Post on 21-Feb-2017
CREATING EFFECTIVE
PRESENTATIONSDEBORAH MATEIK
BEFORE YOU START
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EQUIPMENT
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ENVIRONMENT
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Size
Light ing
COLOR CHOICES• EFFECTED BY:
• ROOM LIGHTING• VISUAL TOOLS
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Light Room• Light
background• Dark letters
Dark Room• Dark
background• Light letters
THINK ABOUT IT
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What environmental concerns do you notice about the teaching space above? What presentation tools and color choices would you consider using?
What is your initial reaction to the slide below? Can you name that presenter?
EFFECTIVE IMAGES
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A WORD ABOUT TYPESIZECOMPUTER DELIVERY OR PRINTED28 POINT OR LARGER
FOR HEADINGS21 POINTS OR LARGER FOR
TEXT12 POINTS OR SMALLER FOR “FOOTER” TEXT
SCREEN PROJECTION
32 POINTS OR LARGER FOR HEADINGS
24 POINTS OR LARGER FOR TEXT
14 POINTS OR SMALLER FOR “FOOTER” TEXT
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When in doubt, go bigger!
Test small fonts from the back of the room
OTHER TEXT TIPS
• USE CONSISTENT CAPITALIZATION• USE SAME COLOR SCHEME, BULLET SCHEME, AND STYLE
FOR EACH SLIDE• USE MIXED CASE IN TITLES• BEWARE OF ITALICS… IN SMALL
FONT SIZES
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TEXT ORGANIZATION RULES OF THUMB
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Use short phrases (10% theory)Without modes of presentation that facilitate note taking and retention, tomorrow only 10% of today’s lecture will be remembered; with aids, retention escalates to 50%+
Use maximum of 8 lines or 5 bullets or objects per slide (custom animation) Use 1 slide for each
3-5 minutes of presentation
WHY USE POWERPOINT FOR PRESENTING?
• FOCUS ATTENTION• PRESENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES• STIMULATE RETENTION AND RECALL• PROVIDE FEEDBACK• PROMPT AND/OR ASSESS PERFORMANCE• PROMOTE AND ENHANCE TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE
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Can you think of any pet peeves you have when viewing an ineffective PowerPoint?
And, how not to do it….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpvgfmEU2Ck