1. Presentation Tips • The Alliance 2011 Program Board has compiled some very useful PowerPoint and Presentation tips and techniques for speakers. You can download a copy from the HEUG website. Click on the PowerPointTips link in the PRESENTERS NOTES, HELP & DOWNLOADS section of the following web page. Alliance Speaker Information • Other useful PowerPoint & presentation resources:5 Rules for Better PresentationsDeath by PowerPointPresentation TipsSmart Presentation Meet Monkey

2. Title of Your Presentation Goes Here Alliance Down Under Session #30XXX November xx, 2010

3. Your Presenters • Jane Smith • Brief PERTINENT bio goes here… • xxx • xxx • xxx • xxx

4. Overview • Provide a brief summary or bullet points of your objectives or key topics to give your audience some reference points to begin with…

5. Agenda/Contents • If needed, a bulleted agenda of your presentation (key sections) • xxx • xxx • xxx • xxx

6. Your Organization • If it is relevant, include a brief summary of your organization, its size, sector, etc., to help your audience relate to the presentation and your organization.

7. Your Organization and Oracle • If relevant, many organizations state their recent and current version and status with Oracle/PeopleSoft modules here

8. Header Divider This can help to divide up sections of a longer or more complex presentation

9. Topic Slides • Point 1 • subpoint 1 • subpoint 2 • subpoint 3 • Point 2 • subpoint 1 • subpoint 2 • subpoint 3

10. Screenshots

11. Use Emphasis on Graphics

12. Save Graphics as GIF, not BMP • GIFs are much smaller, and display just as nicely, as the BMP files – but are often MUCH smaller and compact (for example, the BMP of this screen shot was about 2.8 MB ( =2,800 KB) versus 35 KB for the GIF

13. Save Graphics as GIF, not BMP • Other than some color variations, the files are equally legible on screen. BMP 2,800 KB GIF 35 KB

14. ImportingTables, etc. • Sometimesit may be better to reformat or recreate a true table directly in PowerPoint for readability

15. Questions?

16. Contacts • Jane Smith • Manager, Student Systems Group • University Information Services • Your University • E-mail: smithj@youruniv.edu • John Jones • Manager, Oracle Operations • University Information Service • Your University • E-mail: jonesj@youruniv.edu

17. This presentation and all Alliance Down Under 2010 presentations are available for download from the Conference Site Presentations from previous meetings are also available from the HEUG web site (Files > All Files)