The document provides tips for designing effective PowerPoint presentations, focusing on keeping the presentations big, simple, clear, progressive, and consistent. Some key tips include using large font sizes, limiting the number of words and lines per slide, using contrasting colors and fonts, directing audience attention through focal points and size, introducing new concepts progressively, and maintaining consistency in design elements.

1. Designing Effective PowerPoint Presentations Victor Chen ERAU Best viewed by PowerPoint 2001 or later Click whenever you want to continue

2. Designing Effective PowerPoint Presentation Click the words to explore Press <-- to go back Press Esc to stop Simple Consistent Clear Big Progressive Summary

3. Make It Big

4. Make it Big (Text) This is Arial 12 This is Arial 18 This is Arial 24 This is Arial 32 This is Arial 36 This is Arial 44

5. Make it Big (Text) This is Arial 12 This is Arial 18 This is Arial 24 This is Arial 32 This is Arial 36 This is Arial 44 Too Small

6. Make It Big (How to Estimate) Look at it from 2 metres away 2 m

7. Keep It Simple

8. Keep It Simple (Text) T o o m a n y c o l o u r s Too Many Fonts and Styles The 6 x 7 rule No more than 6 lines per slide No more than 7 words per line

9. Keep It Simple (Text) Instructional Technology: A complex integrated process involving people, procedures, ideas, devices, and organization, for analyzing problems and devising, implementing, evaluating, and managing solutions to those problems in situations in which learning is purposive and controlled (HMRS 5th ed.) Too detailed !

10. Keep It Simple (Text) A process involving people, procedures & tools for solutions to problems in learning (HMRS 5th ed.) Instructional Technology: Much Simpler

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 Wellington Dunedin Christchurch

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 Wellington Dunedin Christchurch In 10 6

13. Falling Leaves Too detailed !

14. Falling Leaves Much Simpler

15. Keep It Simple (Picture) Art work may distract your audience Artistry does not substitute for content

16. Keep It Simple (Sound) Sound effects may distract too Use sound only when necessary

17. Keep It Simple (Transition) This transition is annoying, not enhancing &quot;Appear&quot; and &quot;Disappear&quot; are better

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

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

20. Make It Clear

21. Make It Clear (Capitalisation) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS ARE DIFFICULT TO READ Upper and lower case letters are easier

22. Sanserif Z Serif Z Make It Clear (Fonts) busy clear

23. Serif fonts are difficult to read on screen Sanserif fonts are clearer Italics are difficult to read on screen Normal or bold fonts are clearer Underlines may signify hyperlinks Instead, use colours to emphasise Make It Clear (Fonts)

24. Make It Clear (Numbers) Use numbers for lists with sequence For example: How to put an elephant into a fridge? 1. Open the door of the fridge 2. Put the elephant in 3. Close the door

25. Make It Clear (Numbers) How to put a giraffe into a fridge? 1. Open the door of the fridge 2. Take out the elephant 3. Put the giraffe in 4. Close the door

26. Make It Clear (Bullets) Use bullets to show a list without Priority Sequence Hierarchy, …..

27. Make It Clear (Colours) Use contrasting colours Light on dark vs dark on light Use complementary colours

28. Make It Clear (Contrast) Use contrasting colours Light on dark vs dark on light Use complementary colours low contrast high contrast

29. Make It Clear (Contrast) Use contrasting colours Light on dark vs dark on light Use complementary colours This is light on dark

30. Make It Clear (Contrast) Use contrasting colours Light on dark vs dark on light Use complementary colours This is dark on light

31. Make It Clear (Complement) Use contrasting colours Light on dark vs dark on light Use complementary colours These colours do not complement

32. Make It Clear (Complement) Use contrasting colours Light on dark vs dark on light Use complementary colours These colours complement

33. Make It Clear (Size) Size implies importance

34. Make It Clear (Size) Size implies importance

35. Make It Clear (Focal Points) Focal points direct attention

36. Make It Clear (Focal Points) Focal points direct attention

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

43. Be Consistent Differences draw attention Differences may imply importance Use surprises to attract not distract

44. Be Consistent Differences draw attention Differences may imply importance Use surprises to attract not distract This tick draws attention

45. Be Consistent Differences draw attention Differences may imply importance Use surprises to attract not distract These differences distract!

46. Be Consistent Differences draw attention Differences may imply importance Use surprises to attract not distract This implies importance

47. Be Consistent Differences draw attention Differences may imply importance Use surprises to attract not distract Confusing differences!

48. Be Consistent Differences draw attention Differences may imply importance Use surprises to attract not distract This surprise attracts

49. Be Consistent Differences draw attention Differences may imply importance Use surprises to attract not distract These distract!

50. In Summary Big Simple Clear Progressive Consistent

51. Some Final Words Communication is the key Text to support the communication Pictures to simplify complex concepts Animations for complex relationships Visuals to support, not to distract Sounds only when absolutely necessary

52. Want more? Contact ERAU for more Victor Chen (ext 7435; v.chen@erau)