Guidelines for Creating Graphic Aids
When ),,,i develop graph., keep ‘ont audience's needs in mind. The following guidelines will help you
• Make the graphic large enough for everyone to see easily-even people sitting In the back or the corners of the room.
• Do not crowd numbers or images on a graphic aid.
• Remember that although attractive design counts. the message is more important.
• Conskler handouts for the audience. which they can refer to later. The following ups are for use with presentation software such as rows-Wm:it..
• Select landscape layout for your slides. It gives you longer lies for your text.
• Give each slide a title or heading
• Select a font that the audience can easily read from a distance, such as Ilan New Rowan Bold or Arial Slack.
• the serif fonts to improve readability. Because sans sent fonts present a cleaner. crisper image. use these fonts for titles of slides.
• Choose a font Mae that is readable and that suggests the importance of elements on the slide. Generally, these Saes are appropriate:
• Titles: 24-36 points
• Other text: 18-24 points
• Source notes: 14-16 points
• Capitalize the first Ironer of unperiani words on titles of slides Words that are in all uppercase letters are difficult to read.
• In hulloed lists, capitalize only the initial letter of the first word (and, of course, proper nouns and proper adjectives).
• Use the Notes section as a reminder of your next point: specific (acts. figures, or quotations; cues when someone else will be advancing the slide: or reminders such as -Make eye contact.'
• If you have clip an or an image that supports the text on a slide. place it in the lower right corner.
• Keep slides simple and uncluttered. Use phrases and keywords and limit the number of lines on a slide to six or fewer.
• 1f you use transition effects between slides, make the effect meaningful.
• On your speaker's notes pages. number the slides so you can quickly move to a particular slide when someone asks a question.