written in point form,making it difficult both for your audience to read and for you to present each point.Although there are exactly the same number of points on this slide as the previous slide,it looks much more complicated.In short,your audience wi
4、ll spend too much time trying to read this paragraph instead of listening to you.5.Revised slideA bad slide:lcontains too many wordslis not written in point formllooks more complicatedltakes too much time to read6.Slide Structure GoodlShow one point at a time:Will help audience concentrate on what y
5、ou are sayingWill prevent audience from reading aheadWill help you keep your presentation focused7.Slide Structure GoodlUse parallel structure with consistency -all headings -all points -numbers&bulletins8.Slide Structure-BadlDo not use distracting animationlDo not go overboard with the animationlBe
6、 consistent with the animation that you use9.Fonts-GoodlUse at least an 18-point fontlUse different size fonts for main points and secondary pointsthis font is 24-point,the main point font is 28-point,and the title font is 36-pointlUse a standard font like Times New Roman or Arial10.Fonts-BadlIf you
7、 use a small font,your audience wont be able to read what you have writtenlCAPITALIZE ONLY WHEN NECESSARY.IT IS DIFFICULT TO READlDont use a complicated font11.Color-GoodlUse a color of font that contrasts sharply with the backgroundEx:blue font on white backgroundlUse color to reinforce the logic o
8、f your structureEx:light blue title and dark blue textlUse color to emphasize a pointBut only use this occasionally12.Color-BadlUsing a font colour that does not contrast with the background colour is hard to read lUsing colour for decoration is distracting and annoying.lUsing a different colour for
9、 each point is unnecessaryUsing a different colour for secondary points is also unnecessarylTrying to be creative can also be bad13.Background-GoodlUse backgrounds such as this one that are attractive but simplelUse backgrounds which are lightlUse the same background consistently throughout your pre
10、sentation14.BackgroundLightConsistent1515.Background BadlAvoid backgrounds that are distracting or difficult to read fromlAlways be consistent with the background that you use16.Graphs-Bad17.Graphs-GoodlUse graphs rather than just charts and wordsData in graphs is easier to comprehend&retain than is
11、 raw dataTrends are easier to visualize in graph formlAlways title your graphs18.Graphs-Good19.Graphs Bad(Whats wrong with this graph?)20.Graphs-BadlMinor gridlines are unnecessarylFont is too smalllColors are illogicallTitle is missinglShading is distracting21.Spelling and GrammarlProof your slides
12、 for:spelling mistakesthe use of of repeated wordsgrammatical errors you might have make lIf English is not your first language,please have someone else check your presentation!22.ConclusionlUse an effective and strong closingYour audience is likely to remember your last wordslUse a conclusion slide
13、 to:Summarize the main points of your presentationSuggest future avenues of research23.Questions?lEnd your presentation with a simple question slide to:Invite your audience to ask questionsProvide a visual aid during question periodAvoid ending a presentation abruptly24.Assignment 1 lTeam presentati
14、on Presentations for 2 groups/class Set 1This begins our team presentation serieslEach team has 2 memberslEach team will do one presentation 6 to 8 minutes eachlEach member will present 3 4 minuteslPick a topic which your audience will be interested inl7 slides maximum(1 intro,5 body,1 conclusion/summary)lStudy the evaluation form carefully25.