Not ANOTHER BORING PowerPoint!
Bonnie AddisonFall 2012
How Many PPTs Have You Seen?
100200300948,317,256,915,678,333 ?
We’ve all been there.
Make your
audience say, “WOW!”
5 TIPS to a Great Presentation!
5 Tips 1. Images/Sound2. Fonts3. Size4. Bullets5. Colors
1. Images (vs. Text)Too often PowerPoint presentations are written for
the Presenter and not for the Audience. This is called Death by PowerPoint. “I am going to write everything I am going to say so that I don’t forget anything because if I stand up in front of the class and I forget what I am going to say then I am going to feel stupid and I don’t want to make a fool of myself by not remembering anything so I have to read it even though my audience can read it for themselves faster than I can talk.”
Poverty
Pictures Say More than Words
The Eye’s Natural Scanning Pattern
The Many Faces of Hunger
What can YOU do about it?
Help! Too busy!What do I look at first?
Not O.K.• Distracting animations & sounds
• Clip art
• Complicated graphics
O. K.
• Cards or notes with what you will say (not crammed on the screen)
• Short, carefully chosen video clips, song clips, & podcasts
2. Fonts: Use no more than 3!
Match the mood but make it readable:
Fonts for Distance Viewing - 32pt. min.
Use These:
(Sans serif)
Arial
Century GothicFranklin Lucida SansTahomaTrebuchetVerdana
Not These:
AlgerianBauhaus 93Bernard MT
CondensedBroadwayChillerComic Sans MSOld EnglishStencil
Make Your Message Powerful
Bold slows the reader downUse for headings, subheadings, & emphasis
Italics imitate spoken wordsUse for emphasis, captions, & quoted words
Underline slows the reader downUse for emphasis in the sentence or body
AND ALL CAPS LOOKS LIKE SHOUTING!
3. Size – 6 x 6 RuleOnly 6 words max per lineOnly 6 words max per lineOnly 6 words max per lineOnly 6 words max per lineOnly 6 words max per lineOnly 6 lines max per slide/area
Equal Size = Static, BalancedUnequal Size = Dynamic, Lively
Depression Depression
4. Bullets• Don’t• Overuse• Bullets• Or• Your• Audience• Will
• Want• To• Use• One• On• You!
5. Colors:Use color as a tool.
Use light on dark Or dark on light
Solid backgrounds work best.
Warm Colors Grab AttentionCool Colors Calm
BUT…
Avoid Ugly Color Combos
1. Images/Sound2. Fonts3. Size4. Bullets5. Colors
Remember the 5 Tips!
While you’re at it, try …Alternatives to PowerPoint:
• VoiceThread• Prezi• Animoto• Xtranormal• GoAnimate• Eduglogster• MuseumBox
• Mixbook• Wikispaces• LiveBinder• Weebly• Smore• Other ???
DOs & DON’Ts During Your Presentation:
• DON’T read the text
• DON’T assume your audience knows anything
• DON’T spend more than 8 seconds per slide
• DON’T look back at your screen
• DO offer learning support (the board or a handout)!
• DO let your personality shine through (you won’t be as nervous)!
• DO remember that less is more!
And Practice Will Make It Perfect
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