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Visual Presentation Requirements and Suggestions during
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- Keep the learner’s focus on the content, not the design
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No distracting design templates or animations in PowerPoint.
- Do not use busy, cluttered backgrounds or other unreadable visuals.
- Do not use lines or ornamentals around or along the sides of slides.
- Use a large point “sans serif” type font.
- Make titles at 40 pt., text at 32 pt. and subtext at 28 pt.
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Use light text with darker backgrounds and dark text with lighter ones.
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Limit the rows of text per page (fewer is better; don’t exceed 9 lines)
- Do not scan small graphs or complex data charts from books.
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If imports are a must, make them as big and legible as possible.
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Use photos with high resolution and good contrast.
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Be sure remote sites have a handout copy of all visual items.
- Recognize the limitations of television displays.
- A videoconference uses a regular-sized television set.
- A scan converter reformats graphics for television.
- TV has a lower image resolution than a computer monitor.
- What is legible on a computer might be difficult to see on a TV.
- Graphics may appear even smaller on TV from across a room.
- Watch contrast. TV has a limited contrast ratio for color values.
- TV displays a range of 20 to 1.
- Movies display a range of 100 to 1.
- Eyes discern a range of 1000 to 1.
- TV has a horizontal 4x3 image ratio.
- Plan designs with horizontal layouts.
- Vertical images may require an upper view and lower view.
- Views may be balanced with supporting text.
- Get image ideas from TV newscasts and commercials.
- The impact of a strong visual idea relies on design simplicity.
- Notice the limited number of words & concepts to tell a story.
- Complex images often require more than one slide.
- Start with a general view and zoom progressively closer for details.
- Need Help? Call (740)593-2460 or
smith@exchange.oucom.ohiou.edu
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