Presentation Design Principles

No more than how many "objects" should be on a slide? (Each word counts as an "object")

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 10

• 36

True or False? It is okay to use a white background and black text for contrast purposes.

• True

• False

Presentations are meant to serve as a ______ aid for the ______.

• visual; presenter

• presentation; presenter

• text; presenter

• visual; audience

• text; audience

The most important thing on a slide should be the ________.

• largest

• smallest

• same size as everything else

How many topics should be on each slide of a presentation?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• any amount of topics is fine

Select ALL of the following that are design principles for presentations.

• Larger SIZES are seen first

• ONE MESSAGE (or topic) per slide

• Presentation slideshows serve as VISUALS for the audience

• DETAILED descriptions using text

• Each slide should have no more than 6 "objects" because SIX IS PERFECT

Which of the following is not a presentation software?

• PowerPoint

• Emaze

• Powtoon

• CryptPad

Which is not an example of a presentation?

• TED Talk

• a product showcase

• watching a video

• a quarterly sales report

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of a presentation?

• to perform

• to inform

• to entertain

• to persuade

True or False? For presentations, each word counts as an "object".

• True

• False