Rhetoric Of PowerPoint Kevin Eric De Pew June 15, 2001 English 102i

Presentation Overview Physical Presentation PowerPoint Content PowerPoint Visuals

Physical Presentation Pay attention to your location relative to the screen Do not talk to the screen; you can point to things though Do not just read slides; use them to organize your talk

Physical Presentation When presenting in groups... work collaboratively; have one person work the technology while the other speaks do not distract audience from the speaker

PowerPoint Content: Introduction Forecast Discuss the purpose / goal of talk Provide an overview slide with main points of presentation (use these points as headings)

PowerPoint Content: Main Points Include research background and your research questions Explain how you conducted your research Summary of your data Conclusions drawn from data

PowerPoint Content: Wrap Up Summarize all main points Reminder about talk’s purpose Indicate what action you want the audience to take (if any) Ask for questions

PowerPoint Visuals: Fonts Make slide titles stand with a larger font or different color Use large font size for text; it should be large enough to fit six to seven words across Use sans serif font (Arial); if text heavy, use serif (Times)

PowerPoint Visuals: Color Make a strong contrast between background and text Use a dark text with a light background and a light text with a dark background

PowerPoint Visuals: Special Effects Power Point allows you to include special effects Use Appropriately Do not use special effects for your overview

PowerPoint Visuals: Images Use images to help make your point You can import images from other sources Adjust the size and placement of image box and text box

PowerPoint Visual: Repetition or Visual Sets Repeat slide layout throughout the entire presentation –Such as text placement, font (size and color), background, and special effects This will orient your listener

PowerPoint Visuals: Appropriateness Use appropriate backgrounds, images, and special effects for your presentation Make only one point per slide Use as little text as possible

Rhetoric of PowerPoint Physical Presentation PowerPoint Content PowerPoint Visuals