No More Boring PowerPoints

After reading the three articles about PowerPoint presentation I discovered that all three of them were generally saying the same thing. Most of the points the articles made were points that I was learned never to perform in high school with my own PowerPoint presentations. In the past I've learned my lesson with long and drawn out power points that without helpful hints such as these I would have struggled through some parts of school. Five important guidelines that I believe should ALWAYS be executed in a PowerPoint presentation include:
1. Simple is best
Try not to overload the slide with too much information, instead limit the amount of info and embellish it with your own words. This will make it easier on the audience and yourself.
2. Be creative
Don't try to use the preset themes on PowerPoint. I love to see different styles and I'm sure other people agree that unique slides draw the eyes more.
3. Limit noise
I really dislike any presentations with noise, especially sounds with slide transitions. If your going to include sound, please make it professional and part of your whole point of the presentation.
4. Pictures are key
The more pictures you have the more attention your presentation will bring. Pictures draw interest so try to replace words with pictures if possible.
5. Big font
Some people, like me, have horrible eyesight and as a result sometimes get stuck straining our eyes for itty bitty font that by the time we read it all we don't know what we read. The bigger the better when it comes to font, try not to harm your audiences eyesight.