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Gemma ScottUniversity of Maine

Faculty Development Center

Outline

● Why use slideshows

● How to build slideshows

● How to deliver slideshow

Why use a Slideshow?

●Outline a lecture

●Note-Taking Aid or Substitute

●Visual Aid

●It has spell Check

●You can REUSE IT!

So, You want to build a presentation?

 

What NOT to do:

Power Point Paralysis

(PPP)

What not to do

●Too much text on one slide

●Too many bullets on one slide

●Spelling errors

What not to do

Don’t make the design too busy or distracting

•Don’t Use Audio!

●DO NOT EMBED VIDEO!

What TO DO!

What TO DO!

● Set up a clear set of objectives for the lesson

●  Use enough, but not too much text nor images on a slide

● Slides need to reinforce the key points, (the teacher or presenter notes explain the rest.

What TO DO!

Use Design to convey your ideas visually

Use Font with Purpose

Learn basic color theory

Speak with passion

O  Always have a back-up plan

● Practice

● Practice

● Practice

Deliverables

Tips for Delivering In Person

● Be comfortable

● Be clear

● Trust your images

Tips for Delivering In Person

●Practice●Practice●Practice

●Practice in the room where you are presenting

Tips for Delivering In Person

●Don’t use a podium

●Learn to navigate

Keyboard Shortcuts

● F5 - view the complete slideshow

● Shift + F5 - View the slideshow from the current slide forward

● Esc - end the slideshow

● Spacebar moves to the next slide

● Arrows to move to the next or previous slide.

Keyboard Shortcuts

● Ctrl + End - Moves cursor to the end of the presentation

Web Services for Distribution

● Prezi

● SlideShare

● Google Presentation

Image sources and other Resources

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typography-on-the-web--webdesign-15

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Image sources and other Resources

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02174.JPEG

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from http://presentationsoft.about.com/od/powerpointinbusiness/tp/071231resolutions.htm

Image sources and other Resources

Kingdom, G. S. from C., United. (2007). Welcome to Powerpoint on PowerPoint.

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Purdue OWL: Color Theory Presentation. (n.d.). Retrieved March 25, 2014, from

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/715/1/

Purdue OWL: Using Fonts with Purpose. (n.d.). Retrieved March 25, 2014, from

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/705/04/

Purdue OWL: Visual Rhetoric. (n.d.). Retrieved March 24, 2014, from

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/691/01/

Texas Tech University - Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center.

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%20Teaching%20Resources/using_powerpoint.asp

Image sources and other Resources

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