The document provides tips for designing effective PowerPoint presentations. It recommends making slides big, simple, clear, progressive and consistent. Specifically, it suggests using large font sizes, simple language and visuals, high color contrast, focal points to guide attention, and consistency in design elements. The presentation should be built in a step-by-step manner and focus on the key ideas being conveyed at each point. Speakers are advised to practice their delivery and engage the audience during the presentation.

1. Designing Effective “PowerPoint Presentations” By: Miguel Cortes Soto [email_address]

2. Designing Effective PowerPoint Presentation Simple Consistent Clear Big Progressive Summary

3. Make It Big

7. Keep It Simple

11. Falling Leaves Observed Too detailed ! 3,045,654 9,532,111 12,234,123 December 6,678,125 478,023 5,864,034 November 5,596,096 9,945,890 2,608,096 October 9,950,498 18,923,239 4,032,045 September 17,230,095 18,107,110 8,674,234 August 18,885,786 15,347,934 8,890,345 July 4,123,656 678,095 16,184,345 June 14,856,456 10,345,394 8,036,897 May 7,940,096 10,870,954 16,098,897 April 16,034,786 6,567,123 17,234,778 March 16,128,234 12,345,567 1,078,456 February 3,034,564 14,123,654 11,532,234 January Goa Mumbai Delhi

12. Falling Leaves in Millions Much Simpler 3 9 12 December 6 0 5 November 5 9 2 October 9 18 4 September 17 18 8 August 18 15 8 July 4 0 16 June 14 10 8 May 7 10 16 April 16 6 17 March 16 12 1 February 3 14 11 January Goa Mumbai Delhi In 10 6

13. Falling Leaves Too detailed !

14. Falling Leaves Much Simpler

18. Keep It Simple (Animation) 2 m Too distracting !

19. Keep It Simple (Animation) Simple & to the point 2 m

20. Make It Clear

37. Be Progressive

38. Types of Instructional Tools Complexity of Interactions Mode of Instruction Individual Pair Group Direct Instruction Guided Inquiry Discovery Learning Individual Instructive Tools Individual Constructive Tools Social Constructive Tools Social Communicative Tools Informational Tools Too many in one go!

39. Types of Instructional Tools Complexity of Interactions Mode of Instruction Individual Pair Group Direct Instruction Guided Inquiry Discovery Learning Individual Instructive Tools Individual Constructive Tools Social Constructive Tools Social Communicative Tools Informational Tools Progressive & thus focused

40. Understanding Technology Floppy disk User interface CPU I/O Error Backup system Software Mouse Debugger Function key Main Storage Too many & not focused

41. Understanding Technology Floppy disk User interface CPU I/O Error Backup system Software Mouse Debugger Function key Main Storage Progressive & thus focused

42. Be Consistent

51. Some Final Words

55. Thank You !