PowerPoint Presentation Tips

Less is better

Main Ideas with subpoints Use Key words and phrases-not complete sentences-certainly not complete paragraphs Organize your main ideas -Most important to least-Or Least important to most Use as few slides as possible for your time limit and topic- Choose main points carefully Design choice-preference-relative-color Light colors do not display as well with the lights on. Choose dark or bold colors on light background or the reverse. Make sure whatever you choose does not hurt the eyes. You want your audience to read it, not go blind! Font size-Choose a little higher than the default in the design. It’s very hard to read when projected on the wall unless the font is large enough. Do not read the slides. Let the audience read; you explain. This means you must have notes and you must know your material. You do not want to stand there and read your notes either. Your classmates could have read the book. Teach them instead. Pictures-from clip art, websites, Google images-relevant-enlarge, but do not stretch out the pixels too much (copying a small picture and enlarging it to fit the screen usually looks distorted) Short Video clips Fair Use Speaking in front of the class-eye contact, practice, knowing your content, knowledge that everyone else has to do this too can take away the fright-Groups can share the limelight and change speakers as the main points change. Speak loud enough so the person in the back row can hear you. Speak TO the audience. Don’t turn around to read the screen and read. Be confident.

Less is better Main Ideas with supporting details Key Words or Phrases not huge amounts of information

Main Ideas with supporting details

Key Words or Phrases not huge amounts of information

Organize Most important to least important Or Least important to Most important

Most important to least important

Or

Least important to Most important

Organize Keep supporting details with their main point. Don’t skip around.

Keep supporting details with their main point.

Don’t skip around.

Color Do not make your viewer go blind.

Do not make your viewer go blind.

Does this make me look too bright?

Color Too bright results in temporary blindness. Too light cannot be seen.

Too bright results in temporary blindness.

Too light cannot be seen.

Can you see me?

Color Too bright results in temporary blindness. Too light cannot be seen. Go for Contrast . Make it Easy to Read .

Too bright results in temporary blindness.

Too light cannot be seen.

Go for Contrast .

Make it Easy to Read .

Font Size matters.

Size matters.

Pictures Insert from Clip Art Picture files Web Sites

Insert from

Clip Art

Picture files

Web Sites

Short Videos Frasier takes a Spill Video

Frasier takes a Spill Video

Fair Use For instructional purposes Most Pictures Information However, Not permitted to use trademarks Cite your sources for anything not general information

For instructional purposes

Most Pictures

Information

However,

Not permitted to use trademarks

Cite your sources for anything not general information

Speaking Before the presentation Research Study Practice During the presentation Use Eye Contact Use appropriate Volume Be Confident

Before the presentation

Research

Study

Practice

During the presentation

Use Eye Contact

Use appropriate Volume

Be Confident

Don’t just read – TEACH! Give more information than is included on the slides.

Give more information than is included on the slides.

Questions???