A New Take on PPTS

BY PRISCILLA MERCADO

Whether you are a professional or a student, investing on your visual presentations is an important component in making a successful report. Making your presentation creative and unique might be one of your goals instead of relying on the pre-sets templates to wow your listeners and catch their attention. Thankfully, creating presentations nowadays has become easier with the aid of applications. The most common and accessible of these is Microsoft PowerPoint also known as Microsoft PPT. Developed by Robert Gaskins and Dennis Austin at Forethought, Inc., the program was released on April 1987 and was bought for $14 million by Microsoft three months after.

Have a focus Before making anything, you need to have a focus on what you want to achieve. Limit the number of words and include only the important details related to your topic. This can be done by making a summary or outline of your report instead of copying all the information. Remember, the reason why you are making a PPT presentation is to provide a concise report.

Tired of the usual fonts like Times New Roman or Arial? Try to visit DaFont, Font Squirrel, and even Google Fonts to find new styles. Just make sure that it is readable from afar, not too fancy and follows the theme.

FontDESIGN

The key on the design of your presentation depends on how you use these elements: line, shape, color, texture, mass and space. Putting these elements together appropriately can give a lot of impact on your presentation. Just be creative and think outside the box and the design of presentation will turn out well.

FontANIMATION

& TRANSITIONS

Now that you have a design, adding animation and transition is the final touch on your presentation. However, be careful on choosing what special affects you will apply. A friendly advice, don’t overdo it.

CONSISTENCY

Plan the layout of your whole presentation. Limit the number of font styles and colors you will use. Being consistent on the font styles, design and animation adds formality and elegance on your presentation.

All these tips are just a guide to enhance your visuals. Have fun in showcasing your artistic side! ***