Evidence-Based Human Factors Guidelines for PowerPoint Presentations

For decades, the vehicle of choice for idea transfer has been Microsoft’s PowerPoint. PowerPoint gives the orator a plethora of options in the design of a presentation. Choosing configurations for the most effective presentation can prove daunting, and even professional presentations bear witness to...

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Published inErgonomics in design Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 4 - 8
Main Authors Durso, Francis T., Pop, Vlad L., Burnett, John S., Stearman, Eric J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.07.2011
Subjects
text
graphics
visual aids
display
font
PowerPoint
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Summary:For decades, the vehicle of choice for idea transfer has been Microsoft’s PowerPoint. PowerPoint gives the orator a plethora of options in the design of a presentation. Choosing configurations for the most effective presentation can prove daunting, and even professional presentations bear witness to the difficulty of choosing wisely. Guidelines based on a collection of basic human factors/ergonomics principles and a few empirical studies are presented for effective PowerPoint presentations.
ISSN:1064-8046
2169-5083
DOI:10.1177/1064804611416583