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ABen 131
Lecture on
Preparation of PowerPoint
Presentation
Dr. Roberto C. Guarte
Professor
lecture in ABen 131-Introduction to Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, 1st Semester, AY 2018-2019
Intended Learning Outcomes
• Outline
• Slide Structure
• Fonts
• Color
• Background
• Graphs and Tables
• Spelling and Grammar
• Conclusions
• Questions
The PowerPoint Slide
Do !
The Font Size
The larger, the better. Remember, your slides must
be readable, even at the back of the room.
• No one will be able to read this. Gill Sans Font, Condensed Bold, 12pt
Don’t !
• Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style
• DON’T SACRIFICE READABILITY
FOR STYLE
• Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style
• Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style
Caps and Italics
Do !!
The Use of Slide Template
Don’t!
The Use COLORS
Don’t
• Large Hall Events
o Avoid White Backgrounds
o The white screen can be
blinding in a dark room
o Dark Slides with Light Colored
Text Work Best
The Color Wheel Chart
Don’t !
8
Graphics and Charts
This graph contains too much information in an
unreadable format.
Don’t !
10
Graphics and Charts
Good Graph
Do !
Graphics and Charts
Charts and Graphs
80
70
60
50
Mode A
40
Mode B
30
Mode C
20
10
0
North America Europe Austrailia
Don’t
Graphics and Charts
80
70 Mode A
60
Mode B
50
40 Mode C
30
20
10
0
North Europe Australia Do !
America
Tables
This is a good, readable table. Tables, especially large ones,
should be placed on a separate slide.
4/19 Fri 109 NICMOS restarted, Ne-loop control
continues
4/22 Mon 112 Docontrol
Change to mounting cup !
4/23 Tue 134 Return to Ne control, Filter wheel test
begins
4/24 Wed 155 Increase control temperature to allow
for +2 K variations
4/25 Thur 165 Begin darks every 3rd orbit
Do !
Don’t !
Contents of a Slide
Limit Animation
!
• Use the same animation throughout
the entire presentation
• Using more than one can be very
distracting
o The audience will only see the
animation and not the message you’re
trying to get across
Do !
The Presenter YOU
o speling mistakes
o the use of of repeated words
o grammatical errors you might have
make
Conclusion