Presentations

Presentations are for sharing information, gaining support for your ideas, and big and small meetings.

• Content
  • Write short sentences
  • Use simple words
  • Limit text to key points
  • Number sequential steps (otherwise use bullets)
• Typography
  • Use sans serif fonts
  • Make the text bigger (24 - 60 pt headers; 18 - 24 pt body)
  • Use ALL CAPS sparingly
  • Left justify text
  • Choose one way to emphasize text
• Color
  • Use light text on a dark background and dark text on a light background
  • Keep color-blindness in mind
• Layout
  • Highlight a call to action (you should only have one)
  • Use 2 - 3 font sizes to create hierarchy in importance of information
  • Leave white space
  • Put related items close together
• Images
  • Use full page or half page images
  • Credit images unless they are public domain