Presentation ZenInpsired by Garr ReynoldsPresentation ZenInpsired by Garr Reynolds

Presented by Cynthia Chandler

cchandler@nu.edu

Presented by Cynthia Chandler

cchandler@nu.edu

Original Slides by Nick Dvoracek

The strength of presentationsThe strength of presentations

Use to focus

Use to focus

& direct attention& direct attention

The strength of presentationsThe strength of presentations

•One idea per slide

•One idea per slide

1what

1what

•Don’t dilute your message

•Don’t dilute your message

or

Put as little as you can on each slide!

Put as little as you can on each slide!

Nicholas NegroponteBeing digital

AtomsAtoms BitsBits

Costly

Costly to copy

Costly to move

Costly

Costly to copy

Costly to move

Cheap

-D or Ctrl-D

You’ve got mail!

Cheap

-D or Ctrl-D

You’ve got mail!

Slides, overheadsSlides, overheads .htm, .ppt, .jpg.htm, .ppt, .jpg

Everything has the same emphasisEverything has the same emphasis

Can’t tell what’s importantCan’t tell what’s important

Title Title

• Point

• Point

• point

• Point

• Point

• point

Show

me!Show

me!Don’t

tell me!Don’t

tell me!

Use

diagramsdiagrams

modelsmodels

mapsmaps

OshburgOshburg

AppleburgAppleburg

WinneburgWinneburg

PicturesPictures

Cool!Cool!

ChartsCharts

The BasicsThe Basics

The idea is sequencingThe idea is sequencing

Presentation problemsPresentation problems

• Reading• Making

others read• Showing off

• Reading• Making

others read• Showing off

• Pontificating • Hiding• Title, point,

point, point

• Pontificating • Hiding• Title, point,

point, point

Presentation problemsPresentation problems

• Reading• Making

others read• Showing off

• Reading• Making

others read• Showing off

• Pontificating• Hiding• Title, point,

point, point

• Pontificating• Hiding• Title, point,

point, point

Presentation problemsPresentation problems

ReadingReading

Presentation problemsPresentation problems

Making others readMaking others read

Presentation problemsPresentation problems

Showing offShowing off

The idea is sequencingThe idea is sequencing

… not animation… not animation

Don’t let your presentation compete with your message

Don’t let your presentation compete with your message

• Movement effects are attention getting• if used sparingly

• Movement effects are attention getting• if used sparingly

• The default effect is• The default effect is

Fly from leftFly from left

Motion sickness Motion sickness

• Caused by difference between• visual field • inner ear perception

• Motion soon becomes repetitive• Nobody notices anymore• Until someone throws up

• Caused by difference between• visual field • inner ear perception

• Motion soon becomes repetitive• Nobody notices anymore• Until someone throws up

• Save flashy transitions and effects for

• Save flashy transitions and effects for

• Gives pacing and dynamics to your presentations• Gives pacing and dynamics to your presentations

emphasisemphasis

• Gives pacing and dynamics to your presentations• Gives pacing and dynamics to your presentations• Gives pacing and dynamics to your presentations• Gives pacing and dynamics to your presentations

• Stay low key• Stay low key

DissolveDissolve

Smooth and subtleSmooth and subtle

WipeWipe Revealing!Revealing!

Presentations Presentations with with PowerPointPowerPoint

Backgroundissues

Background issues Contrast

Use light objects on Use light objects on a dark backgounda dark backgound

Background issues ContrastBackground issues Contrast

Or dark objects on a light backgoundOr dark objects on a light backgound

Low contrast is difficult to read

Even with strongly contrasting colors

Low contrast is difficult to read

Even with strongly contrasting colors

(Darker than background)What looks good on your monitor

(Lighter than background)May not look good projected

High contrast has more impact!

TypeissuesTypeissues

Type issues LegibilityType issues Legibility

• Bigger type is easier to read• If you need to use smaller

type, you probably have to much on the slide.

• 36 pt minimum for all text.• 24 pt. minimum for graphics

• Bigger type is easier to read• If you need to use smaller

type, you probably have to much on the slide.

• 36 pt minimum for all text.• 24 pt. minimum for graphics

Type issues LegibilityType issues Legibility

Type issues LegibilityType issues Legibility

Normal upper and lower case is easier to read than ALL CAPITALSNormal upper and lower case is easier to read than ALL CAPITALS

Type issues LegibilityType issues Legibility

Normal upper and lower case is always easier to read than ALL CAPITALS

Normal upper and lower case is always easier to read than ALL CAPITALS

Type issues LegibilityType issues Legibility

Normal upper and lower case is always easier to read than ALL CAPITALS

Use bold, italics, size, colors for emphasis

Normal upper and lower case is always easier to read than ALL CAPITALS

Use bold, italics, size, colors for emphasis

Type issues Legibility

• Upper and lower case words form unique shapes

• All upper case words are all rectangles

• Upper and lower case words form unique shapes

• All upper case words are all rectangles

Legibility

LEGIBILITY

Type issues Legibility

All upper case takes up more room

without adding legibility

All upper case takes up more room

without adding legibility

Legibility

LEGIBILITY

Type issuesMixing type styles

Combine normal, bold, italic, bold italic within a typeface freely

Use to define function

For emphasis

Never underline

Combine normal, bold, italic, bold italic within a typeface freely

Use to define function

For emphasis

Never underline

Type issues

GroupGroup AlignAlign

LayerLayer

PowerPower

The power of computer graphics is at your fingertips

The power of computer graphics is at your fingertips

Less is more

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