Creating a Great Presentation Jody Student February 1, 2006

Overview Choosing a Slide Design Choosing a Slide Design Selecting the Slide Layout Selecting the Slide Layout Using Bullets and Text Using Bullets and Text Viewing a Presentation Viewing a Presentation Summary Summary Q & A Q & A

Choosing a Slide Design Design is Design is Appropriate for audience Appropriate for audience Text provides color contrast for easy reading Text provides color contrast for easy reading Consistent throughout the presentation Consistent throughout the presentation

Selecting Slide Layout Select layouts appropriate for slide information Select layouts appropriate for slide information Title slide Title slide Text slides Text slides Blank slides Blank slides Graphic slides Graphic slides

Selecting Slide Layout Use graphics or charts to enhance presentation Use graphics or charts to enhance presentation

Using Bullets and Text Bullets are used to outline topics Bullets are used to outline topics Do not include too much detail Do not include too much detail Detail goes in the speaker’s notes Detail goes in the speaker’s notes No more than six bullets per slide No more than six bullets per slide Be Concise Be Concise Incomplete sentences are acceptable on slides Incomplete sentences are acceptable on slides

Viewing a Presentation Various ways to view a presentation Various ways to view a presentation Normal-Shows slide, notes, and slide pane Normal-Shows slide, notes, and slide pane Slide Sorter Slide Sorter Shows thumbnails of slides Shows thumbnails of slides Add, Delete or move slides Add, Delete or move slides Notes Page- Shows slide with notes Notes Page- Shows slide with notes Slide Show- When delivering or previewing the presentation Slide Show- When delivering or previewing the presentation

Summary Choose design Choose design Choose layout Choose layout Use charts or diagrams Use charts or diagrams Use the slide master to change things on all slides Use the slide master to change things on all slides

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