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.




5.SIMPLICITY, LEGIBILITY, and HARMONY: Keep the slides as simple as possible.
   Keep each slide in a presentation simple. Too much information can make a presentation hard to read. (This is particularly true over video conferencing!) When developing course notes, break materials into small, digestible chunks of information. Generally, if a slide's text cannot be at least twenty-six point, the slide should be broken into smaller pieces.