Transcript POWER POINT DOES and DON’TS

POWER POINT
DOS and DON’TS
Yulia V. Sergaeva
Herzen State Pedagogical
University of Russia
Power Point: to use or not to use
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Power Point is the most common technology
to support a presentation but the biggest
issue is how NOT to make it ineffective or
even counterproductive.
Visuals should support the presentation and
should not replace it since the audience has
come to hear a speaker, not merely to stare
at images tossed onto a screen.
Power Point: how to use
However creative speakers are in providing
their presentations with pictures, sound and
animation, they need to keep in mind some
Power Point dos and don’ts concerning:
 Design
 Images
 Font
 Animation effects
 Presenter’s behaviour
Good Design
Light Background
Dark Text
Easy to Read & to Take
Notes
Not Distracting
Bad Design
Dark Background
Light Text
Hard to Read
Distracting (and puts the
audience to sleep!)
Images
Normally graphics and images help, because of
the information we take in, 55% is visual and less
than 10% is from texts. Pictures definitely make a
presentation interesting but are not always
relevant (like this cute dog).
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The SPIDER MAN IMAGE in the next
slide goes well with the topic it illustrates
but might be distracting if used in the
middle of your presentation
It could be used in the beginning to spark
the audience’s interest in the
presentation or at the end for emphasis.
Font size –
should be at least 28, ideally 30 or larger,
preferably Arial
This is Arial size 60.
This is Arial size 30.
This is Times New Roman size 30.
This is size 12
7 x 7 Rule –
To keep slides simple and readable
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Up to 7 Words per Line
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Up to 7 Lines per Slide
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Key words and phrases, not
lengthy texts (see the bad example
in the next slide)
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Minimize numbers
Too Much Text
PowerPoints are meant to serve as an
enhancement for presentations. Kawasaki
believes in only using key words and phrases
on slides. He says it is important to avoid
using lengthy blocks of text and only using full
sentences when absolutely necessary. Keep in
mind that in a classroom, there will always be
students that write every single word on a
PowerPoint in their notes, even if they are
instructed not to. Limiting the text to only the
necessary points helps with this problem.
Animation and
Sound
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Do not overuse PowerPoint animations and
sound effects during a slideshow – it looks
“gimmicky” and may even insult the serious
audience
Go to the next slide to see how irritating,
distracting and time consuming the excessive
use of animation and colour could be
Animation and Sound
• don’t animate each sentence
• so it flies in,
• drops down,
• and explodes on the screen with
an accompanying sound effect
«PowerPoint Poisoning»
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do not rush through the slides – plan at least
1-2 minutes per slide
give the audience a chance “to digest” a slide
before following up with remarks and
commentary
remember that the audience can’t read and
listen at the same time
«PowerPoint Parroting»
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do not just read the information from the slide
do not constantly turn your back to the
audience in order to read the slide
be able to present the material without the
PowerPoint, should technical difficulties arise
Useful links
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Jeff Wuorio
Presenting with PowerPoint 10 dos and don'ts.
http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/resources/tec
hnology/business_software/
presenting_with_powerpoint_10_dos_and_donts.msp
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Art Wolinsky
How to Avoid PowerPoint Poisoning
http://www.web-and-low.com/members/awolinsk/
pptpoison/webquest.htm
Ресурсный центр «Информационные технологии в
обучении языку»
http://www.itlt.edu.nstu.ru/public_speaking.php
POWER POINT
DOS and DON’TS:
conclusion
Innovation and creativity in
preparing and performing a
presentation do not have to be a
lessening of standards and rules.