Transcript Oral Presentations with PowerPoint The College at Brockport SUNY Suggestions For Preparing Power Point Slides Our appreciation to: Herma Volpe-van Dijk, Associate Project Director, CSTEP/McNair Program Jim.

Oral Presentations with
PowerPoint
The College at Brockport SUNY Suggestions For Preparing
Power Point Slides
Our appreciation to:
Herma Volpe-van Dijk, Associate Project Director,
CSTEP/McNair Program
Jim Georger, Lecturer, Delta College
First Slide/Title Slide
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Include:
Your name
 Collaborators’ names
 Faculty advisors’ names
 Your university and academic
program
 Date
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Powerpoint Slide Text
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Keep language short/to the point
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Avoid long paragraphs
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Use only a few bulleted points per
slide
Powerpoint Slide Graphics
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Make sure pictures, graphs, etc.
are relevant, appropriate, labeled,
and in focus.
Pitfalls to Avoid
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Do not crowd slide with too much
information, text, or graphicsmight strain audience members’
eyes and attention.
Pitfalls to Avoid
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Do not simply read from
Powerpoint slide- audience
members’ attention will waiver.
Pitfalls to Avoid
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Avoid using too many slides.
Audience members need enough
time to absorb the information on
each slide- fast movement from
one to the next may leave them
confused.
Pitfalls to Avoid
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Avoid using too few slides.
Audience members will focus on
your slide and its content, even if
you have moved on to different
topics. When you do not have new
slides to complement those new
topics, consider using a blank slide.
Pitfalls to Avoid
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Special effects in PowerPoint are fun for
presenter, but
some audiences find it irritating!
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Do not let Powerpoint effects
overshadow content
Use special effects on Text Slide only
when making an essential point
Helpful Formatting Hints
•Choose fonts and graphical
styles that are clean and simple
•Choose dark print on light
background (especially if printing
handouts) or light print on dark
background.
•Be careful superimposing text
over pictures
COLORS APPEAR DIFFERENTLY ON COMPUTER SCREENS AND
PROJECTORS
COLORS APPEAR DIFFERENTLY ON COMPUTER SCREENS AND
PROJECTORS
COLORS APPEAR DIFFERENTLY ON COMPUTER SCREENS AND
PROJECTORS
COLORS APPEAR DIFFERENTLY ON COMPUTER SCREENS AND
PROJECTORS