Tips for Effective

PowerPoint Presentations
8 May 2018

Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN

 Session objectives
At the end of the session, participants
shall be able to:

• discuss the rudiments and standards of

preparing a slide deck;

• assess a PowerPoint presentation in terms of

its font, design and graphical images, and
color; and

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 Session objectives

At the end of the session, participants

shall be able to:

• enhance the PowerPoint presentations of the

K to 10 critical content of the various subject
areas

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 Scope of Presentation

Font

Design and Graphical Images

Color

General Presentation

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 Let’s do it

Observe the slide deck in terms of

font, design and graphical images and
color

Describe the slide deck in terms of

font, design and graphical images and
color

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 Situation

10% or 188 out of 1,849 Elementary and 11% or

60 out of 571 Secondary schools are without electricity

64% or 1180 out of 1,849

Elementary and 65% or 376 out of 571
Secondary schools are with internet
connectivity
 Let’s do it
Font Design and Color
Graphical Images

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 Font
Select a single sans-serif fonts such as Arial or
Helvetica. Avoid serif fonts such as Times New
1 Roman or Palatino because these fonts are
sometimes more difficult to read.

Arial
Helvetica
Times New Roman
Palatino
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 Font
2 Use no font size smaller that 24 point.

24 point 24 point

3 Use the same font for all your headlines

Select a font for body copy and another for

4 headlines

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 Font
Use bold and different sizes of those fonts
5 for captions and subheadings.

Subheadings
Captions

Don’t use more that four fonts in any one

6 publication

Headlines
Subheadings
Body

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 Font
Use different color, sizes and styles (e.g.,
7 bold) for impact

24 point 24 point
Avoid italicized fonts as these are difficult to
8 read quickly

Avoid long sentences. Avoid abbreviations

9 and acronyms

SMEPA
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 Font
10 No more than 6-8 words per line

11 For bullet points, use the 6 x 6 rule

• One though per line with no more than 6

words per line

Focus on the significant idea/insight

• No more than 6 lines per slide

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 Font
Use dark text on light background
12
or light text on dark background

K K K
To test the font, stand six feet
13 From the monitor and see if
you can read the text in the
slide

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 Design and Graphical Images

1 Use design templates

Standardize position,
2 colors and styles

Standardize position, colors and styles

Standardize position, Standardize

colors and styles position,
colors and
styles

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Design and Graphical Images

3 Use colors that contrast and compliment

4 Keep the background consistent and subtle

Use a single style of dingbat for bullets

5 throughout the page

• Kath  Kath  Kath

• Gil  Gil  Gil

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Design and Graphical Images
Use one or two large images
6
rather than several small images

7 Make images all the same size

8 Arrange images vertically or horizontally

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 Design and Graphical Images

Use only enough text when using charts or

9 graphical images to explain the chart
or graph and clearly label the image

A graphical image should relate to and

10 enhance the topic of the slide

Use the same style graphical image

11 throughout the presentation
(e.g. cartoon, photographs)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - REGION XII - SOCCSKSARGEN

 Challenges
Situation and Challenges
92 out of 100 Elementary and 68 out of 100
Secondary school-age pupils/students are enrolled in
schools
NET ENROLMENT RATE
120.00% (Secondary) SY 2015-2016 SY 2016-2017 SY 2017-2018

100.00%

80.00%

60.00%

40.00%

20.00%

0.00%
COTABATO COTABATO KIDAPAWAN TACURONG SULTAN KORONADAL SOUTH GENERAL
SARANGANI REGION
CITY PROVINCE CITY CITY KUDARAT CITY COTABATO SANTOS CITY
SY 2015-2016 55.72% 54.07% 78.88% 86.03% 43.22% 85.96% 61.03% 77.27% 53.27% 58.54%
SY 2016-2017 53.76% 52.58% 78.36% 90.33% 43.57% 85.20% 60.71% 78.00% 53.37% 58.13%
SY 2017-2018 64.66% 62.60% 93.59% 105.07% 53.85% 97.39% 68.83% 87.94% 60.91% 68.07%

Source: EBEIS SY 2017-2018

In SY 2015-2016, 174,154 school aged learners from 12-15

years old are not enrolled in school based on
December 2014 population Census
 Color
Limit the number of colors on
1 a single screen

Use no more that four colors

2 on one chart

Check all colors on a projection screen

3 before the actual presentation. Colors may
project differently than what appears on the
monitor
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 General Presentation

• Plan carefully
• Do your research
• Know your audience
• Time your presentation
• Speak comfortably and clearly
• Check the spelling and grammar

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 General Presentation

• Do not read the presentation.

• Give a brief overview at the start.

• It is more effective to have bulleted

points appear one at the a time so
the audience listens to the
presented rather than reading the
screen
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 General Presentation

Use a wireless mouse so you

can move around as you speak.

If the content is complex, print the

slides so the audience can take notes.

Do not turn your back on the audience.

Try to position the monitor so you
can speak from it.

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How to use visuals effectively?

• Use headlines
• Label charts and graphs boldly and
clearly
• Make fonts large and bold
• Highlight key points
• Design graphics horizontally
How to use visuals effectively?

• Leave margins around

visuals
• Keep visuals clear,
concise and simple
• In preparing narratives
and texts, use
appropriate vocabulary
 Using
Using the Board
The Board

• Write on the board sideways

• Don’t write and talk at the same time
• Mentally divide the board into 3 or 4 parts
and use as an easel
• When erasing on the blackboard, one
motion downwards each time
• When using a whiteboard, erase from
center outwards on a circular motion
• Rule of thumb: size of letters: 3 inches, in
block letters
• Always label points that you enumerate
 UsingTHE
USING theFLIP
Flipchart
CHARTS

• Use dark colors for main ideas, other

colors for emphasis
• Roll and flip
• Plan out what and where you will
write as part of the design process
• Use a new page for each new thought,
idea, concept
• “Strip tease” prepared charts
 Using the PROJECTOR/LCD
USING THE Projector/LCD
• Introduce your slide or visual
• Ensure point is properly understood
before moving on to the next slide
• Do not stand on the opposite or front
of the lamp (if using non-mounted
projector)
• Put off, cover, or freeze lamp light if
not in use
• Use a pointer, presenter, pencil, pen,
hand for emphasis
• “Strip tease”
• Revise your Powerpoint
presentation using the standards
on the font, images and
graphical designs and color

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