2. Microsoft PowerPoint This “Good Guide” was created by Ajmal Sultany and Linda Murray for Learnhigher. Its use of animation means that much is lost in its printing as a tutor resource. It is available in digital form on the Learnhigher website.

3. Microsoft PowerPoint

4. Outline Introduction The Good Guide – Microsoft PowerPoint Activities Question & Answer

5. Focus on Your Story Beginning Middle End “At the end of my presentation – I want the audience to have learnt....”

6. Presentation Aid You Are the Presentation You Are the Presenter

7. Too Much Text = Overload You Are Responsible for the sleeping of the Audience

8. Student survey SOURCE: Jo Mackiewics (2008) Students recognized that slides filled with text are problematic. In aswering the question: What if anything do you dislike about the way other people design PowerPoint presentations? 27.3 % (44 in the sample) specifically mentioned the use of “too much text”, “too many lines” and “too many words”. Students also noted that text filled slides lead presenters to read the slides rather than to speak conventionally. For example, one student wrote, “I think the biggest mistake is relying on the ppt slides too much. You should know the info (presentation) and just use the slides to help the audience” Too much text Example

9. 27% of students disliked the use of : “too much text” “too many lines” “too many words” SOURCE: Jo Mackiewics (2008) 44 student sample

10. The Visual Revolution. Visuals.. Graphs.. Just wild colours. Use Images to Complement the Spoken Language

11. Fonts 1. Create sufficient contrast between the font and background colour 2. Use readable fonts 3. Use large font size 4. Make use of two different font types 5. Avoid the use of ALL Capitals Correct use of fonts means clarity

12. "Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today." MALCOM X Crazy Font Usage Example

13. "Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today" Large fonts Readable Sufficient contrast Avoided All Capitals MALCOM X

14. Bullet points Purpose of Use sparingly Reveal all points at once Use fading technique

15. You the presenter How confident are you in Using your voice (clarity and volume)? Using body language (gestures, facial expression)? Timing (speed, detail, length)? Responding to audience (eye contact, changing pace given cues)? Dealing with nerves? This is a real life example And there are 15 other slides that look exactly the same Bullet Point Madness Example

16. How confident are you in: Using your voice Clarity & Volume Using body language Gestures & facial expression Building rapport Eye contact & changing to cues Dealing with nerves Before & during

17. Over the top Animation Visual or Sound effects applied to individual items on a slide e.g. Fading of words or pictures

18. Over the top Animation No problem in using animation but  Avoid excessive use!  Avoid unnecessary use  Avoid use of Microsoft Clipart images This is Animation

19. Over the top Animation No problem in using animation...and this is NOT correct animation

20. Slide Transition Visual movements as one slide changes to another

21. Slide Transition WARNING: Just because Microsoft has created it – it does not mean that you should use it. E.G., “The Swivel”

22. Create Intelligent Presentations  Move anywhere within the current presentation  Open another PowerPoint presentation  Open another program (e.g. Excel)  Link to a webpage Hyperlink is a reference or navigation element in PowerPoint These are the action buttons hyper-linking to the appropriate place

23. Be Unique Create your own theme by utilizing the Master View and try to either: edit an already made template (add logo, name, slide number etc.,) design own template from scratch

24. Be Unique