We were told about how to best create an interesting visual powerpoint presentation which I found very useful because I use powerpoint all the time but have never really consciously thought about different methods that are most effective to a viewer, especially when showcasing photographs.

Colours

• A minimal and simple colour palette is best for making images stand out
• Use the eyedropper tool for taking colours that are within images so that backgrounds and font aren’t too punchy
• It can be best to use greys especially along side black and white photography

Text

• Use as little text as possible, the photos are the main part
• Font should be a legible size – consider how big the powerpoint will be when presenting in comparison to you making the slides
• Use a clean and simple font

Images

• Only use your best work – less is more!
• Think about the order of your images in terms of the flow of presenting them, can you link one to another?
• You can set the slideshow so it moves on automatically so you don’t stay on one image for too long

Script

• If presenting live it can be useful to write your script in the notes section of the powerpoint so it comes up for you in presenter mode
• Write in a way that sounds natural to how you would speak it
• It is better to over-prepare