10 tips for better classroom presentations

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9 Tips forBetter Classroom Presentations 20 Minute WorkshopAnimo Inglewood Charter High School

Narciso C. Aguda, Jr. M.EdInstructional Technology Coordinator

Instructional Technology Coordinator

teachers.mraguda.com

@mraguda

naguda@greendot.org(818) 350-2449

There are 300 million PowerPoint users in the world*

They do 30 million PowerPoints

each day*

About a million presentations are going on right now*

About 50% are unbearable*

It’s killing our students….

USE _________ note-taking strategies.

1

_________ out your lecture as ____________ or slides.

Have students ____ - ____ the missing words or phrases as you speak.

active

Printhandout

sFill out

DITCH most ___________ and _____________.

2

Fortunately and unfortunately, PowerPoint has become a presentation __________.

Most of your __________ have seen the gamut of the ____________ graphics and templates.

It’s time to get ____________!

Clipart

students

embedded

templates

staple

creative

Some great free clipart sites.

2

1. _____________________2. _____________________3. _____________________4. _____________________

http://sxc.huhttp://www.iconarchive.com/

http://images.google.comhttp://www.bing.com/

VARY your ______-______, not your ______-____

3

Too many font-faces make reading your slide very _____________.

font sizefont face

difficultTry varying your Font-Size to

highlight important points. It’s easier for

the eye and brain to evaluate one or two fonts-faces at different sizes. Of course, keep your

font size large enough so that your class can read the text.

________ _____ are a MUST!

3a Large fonts

Try varying your Font-Size to highlight important points. It’s

easier for the eye and brain to evaluate one or two fonts-faces at different sizes. Of course, keep your font size large enough so that your class can read the text.

Try varying your Font-Size to highlight important points. It’s easier for the eye and brain to

evaluate one or two fonts-faces at different sizes. Of course, keep

your font size large enough so that your class can read the text.

Don’t _______ a slide with all your information.

4 pack

People tend to put every word they are going to say on their PowerPoint slides. Although this eliminates the need to memorize your lecture, ultimately this makes your slides crowded, wordy, and boring. You will lose your audience’s attention before you even reach the bottom of your…

Don’t _______ a slide with all your information.

4 pack

(continued)…first slide.

Don’t’ be afraid to give _____________ points their own slide.

5important

And make slides visual by incorporating large pictures as backgrounds. Use semi-transparent placeholders to keep the integrity of your visual.

Don’t reveal until you are ________________________

5ready to talk about

itshapesUse ____________ and/or _________________ to hide and uncover points that you will be presenting later.

animations

What nucleotide is found

in RNA and NOT DNA?

(U)racil

DITCH the _________ ________

6 bulletpoints• Avoid• Excessive• Bullet• Pointing• Only• Bullet• Key• Points.• Too• Many

• Bullet-Points• And• Your• Key• Messages• Will• NOT• Stand• Out.• In Fact,

• The• Term• “Bullet-

Point”• Comes• From • People• Firing• Guns At• Annoying• Presenters

Use _________________ to bullet instead.

6 Pictures/icons

Bullet point #1Bullet point #2Bullet’s don’t kill people.Overuse does.

_______-____ your slides as you present them.

7 Mark up

Take animations _______ of the box.

8 out

DNAThe Molecule of Life

The sugar and

phosphate make up

the _________

Nucleotides

Sugar

P

Sugar

P

Sugar

P

backbone

Transcription: making a copyStep 2:

RNA Polymerase ______nucleotides to mRNA in the 5’3’ direction

adds

T A T A

TA TA

A G

C

TC G A A C G G

A

TC

CGTTCGAG

CT

3’ 5’

5’ 3’

UCCGUUCGAGCRNA polymerase

mRNA

Exception to base-pair rule: ___ instead of ___

U T

Get out of ____________.

9 powerpoint

____________.10 Rehearse,

rehearse, rehearse!

9 Tips forBetter Classroom Presentations 20 Minute WorkshopAnimo Inglewood Charter High School

Narciso C. Aguda, Jr. M.EdInstructional Technology Coordinator