Secret PPT Design Rules To Killer PowerPoint Presentations

This PowerPoint tutorial will introduce three generic rules that will get you on the way to design professional PowerPoint templates and creative presentations! These rules are an introduction, and they are the key to successful PowerPoint presentation design. Let’s get started!

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1. Size

Your PowerPoint slides are usually sized 10 inches (width) * 7.5 inches (height). Resize them 12*7.5. Open a PowerPoint document, go to Design > Page Setup. With presentation slides of 12 inches width, or more, you will have more freedom and the ability to better organize the content of the slide.

2. Typography

Fonts can just make or break your PPT presentation.
I recommend you to pick ONE font for all your content slides. The default font I use myself is Calibri, it’s modern and it’s safe. Helvetica and Century Gothic are great options too. You can use ONE additional font for your cover slide or slide headings. Just make sure the extra font you pick is original and readable. Take care of your audience’s visual comfort.

For all your presentation slides, try to keep your font size BIG. Whether your plan to show your PowerPoint presentation at a public presentation or not. First, you will increase your audience visual comfort. Second, it’s a great exercise to help you develop effective presentation skills, as you will have to learn how to summarize content. I personally use a minimum of 20 for important parts, and 14 to 18 for less important parts. To comment charts or graphics, 12 is the minimum. Even if you have a lot to write, keep in mind that you don’t need to write down everything to communicate important points. Keep it short. People are busy. Less is more.

♥ Font Squirrel is my favorite source of FREE, high-quality and designer-friendly fonts. To install new fonts on your computer: On Window, download the archive > click Start > Control Panel > Font > Paste your font files.

3. Color Scheme

I suggest the use of TWO or THREE colors. For all your content slides, use of black for core text (in that case, your PPT background shall be white or light grey) and use the ONE or TWO additional colors to highlight important keywords, statements or figures. Colors picked must be visible, contrast between each other’s and with your PowerPoint background.

♥ Not inspired or just wondering which colors match well together? Try out Kuler, Adobe’s great color palette generator. It is free and you can choose y from thousands of pre-built schemes.

Making Business Presentations

A good business presentation has to drive action. The only difference between typical presentations in other environments and a business presentation is you’re trying to reach certain business goals in your work. You’re not graded on simply presenting well. You’re graded instead on achieving your goals. When it comes to getting your message across, there’s no better way to do it than with a professional business presentation.

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Of course, a presentation isn’t just a talking thing. A business presentation involves more than simply saying what you have to say. It requires that you take the time to understand your audience and determine how they might be able to benefit from your information or product. You also need to know how to present your information in such a way that will get your message across in a way that is most effective.

For many people, the idea of having to put together a business presentation starts to sound a little bit like an involved process that doesn’t really involve them. However, if you take the time to think about how you will be presenting your information, how you will be presenting your product or service, and how you will reach out to your audience, you can find that a presentation becomes something that is much easier to handle. It may even become something that becomes enjoyable. After all, as the presenter you’re in control of not only how the information or products or services will impact your audience, but you’re in charge of how the information or products or services will be received by your audience.