• Plan- Make an outline. Who is your audience? How many slides do you need to have? Review your rubric before submitting.
• Less is more- Use very little text. Avoid full sentences; instead, try short phrases or lists.
• Proofread- Use a grammar and spell-check program.
• Be consistent- Use the same legible size, color, and font style throughout.Title each slide clearly
• Use visuals- Add photos, graphs, or charts to illustrate your points. Use quality, non-blurry images.
• Cite- Use in-text citations to credit all sources. Include the “References” list on your last slide.
• Change it up- Each slide should not look identical. Do not add a long list of bullet points on each slide. You don't have to create a flawless design, but try to make it visually appealing.
   

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• Do not “wing it”- Creating slides without a plan leads to extra work revising.
• More is not better- Covering your slides with text or unnecessary images overwhelms your audience. Full sentences belong in “Speaker Notes.”
• Avoid distractions- Including too many backgrounds, colors, fonts, sizes, and placements distracts from your content.
• Don’t over-animate- At most, use a simple “appear” animation for images.
• Avoid reading from your slides- Use “Speaker Notes” for everything you would say out loud.

• Don't overload content- Each slide should ideally cover one topic. More slides with less text on them are ideal.

  
  
  
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