Table of Contents
  1. INTRODUCTION: Creating Slide Shows for Video.
  2. DOWNLOADS : EWP PowerPoint Templates.
  3. MARGINS: Stay within video margins.
  4. FONTS: Use large, bold, sans-serif fonts.
  5. SIMPLICITY, LEGIBILITY, and HARMONY: Keep the slides as simple as possible.
  6. BACKGROUNDS: Stay consistent in color and form.
  7. GRAPHICS: Limit the number of colors used on a given slide. Two or three is often enough.
  8. LINES: Do not use thin lines.
  9. COLOR: Avoid the use of bright red, particularly for text.
  10. VIDEO: Where possible, leave space for the producer to insert the faculty member or presenter.
  11. PAPER OVERHEADS: Print slides in landscape mode.
  12. VIDEO PRESENTATIONS: A VHS or SVHS tape must be recorded in SP (standard play) mode.




11. PAPER OVERHEADS: Print slides in landscape mode.
   Hard-copies, created in a presentation package or word processor, should mimic the computer based presentations. The documents must be printed in landscape mode, and the fonts must not be smaller than 26 Points.
This is how your paper overhead should be laid out.





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