How to use PowerPoint effectively

This article is from Dave Paradi he provides 10 tips on how to use PowerPoint effectively for a presentation.

1. Create an outline
first think about the content and later about the visual pa
2. Use contrasting colors
use a more dominant background color and a less dominant text color
3. Big enough font
he suggest a font size between 28 and 32.
4. Stop the moving text
he thinks that movement of text distracts the audience.
5. Turn the pointer off
same as point 4 it distracts the audience
6. Use visuals instead of text slides
Audience appreciates visuals more than text slides
7. Have slides at the end of your presentation
8. Be able to jump to any slide
have a list of the slide numbers and titles on hand
9. blank the screen
the get the full attention of your audience
10.Draw on the screen during the presentation
it is sometimes useful to make a point clearer

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