This document provides tips for using PowerPoint effectively. It recommends using PowerPoint sparingly and as a support tool rather than having students read slides. When presenting, speak and engage with students rather than reading slides, using quotes and data on slides to supplement discussions. Graphics and images should be clear, legible, and carefully selected, while animations and transitions should be used sparingly or avoided. The overall guidelines emphasize using PowerPoint to enhance presentations without over relying on or distracting from the presenter.

1. Using PowerPoint
Effectively

2. Engaging Content
 Use PowerPoint as a support tool
 Students disengage when read the slides

3. Verbal/Auditory
 Use PowerPoint sparingly
 Use PowerPoint to indicate the main headings
 Use a blank slide, or clear the screen (as described later), when you stop
to speak or engage with students.
 Summary slides can be very helpful to wind-up after the discussion.

4. Text/numeric
 Quotes: You can easily use PowerPoint to project a quote or reading that
is the basis of the discussion.
 Definitions: PowerPoint is ideal for a quick definition
 References: Readings, dates and names are easily projected
 Numeric Data: PowerPoint can quickly present numeric data, such as
statistics and results, particularly in table form.

5. Graphics and Images
 Use clear, clean graphics.
 Tone-down or avoid SmartArt

6. Graphics and Images
 Select graphics and images that are always legible from the
farthest point in the teaching space
 Select images carefully and crop to focus

7. Animation
 Use animations only where necessary

8. Presentation
 Use PowerPoint to support your presentation
 Keep bullet points short
 Explain data on slides
 Use displays effectively

9. Presentation
 Move out from the podium
 Hide PowerPoint when focus on speaker
 Use gestures and voice to guide the audience

10. Transition Effects
 Be moderate
 No more than one
transition