Presenting with PowerPoint Real Life Examples
1. How can we use PowerPoint to present well? Two Big Questions:
2. How can we design slides that work well? Two Big Questions:
1. Background
White backgrounds are good for… 1. Lots of text: org charts, spreadsheets, etc. 2. Slides that become handouts or go on Web sites
1. Background 2. Lettering
FAT LETTERS READ FARTHER
Good PowerPoint Typefaces Impact Tahoma Bold Arial Black Arial Narrow Bold Georgia Bold Garamond Bold
1. Background 2. Lettering 3. Pictures 4. Animation
Example of Choices
Microsoft Products Available Practical Supported Economical
Microsoft Products Are Available Practical Supported Economical
Microsoft Products Are 1. Available 2. Practical 3. Supported 4. Economical 1. Available 2. Practical 3. Supported 4. Economical
Microsoft Products Are 1. Available 2. Practical 3. Supported 4. Economical 1. Available 2. Practical 3. Supported 4. Economical
Job Performance Measure: Contamination, Validity and Deficiency 8-6 Validity Actual Job Performance Job Performance Measure Deficiency Contamination
Job Performance Measure: Contamination, Validity, Deficiency Job Performance Measure Actual Job Performance ContaminationDeficiencyValidity
FIVE DESIGN TIPS
Rule One and Always: Readability Bigger the Visual Bigger the Impact
2. BEWARE OF DISTRACTING BACKGROUNDS AND LOW CONTRAST LETTERING
2. CHOOSE HIGH CONTRAST AND LIGHT COLORS ON DARK BACKGROUNDS
No. 3. Pictures to the Top or Left Text to the Right
4. Use the Golden Section proportions: or 1/3 - 2/3
5. Leave more blank space at the bottom of pages 7 units 6 units 10 units
Presentations should end on time, so...
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