
Rice Library has many resources that should help you create an effective PowerPoint Presentation. Here are just three of them, and they are all available online through ebrary Academic Complete. This database allows multiple users to simultaneously access a single title.
Bozarth, J. (2013). Better than bullet points: Creating engaging e-learning with PowerPoint. (2nd ed.). San Franciso, CA: Wiley. Available online through ebrary Academic Complete

Lowe, D. (2013). Powerpoint 2013 for Dummies. Indianapolis, IN: John Wiley & Sons. Available online through ebrary Academic Complete

Wempen, F. (2013). Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 bible. Indianapolis, IN: Wiley. Available online through ebrary Academic Complete