Creating good presentation slides will help your ideas to be able to be delivered with ease. A good slide is not a complicated or detailed slide, but it is a slide that is concise, simple and right on target.

Many people make mistakes when making slides. They make the slides not as a presentation tool, but as a full text to be read.

The followings are the lists of the fatal errors in creating presentation slides:

1. Too small font

Using too small font makes the audience cannot read your slide. Therefore, make sure that your slides can be read from the farthest distance of the audience who will attend your presentation. The general rule that you can use is a maximum of seven lines of text in one slide with the font size around 32 points.

2. Using capital

Capital letters are usually used for the slide title or header. However, the capital letters that are used on the entire text will make your presentation looks not professional. Using capital letters like this will be a disturbance because the letters are difficult to read and you look anger to audience.

3. Types of fonts that are too many and fancy

Using types of fonts that are too many and fancy will distract the audience attention. Use a maximum of three fonts in your presentation and be consistent in each slide. This will allow the audience to recognize the way you present the information.

4. Star Wars animation

PowerPoint presents animation functions that seem interesting, but if you use it not in place, this animation would be disturbing. This animation starts from the transition between slides and animations that appear in the text or images. Use simple animations such as Appear or Fade to keep your presentation look professional.

5. 4D theater sound effects

Have you ever listened to a presentation where every single line of text appears, then you heard the sound of applause or the barrage of bullets? Avoid using unnecessary sound effects. Just use sound only when you need it to explain something. You should remember that you are giving a presentation, not a music concert.

6. Rainbow colors

Colors are a beauty. However, when they are not used in their place, they will make the eyes tired. Do not use too many colors in one slide. Choose 3-4 main colors and use consistently in your slides.

7. Too many texts

Slide of presentation is not a paper. Do not list all the texts into your presentation. This means you tell your audience to read the text and not have to listen to you anymore because everything is written. Choose only the keywords that can be a tool and create a powerful presentation.

8. Too light or too dark background

Do not use a background that is too light or too dark. Use enough contrast so that the text can be easily readable. At the same time, you can give emphasis to a particular text. Some experts suggest a dark blue background with white text or yellow. But, you can also use a white background or other bright colors. Do not forget to test your presentation using a projector that will be used later on and make sure the colors in accordance with enough contrast.