Tips for PowerPoint

Posted by seotech on February 9, 2010 under Multimedia Companies, Powerpoint Publishing | Be the First to Comment

PowerPoint Tips

Sadly, many PowerPoint presentations are both unoriginal and unprofessional. To make the best impression possible with your PowerPoint presentation there are a few things to keep in mind regarding text, co-ordination and graphics.

Firstly, PowerPoint offers a variety of layouts. By using the Slide Master you can customise the positioning and appearance of the slide layouts at once. You can reformat the font, bullets and the line spacing of text. By customising your presentation, hopefully it won’t look the same as every other one you see. Then there are the AutoCorrect layout options- simply turn them off if you don’t want your bulleted text to shrink automatically to fit content or your objects being re-positioned.

Then try to be consistent throughout the presentation. It can distracting and visually irritating to have changing background or text colours, a multitude of animated slide transitions, or changing margins. Finally don’t crowd your slides with numerous graphics or huge chunks of text. Give a clear and effective presentation by highlighting your key points, so use space widely.

PowerPoint Distribution

While the most obvious point of distribution for your PowerPoint presentation is when it is displayed during your speech, it does not always have to be viewed live. PowerPoint is very widely used by educational institutions by both teachers and students, by government agencies and their subcontractors, and by private and public companies. So while it is used in classrooms, conferences and board meetings, it can also be viewed on CD-ROM, DVD and online. By publishing it as an interactive CD-ROM users can click on links to view annual reports, visit your website or watch video clips of your latest news. Optionally, the audio from the presentation can be recorded then added as a voice-over, synchronised with the correct slide.

PowerPoint files can be quite big to download due to its many features including animated slide transitions, photographs, images, video clips, sound effects, diagrams and graphs. However, by having a multimedia company convert the presentation to Adobe flash it can be downloaded quickly. In addition, almost all Internet users have Flash technology available and no additional software installations are required.