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Effective PowerPoint

Effective PowerPoint. 10 top tips for designing and presenting great slide shows. 1. Keep the points simple.

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Effective PowerPoint

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  1. Effective PowerPoint 10 top tips for designing and presenting great slide shows

  2. 1. Keep the points simple • If it is a book or report look for the contents page. Identify any chapters that you think maybe of particular relevance and focus on them. Again start from the introduction or the conclusions. You can find your way through a chapter or section by using the subheadings. • Use the contents page • Start with introductions and conclusions • Use subheadings

  3. 2. Keep the background simple • Keeps a clear, clean design

  4. 2. Keep the background simple • Keeps a clear, clean design • Avoids distractions

  5. 2. Keep the background simple • Keeps a clear, clean design • Avoids distractions • Allows good contrast

  6. 2. Keep the backgroundsimple • Keeps a clear, clean design • Avoids distractions • Allows good contrast • Prevents confusion

  7. 2. Keep the background simple • Keeps a clear, clean design • Avoids distractions • Allows good contrast • Prevents confusion • Avoid PowerPoint’s own templates

  8. 3. Keep the text clear 18 point 20 point 24 point 28 point 36 point 40 point 44 point • 24 pt minimum • 36-44 pt for heading • Contrast colours GoodBad BadGood GoodBad BadGood BadGood GoodBad BadGood GoodBad

  9. 3. Keep the text clear • 24 point minimum • 40-44 for heading • Contrast colours • Don’t use black on white

  10. 3. Keep the text clear • 24 point minimum • 40-44 for heading • Contrast colours • Don’t use black on white

  11. 3. Keep the text clear • 24 point minimum • 40-44 for heading • Contrast colours • Don’t use black on white

  12. 3. Keep the text clear • 24 point minimum • 40-44 for heading • Contrast colours • Don’t use black on white

  13. Just SPEAK it! “My PowerPoint presentation went so well, I had it made into a tattoo!” 4. Always have a good picture • Photographs are fantastic • Cartoons are fun • Diagrams are useful • No picture? Why a slide?

  14. 5. Use a full sentence as your title • Show where you are going!

  15. 6. Animate quickly and simply • Avoid transitions

  16. 6. The next slide?

  17. Fade Appear Dissolve in 6. Animate quickly and simply • Avoid transitions • For text use: • Appear • Wipe, from left (very fast) • Fade (very fast) • For graphics use:

  18. 6. Animate quickly and simply • Nothing fancy • It will only end up • really annoying • your poor audience • Keep it quick • Or you try to read or recognise it before it has fully developed!

  19. 7. Never just read the slide This is the thing that annoys more people about PowerPoint presentations than anything else. It is boring! Keep something back!

  20. 8. Take control of the show • Use B or W keys • Change to pen (Ctrl P) – E to erase • Hide the pointer (Ctrl H) • Move to specific slides

  21. 9. Be very careful with sound • Great for learning languages… • …or adding a bit of realism! • No whooshes • No chimes • No lasers • No typewriters French Hello Goodbye Thank you Français Bonjour Au revoir Merci

  22.  10. Give out great handouts • People will listen! • Don’t use Handout option • Send to Word?

  23. Thank you for your attention

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