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Short presentation for a Workshop for students on the Social Science Research Methods MSc at Cardiff.
Transcript of Powerpoint and Graphics Workshop
A guide to presenting your research
Joanne PaytonIKWRO, HBVAnet & Cardiff University
joannepayton.me.uk
SIT702: POWERPOINT AND GRAPHICS WORKSHOP
Open Powerpoint
Click New
Go to Office.com
Choose Schedules
Choose Project
Timelines
Download
TASK: Research timelineUsing a template can save time and effort
POWERPOINT FOR BEGINNERS
Getting started
Presentation templates• Download Cardiff University’s
Powerpoint template at http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/identity/electronic-resources.html
• Or, choose an in-built template in the Design tab
• You can change the colour scheme
• Built-in templates on Macs are more stylish – and can be edited on a PC, so if you have a Mac-user friend, ask to borrow it for an hour, get started and then work on it on your own computer
• Most free templates aren’t very good and you can waste a lot of time looking through them
• Pre-set layouts save a lot of time
Make it visualToo much text is distracting and puts a heavy cognitive load on the audience
Keep it simple
A striking but simple image is more impactful and less likely to distract from your content – and yourself!
DESIGN FOR NON-DESIGNERS
Increase the impact of your work
Aim for CRAP design
Contrast
Repetition
Alignment
Proximity
Robin Williams (1994) – The Non-Designers Design Book, Peachpit Press, Berkeley
ProximityUse proximity to group items which go together
AlignmentCreate strong lines of alignment to organise text and graphics
RepetitionCreate repeating elements to unify the design
ContrastBuild contrasts for dynamic design
Before and after
Useful links• cfoworld.co.uk/slideshow/people-management/3243187/the-worlds-
worst-powerpoint-presentations– What not to do!
• slideshare.net– Check out other people’s Powerpoints. You can upload your own,
then embed it on your blog or in emails and even add an audio track.
• search.creativecommons.org, istockphoto.com & sxc.hu– Find free & cheap images to illustrate your presentations
• informationisbeautiful.net & flickr.com/groups/great_diagrams_in_anthropological_theory– Inspiration for diagrams
• audacity.sourceforge.net– Free and simple audio-recording software (good for presentation
practise and for creating slideshares)
Joanne [email protected]
