PowerPoint Presentation Tips #5 - Bullet Points Is Not Recommended

Here's another one of our “don’t use too much text” presentation tips. Bullet points have plagued presentations for years. But if you want yours to stand out, it’s best to stay away from them.

There are so many other more engaging and visually appealing ways to design your presentation slides, and there are many free PowerPoint design that you can look into.

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PowerPoint Presentation Tips #4 - Keep It To Less Than Six Lines Of Text

Your slide shouldn’t be a huge wall of text. That’s what your speaking is for. Instead, be sure to keep it to less than six lines of text at a maximum. Ideally, you’ll have even less.

The content included on your slide should be limited to your main talking points (or a single point, if you really want to keep your slides minimalistic), and your voice should do the rest.

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PowerPoint Presentation Tips #3 - Pay Attention To Visual Hierarchy

Visual hierarchy is a design strategy for organizing elements depending on importance. This goes for font sizes, icon size, contrast and any other visual element in your presentation.

This is an important presentation tip because you want your viewers to know exactly which part of the slide they should be looking at first, second, third and so on.

It’s all about focusing on what can grab the user’s attention first, whether it’s larger font, more space between elements or creating deliberate alignment.

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PowerPoint Presentation Tips #2 - Use Two Or Three Fonts Max

Nothing clutters up a design like too many fonts. We recommend sticking to just two fonts throughout your entire presentation, and three at the most.

It's a good idea to find one larger, bold font for your headers and a separate sans serif font for the rest of your copy. But presentations often utilize an accent font like an italicized or serif font.

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PowerPoint Presentation Tips - Focus On One Idea Per Slide

You don’t want to crowd too much information into one slide. If your slide design is cluttered and ugly, your audience is immediately going to zone out of your presentation and look elsewhere. Instead, use one slide for each thought or idea.

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Impactful Presentation Tips #23 - Make Your Core Message Sing

A call to action is the best way to wrap up your presentation with strength and impact. What do you want your audience to do next? Presenter such as Tony Robbins tells a great story at the end of this presentation, moving his audience emotionally towards change. Perhaps you can find your own styles on how to deliver your call to actions.

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Impactful Presentation Tips #22 - Use A Pause For Key Takeaways

Want the audience to remember something specific? Say it slowly and leave a pause at the end. The silence will emphasize what you said and make it meaningful.

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Impactful Presentation Tips #21 - Leave Your Audience With An Emotional Impression

‘They might forget what you said, but they’ll never forget the way they made you feel’ said the poet Maya Angelou. By leaving them with an emotional impression, from a piece of video with moving music to a line from a song or poem, you’ll strike that resonant chord and end on a high.

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Impactful Presentation Tips #20 - Time Your Presentation

When you get into the flow of your message, it’s easy to go off on a tangent or even spend too long on audience questions. Put your phone on airplane mode and set the stopwatch just as you begin speaking. A quick glance down at the table during a pause will allow you to make sure you’re not going overtime.

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Impactful Presentation Tips #19 - Have Backup Materials

Not everything you say is going to resonate with your audience. Sometimes, some phrase that you use will be to complicated for your audience to comprehend. It’s best to be flexible enough to change the game as and when needed. Preparing for every eventuality will help soothe your nerves and allow you to feel more in control.

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