Powerpointless Waving Goodbye to Bad Presentations Melanie Clay, University of West Georgia Why We Love Powerpoint Appeals to visual interest Organizes thoughts So.
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Powerpointless Waving Goodbye to Bad Presentations Melanie Clay, University of West Georgia Why We Love Powerpoint Appeals to visual interest Organizes thoughts So very easy to use (and abuse) PP Complaints Survey Speaker reads slides Text too small Full sentences More Powerpoint Torture Bad color choice Moving/flying text Annoying sounds Just a delay Let’s Make it REALLY UGLY Only have to break 23 rules Be inefficient, too! Bad slides coming up next Important Characteristics of UGLINESS & POINTLESSNESS REMEMBER: These are things NOT to do! Variety Lots of pictures Visual and sound effects REMEMBER: These are things NOT to do! ANYTHING Goes with Text Make it pretty and make it colorful. THE SKY IS THE LIMIT There are so many wonderful fonts to choose from in Microsoft PowerPoint, so why not just use them all????????? REMEMBER: These are things NOT to do! SPECIAL EFFECTS Learn transitions and USE THEM! Remember variety is the spice And don’t forget the more pictures, the better, too REMEMBER: These are things NOT to do! And the coolest tool of all: YOU CAN USE THE LITTLE TYPEWRITER TRANSITION TOOL WHEN YOU WANT TO SAY EVERYTHING ON ONE SINGLE SLIDE – IT REALLY DOESN’T MATTER HOW MANY WORDS YOU USE – JUST MAKE THE FONT SMALL IF YOU NEED TO – AND THEN YOUR READERS CAN HEAR THE COOL TYPEWRITER SOUND AS THEY READ ALL THE LITTLE WORDS. FOLKS REMEMBER THIS IS A JOKE – Please don’t do this! Hot Tips for Great Text Joy of Six Six words per line Six lines per slide 24-48 points Usually no punctuation More Swell Text Tips Contrast with background Please no fancy fonts AVOID ALL CAPS Art & Graphics Balance the slide Complement, not overwhelm text No more than 2 per page White space is okay More on Art Should create feeling Avoid glib clipart Think photos or artwork Keep graphs & charts simple and readable Your Personal Style Avoid the canned look Keep it simple Keep it consistent Four Final Thoughts Avoid distractions Don’t read: connect Timing – 3 slides/min Persuasion not flash