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Tips for Effective Presentations

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Text Size

32 point

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28 point

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24 point

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20 point

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16 point

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12 point

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Background and Font Colour

1. Dark background, light font

Dark background, dark font

2. Light background, dark font

Light background, light font

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3. CANADA HOT Wings!

No Rainbow please

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Busy Backgrounds

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Can you read this text?

If not, fill in the textbox.

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Sentences vs Point Form

GamerTag is located at KidsMall Windermere. The address of the store is 305W - 3155 East 27th Ave. in Vancouver, BC. We can be contacted by phone at (604) 713-8180 or by e-mail at business8.gamertag@gmail.com. Our website is located at http://facebook.com/business8.gamertag.

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Point Form

  • Address: KidsMall Windermere

305W - 3155 East 27th Ave.

Vancouver, BC

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  • Contact: (604) 713-8180

business8.gamertag@gmail.com

http://facebook.com/business8.gamertag

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Border and Transparency

Border

Transparent

None

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Summary

  • Use 24-32 pt fonts and only top 80% of a slide.

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  • Contrast font colour and background.

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  • Fill in textbox if using a busy background.

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  • Do NOT go nuts with colours.

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  • Use point form (instead of paragraph).

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  • Use transparent backgrounds or border around pics.