Creating Effective Presentations TANNER WARD n NOV. 9, 2017

AGENDA •  Introduction

•  Presentation Basics

•  Designs/Layouts

•  Using Multimedia

•  Transitions/Animations

TANNER WARD WORK: Senior Account Executive, Team SI

SCHOOL: Ouachita Baptist University (Business, Communications)

HOME: Saline County

Presentation Basics n CREATING EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS

Your slides are not your presentation! •  Use minimal text. •  Don’t read screen.

•  Practice your speech.

•  Don’t rely on your slides.

Designs/Layouts n CREATING EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS

TEMPLATES

•  Use widescreen format (16:9)

•  Don’t be afraid to use a template

•  Use custom color scheme, fonts

•  Simple and clean

SLIDE LAYOUT •  Use pre-defined layouts

•  Avoid edges

•  Don’t crowd elements

•  Use linear arrangements (don’t tilt, angle, etc.)

•  Left alignment

FONTS •  Consistency is key

•  Font and text size must be legible from the back row

•  Choose one header font, one text font (and no more)

•  Serif vs. Sans Serif

•  Avoid paragraphs, too many bullet points per slide

FONTS HelveticaCalibri

FuturaGill Sans

Garamond

Rockwell

Museo Sans Avenir

Century Gothic

Franklin Gothic

Never use Comic Sans!

COLORS •  Use the available color schemes

•  Light on dark, or dark on light

•  Stick with blues, greens, reds, black and white

•  Try to avoid browns, yellows, holiday pairings

Dark on Light

Light on Dark

Red on Blue

Blue on Red

Similar Colors

Holiday Colors

Using Multimedia n CREATING EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS

PHOTOS •  Avoid clipart

•  Use high-quality images

•  Make sure photos aren’t colliding with any text

•  Photos should fit overall theme (colors, style, subject, etc.)

•  No photo backgrounds

•  Crop; don’t stretch

VIDEOS •  Use high-quality video

•  Shorter clips are better

•  Take up the whole screen

•  Test audio, video beforehand

CHARTS/GRAPHS •  Avoid tables full of data

•  Be careful of small font sizes

•  Consistent coloring, style

•  Should be legible in the back row

Transitions/Animation n CREATING EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS

TRANSITIONS •  Stick with a fade

ANIMATION •  Keep them simple

•  Bullets: line-by-line

•  No sound effects

•  Timers, reordering, entrances/exits

Helpful Tips n CREATING EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS

BEFORE •  Save in multiple places

•  Have your presentation ready

•  Know your audience/room

DURING •  Don’t stand in front of the screen •  Use Presenter Mode •  Black screen – period (.) key •  Jump to a slide – type slide number, press Enter •  Draw on the screen:

•  Control + “P” – brings up pen •  “E” – erase •  Control + “H (Windows), I (Mac)” – closes pen

AFTER •  Always have a slide at the end

•  Don’t skip around to different slides

Creating Effective Presentations TANNER WARD n NOV. 9, 2017

Creating Effective Presentations TANNER WARD n NOV. 9, 2017

Creating Effective Presentations TANNER WARD n NOV. 9, 2017