HOW TO CREATE A PPT PRESENTATION

Main Title Slides Each group should have a main Title

Slide Main Topic Slide should include:

Title of presentation or Group Topic Names of group members

Each individual should have a Sub-Topic Title Slide Include Name of Sub-Topic Name of presenter

SHAKESPEARE’S LIFE AND INFLUENCES (EXAMPLE SLIDE)Presented by: Mishka Douglas, John Smith and Mary Sue

By: Mishka Douglas

Shakespeare’s Personal Life (Example Slide)

Titles for Individual Slides Title each slide a different name Tie in title slide with slide information Organize title slides in logical order

PPT Presentation Rules 7x7 Rule:

No more than 7 words per bullet No more than 7 bullets per slide

Capitalize titles and 1st words only No periods at end of bullets No complete sentences or paragraphs

Organizing Slides Slides should flow in logical order

Ex: Shakespeare’s Childhood then Career, then Influences

Avoid repetition by group members Do not overload slides

Pick most important info to place on slide Most of your presentation is spoken

Prepare presentation around speech Speech and ppt should match up

Background and Font Design Choose simple, clean background

designs and fonts Nothing busy or distracting Do not use red fonts or backgrounds Do not use exclamation marks

unnecessarily Group presentation should be uniform

Same background design and font

Pictures in Slides 1-2 pictures per slide is required No more than 3 pictures on a slide Do not overload slide! Cite picture sources at end of individual

presentations using MLA Formatting rules

The Role of the Monarchy (Example Slide)

Entertainment Model for society Leaders in fashion Moral examples

Entertainment in Elizabethan England (Example slide)

Dancing Theatre

Taken from the title page of the First Folio, 1623

Picture of William Shakespeare (Example)

Queen Elizabeth (Example)

Queen Elizabeth I, The Armada Portrait, George Gower (1540-1596)

Picture Citations (Example) Gower, George. Queen Elizabeth I, The

Armada Portrait. 1540-1596. National Portrait Gallery. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AQueen_Elizabeth_I_by_George_Gower.jpg

Animation Use simple animations or transitions for

each slide Animations/ transitions should not be

distracting