Luca Pietrantoni

guidelines for effective powerpoint presentations

• use a light background with dark text
• font size must be minimum 24 points
• avoid distracting or flashy powerpoint animations

presentation structure

• follow this order: introduction and previous theories/studies → research objectives → method → results → discussion/implications/limitations → future developments
  
• use specific, descriptive slide titles (avoid generic titles like "statistical analyses" or "introduction" o" thesis defence")

terminology

• write hypotheses as statements, not questions
• distinguish between H1a and H1b when they are two articulations of the same hypothesis
  choose english terminology and use it consistently throughout
• cite main works in parentheses

content presentation

• favor bullet lists and concept definitions
• avoid full sentences or excessive text or verbs or repetitions
• include relevant images, especially those showing tested technologies or methodological aspects
• no films or videos 
• use carefully AI-generated images, they should illustrate and not confuse
• use figures, tables, schemas

data visualization

• use readable tables and figures
• better to have 2 slides than 1 slide with two very small graphs
• include statistical test values (F, t, etc.), significance levels, and effect sizes at the bottom of graphs and figures

what not to include

• no reference slide at the end
• no "thank you for your attention" slide at the end

presentation delivery

• do not read slide content verbatim during the presentation
• remember: slides are an aid to your speech, not the speech itself