Transcript Tips For an Effective Power Point Presentation

Making Your Points With Power
Developed by Steve Snow
Introduction
 Objectives
 Demo PowerPoint design tips
 Emphasize how not to PowerPoint
 Offer general presentation tips
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Know Your Audience
 Present information
relevant to this
audience
 Stay focused on the
main topic
 Be brief
 Avoid “Bird Walks”
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Choosing Colors – Part 1
Use colors with “pop”, meaning the words
stand out against your background color
Dark backgrounds require light colors like
white or gold
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Choosing Colors – Part 2
 Red text on a blue background
produces a purple haze
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Choosing Colors – Part 3
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Green text on a red background looks
fuzzy
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Choosing Colors – Part 4
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Light backgrounds need dark colors like
red or blue
Dark
backgrounds need light colors
like white or gold
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This color changing is so much fun!
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Choosing Font Style – Part 1
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Arial, Verdana, or Tahoma
This is Arial 28 pt and you can easily read it.
This is Tahoma 28 pt.
This is Verdana 28 pt and it is very easy
to read when projected.
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Choosing Font Style – Part 2
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Times New Roman or Courier
Times New Roman 28 pt is difficult to read.
Courier 28 pt is very thin, even
disconnected, when presented with
a low quality projector.
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Choosing Font Style – Part 3
“Welcome to Jane’s World” is in Comic
Sans 32 pt is a good font for a
PLAYFUL presentation
“HAPPY HALLOWEEN!” is in Chiller 32 pt and is difficult to
read. It is a FUN font but use it sparingly and for emphasis.
Word Art is good…
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Choosing Font Size
 Make sure lettering is big enough that people in the back of a room can read it.
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Chunking Text
Reading many lines of text tires the
audience out and distracts their attention
from you and the excellent points you are
making. “Chunk” information. I think four
lines of text is enough in a chunk. If you
are listing bullets of information as you are
suppose to be doing in a PowerPoint
presentation you shouldn’t have this
problem.
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Using Bullets – Part 1
 Type phrases not sentences
 Maintain parallel structure
 Use the 666 Rule
 6 words per bullet
 6 bullets per slide
 6 word slides in a row
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Using Bullets – Part 2
PowerPoint provides a variety of bullets
Some are basic
 Others
may surprise you
Select bullets that enhance your
presentation
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Use Spell Check – Part 1
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Mayk use of spell checkker!
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Use Spell Check – Part 2
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Ode To My Spell Checker
I have a spelling checker
it came with my PC
It plainly marks for my revue,
Mistake I cannot sea.
I've run this poem threw it,
I'm sure your please too no.
It's letter perfect in it's weigh,
My checker tolled me sew.
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Adding Graphics
GIF
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JPEG
Graphics Size – Part 1
Klamath Falls, Oregon
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Graphic Size – Part 2
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Optimizing JPEGS
Size 15.7 KB
Size 25.9 KB
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Finding Graphics
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On the Web
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Create it yourself
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Microsoft - http://office.microsoft.com/enus/clipart/default.aspx
Google – www.google.com [IMAGES]
Create in Photoshop
Digital camera
Scanner
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Don’t clutter
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Using Animation
Flying
Dissolve
Blinds
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Using Charts – Part 1
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Using Charts - Part 2
Regional Sales (in millions)
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Resource Links
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Be sure links work
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UNCWOW – www.uncwow.org
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Presenters University –
www.presentersuniversity.com
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Summary
Today, we have:
Viewed PowerPoint design tips
Explored how not to PowerPoint
Modeled general presentation tips
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Do remember to…
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Thank the audience for their attention
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