1503
– Presentation Assignment
Making
PowerPoint Slides – Avoiding the Pitfalls of Bad Slides
Google “PowerPoint pitfalls bad
slides.”
Use the information you find to fill
in the blanks below:
(a) What is shown on the
second slide? _Outlines__________________________________
(b) How many slides should you
use a minute? _________1-2____________________
(c) How many points should you
have per slide? ___4-5_________________________
(d) A slide should be in
__________point________ form. It should not contain too many ____words____________.
(e) It is a good idea to
present your points _____one______ at a time because it will help your audience
_______consintrate_____________ on your points.
(f) Animation should be ______consistant_______________
and not _________________distracting___. Do not __overboard__________________________
with the animation.
(g) Title fonts should be size
_________36_________ ; main point fonts should be size _____28___, and use size
_______18_____ for an ordinary point.
(h) Do not use a __________complicated____________________
font.
(i) The font colour should _contrast___________________
sharply with the background. Using colour for decoration is _____distracting______________
and ________annoying__________.
(j) The same background should
be used _______________consistently_______ throughout your presentation.
(k) Use _Graphs rather than
just___________________ charts and words.
(l) Proof read your slides
for:
· _________spelling mistakes________________________________________
· ___repeated words______________________________________________
· ______grammatical error
you made___________________________________________
(m)You should have a _______effective
closing___________ rather than an _______abrupt__________ ending.
