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Creating Great
Presentations
Basic Steps to Remember!
Identify the Purpose
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Lesson Introduction
Content Presentation
Student Project Sample
Small group activity
Whole group activity
Review
Closing
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Define the Goals/Objectives
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What is the
desired
outcome?
What do you
want the
audience to
know?
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Style
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Don’t try to dazzle the audience with
graphics or style…but with information
The medium is not the message, the
information is the message
Use images/photos rather than clip art if
possible. Images have a greater impact.
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Background
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Stick with a single background
The background is the stage for information
 Set the stage and leave it alone
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Contrast
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Use light text on a dark background
It is easier to read
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Readability - Font Size & Style
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36 point
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32 point
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This is 24 point
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This is 18 point
7 X 7 rule
minimum
7 lines of text MAX
7 words per line MAX
Limit font styles to a maximum of 3
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Readability - Font Style
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This is sans serif (Arial)
easier to read
 best for video
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This is serif (Times Roman)
fills in screen
 harder to read
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Balance
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Bullet points should not be centered
 Presents ragged look
 Difficult to follow
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Balance
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Always left-align bullet points
Titles may be left-aligned
Keeps text and graphics neat and easy to
follow
Try using an anchor element
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Balance
Centered graphics should deliver the
message
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Balance
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Place graphics off-center
Allows more room for text
Makes presentation more
interesting
Left placement leads eye
to text
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Capitalization
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Avoid all Caps
This is an Example of Capitalizing only
the Important Words
More Formal
Requires More Decisions
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Capitalization
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Avoid all caps
This is an example of capitalizing only
the first word
Less formal
Requires fewer decisions
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Less is More
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Refrain from having audience read long lines of text like this
one
Lengthy text forces down the point size, making the slide
difficult to read
Lengthy text distracts from the main message being delivered
The younger the audience, the fewer words per screen
Avoid creating a presentation where the presenter simply
reads each slide as it is displayed
This is 24 point Arial
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Less is More!
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Keep text to a minimum
Make points concise
 7 X 7 rule or
 4 X 4 rule
Keep font size large
This is 36 point Arial
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Transitions and Builds
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Avoid
distracting
transitions
Use consistency
with builds
Too much
movement
reduces
readability
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Builds
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Text may fly in from the right, left,
bottom, or top
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Builds
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Text
Can
Come
From
Any Direction
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Transitions
Determine the way in which the
presentation moves from one slide
to the next
Transitions
Always review transitions to
ensure a professional
presentation
Transitions
Use a consistent transition for
more professional results
Transitions
Avoid the use of distracting
sounds that do not contribute to
the message.
For Students
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Help your students avoid “powerpointless-ness”
in their own presentations!
For presentation tips directed towards students,
visit: http://fno.org/sept00/powerpoints.html
 McKenzie, Jamie. “Scoring Power Points”
From Now On: The Educational Technology
Journal. Sept, 2000.