PPT Presentations for Videoconferencing

Visual Presentation Requirements & Suggestions

Design

Avoid distracting design templates or animations

• Do not use busy, cluttered backgrounds or other unreadable visuals

• Do not use lines or ornamentals around or along the sides of slides

• Favor images/Clip Art to text

Font and Format

Use a large point “Arial” type font

• Comic Sans, Tahoma or Lucida Sans are good font choices

• Use light text with darker backgrounds and dark text with lighter ones

• Limit the rows of text per page (fewer is better; don’t exceed 9 lines)

Graphs and Charts

• Do not scan small graphs or complex data charts from books

• If imports are a must, make them as big and legible as possible

• Use photos with high resolution and good contrast

• Be sure remote sites have a handout copy of all visual item

• Make sure the slides are numbered for easy reference