Empowering PowerPoint - Creating Effective Presentations
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Empowering PowerPoint Creating Effective Presentations
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When used correctly, PowerPoint can be an effective tool in creating great presentations. Too often, however, it is used very poorly. While this leads many to disdain 'death by PowerPoint', following a few simple guidelines can ensure that your slides help rather than hinder your presentations
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EmpoweringPowerPointCreating Effective Presentations
Most presentations
STINK
PowerPoint is NOT the problem
But….
NOT the paint’s fault
NOT the car’s fault
NOT PowerPoint’s fault
DesignGuidelines
PowerPoint should serve to illustrate yourverbal presentation
(Not replace or overwhelm it)
in short, use
BIG imagesand few words
Civil War (1861- 1865)
United States of Americavs.
Confederate States of America
In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln, 11 southern
slave states declared their secession from the United
States and formed the Confederate States of America; the other 25 states supported
the federal government.
Large, high quality imagesare dynamic
Pixelated, low quality imagesare not.
Never stretch or distort an image
So, where can you get High Quality images?
An image that is 1024 x 768 (or larger) will fill the entire slide.
Minimizing it to fill a portion of theslide should not affect the quality
(adorable)
www.Flickr.com allows you to search for images with no copyright restrictions
www.MorgueFile.com
Contains free high resolution digital stock photography for either corporate or public use
Keep your slides simple & clean
Don’t Use complicated
charts and graphs
(and PowerPoint’s built-in charts are actually pretty nice)
StuffThings
JunkWidgets
00.5
11.5
22.5
33.5
44.5
Percentage
Percentage
20 Point Font
30 Point Font, Minimum
40 Point Font50 Point Font
Don’t use Illegible Fonts!
Don’t use Illegible Fonts!
Don’t use Illegible Fonts!
Word “Art” is unacceptable.(and the same goes for animations)
…and whatever this is
Don’t use complex backgrounds.
Remember, less is MORE
Pick a
color scheme & stick with it
PresentationGuidelines
Know your audience
Are they going to need to read your presentation later (like this one)?
Just speaking live? Use minimal writing
Know your medium
Thought
per slide1
Your slides are not your
presentation You are!
Stand up Straight
SMILESpeak louder than normal
Scan the room with your eyes
Skip the joke
don’t rely on
notes
Don’t read your
slides
If you do, either you or your slides are unnecessary
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Don’t go long
But don’t be checking your watch
PRACTICEPRACTICEPRACTICEPRACTICEPRACTICEPRACTICEPRACTICEPRACTICE
Handling Questions• Smile while they are talking; be attentive• Complement them and their question• If you don’t have the answer, admit it• It’s okay to refer back to your slides• Consider having back up Q and A slides
Back up your presentation
Twice.
