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Legal Enviroment of Buisness -
Daily Assignments
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- Every presentation should have a title slide. Make sure the title slide relates to the presentation.
- Maintain a consistent color scheme throughout the presentation.
- Too many colors only confuse, distract, and “cheapen” the presentation.
- Contrast between background and foreground; lettering is more important.
- Keep the background simple, making sure the text can be seen clearly.
- Consider the people who have color problems. Greens and reds should not be placed adjacent to each other. For example: Do not use green background with red lettering or place green beside red on a pie chart.
- Consider the amount of light in the room. For example: If the room is light, use a light background with dark lettering. If the room is dark, use a dark background with light letters.
- Avoid long lines of text. Avoid too many lines of text. Avoid small text.
- No line should consist of more than five words.
- Use phrases instead of complete sentences. Remember, PowerPoint is merely a tool to guide you as you speak.
- No slide should consist of more than five lines.
- Text on slides should be no smaller than 28 points – 30 or more preferred.
- Use white space effectively.
- For bulleted text:
- Don’t use a single bullet on one slide or use more than five bullets per slide.
- Don’t use more than two levels of bullets.
- Use consistent wording in bulleted text:
- Be consistent with font color and text attributes (bold, italic, etc.)
- Use no more than 2-3 type fonts and styles. Use simple font styles – Script fonts are difficult to read; Serif fonts, such as Times New Roman, are best.
- Use clipart that relates to the content and does not distract from the message. Avoid the temptation to “jazz up” a slide show with too much clip art.
- Keep charts simple. The most effective charts are pie charts with three or four slices and column charts with three or four columns. Only use charts if they enhance your slideshow.
- Transitions and special effects should be used sparingly. Be sure to practice the presentation and if you find yourself waiting on things to appear, take out the transitions and special effects.
- Your final slide should provide a conclusion, summary, or recommendation. It should be obvious it is your ending slide.
- Provide some form of handout so your audience can keep track of the presentation.
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