1. Bullets
• I wanted to show too much information so I
put a bunch on one slide
• I like to add a bunch of really long bullets so
that you can see all of my information
• Bullets are so much fun!
• I love bullets and know that everyone does too
• I want to cover my whole page with bullets to
show how much information I have
• Bullets are the best, and show how smart I am
• Yay for bullets!!!!!!!!
• One last bullet to get my point across..
• Oh wait, one more

2. Bullets
• Bullets can be used very effectively to convey info
• They should be concise
• They should be in groups of four
• They should be spaced apart and not have too
much info

3. Background
• A background should not be distracting
from the point of your topic
• It should not be chaotic
• You should be able to see the text easily
• It should not be fuzzy or out of focus

4. Background
• This is a very simple background
• It conveys the appropriate
information in a clean way
• It isn’t fuzzy or unclear
• It doesn’t distract from my overall
message

5. Contrast
• This slide shows how important
contrast is
• It is unreadable
• It is unappealing to the eye

6. Contrast
• Contrast is very important to make the
slide eye catching
• Dark on light
• Light on dark
• These help to make the slide easy to read

7. Graphics/Style
I couldn’t figure out how to split up my
infomration, so I just put everything on one
powerpoint and kept talking. I wanted to put a
ton of information packed into one slide so I
wouldn’t have to talk as much. My background
is really pretty because I wanted it to stand out
from everyone else. My text is also not typical
so that I can be different.

8. Graphics/Style
• This is a very simple, classy slide.
• It is complete with several bullets to show information easily
• The photo is in a good location and goes well with the slide

9. Rule of Four
• This slide has too many points
• It rambles on and on
• Everything is stuck together
• It is not grouped by four
• No one will remember the things that are
said
• Everything looks jumbled
• The slide looks messy
• It doesn’t look simple
• It isn’t eye catching or appealing
• It is not easily readable

10. Rule of Four
• Group text into four items
• This keeps the slide appealing
• The slide remains simple
• Groups of four are easier to remember

11. Proximity
Text shouldn’t be weirdly
justified or spaced to one side,
because it looks very
unbalanced.
• Center bullets also tend to
look strange
• They should be avoided most
of the time

12. Proximity
• Space images and text out evenly
• Put bullet points to left justify for nice,
even spacing across the page
• Centered text makes for a nice, clean
powerpoint

13. Fonts
• This font is distracting
• It takes away from the overall
message
• It is hard to read
• USING CAPS INVOKES A
SENSE OF ANGER AND IS
EXTREME

14. Fonts
• Fonts should simple
• They should go well with the theme
• They should not distract from the
overall message
• Too many fonts shouldn’t be used

15. Perceptual Differences
• Text should not be overly colorful
• Only important words should have emphasis
• Pictures should not have captions that don’t fit
An onion A pair of pants

16. Perceptual Differences
• Perceptual differences are important
• Words should be bold , underlined, or italicized for
added importance
• Text should be grouped with the item it is describing
This is the Dalai Lama This is a cat