1. Power Point and other Presentations English 302 2-24-14

2. Attendance Question If you could be any flavor of ice cream, which flavor would you be and why?

3. Word of the Day Usability testing- testing your document with an actual audience

4. Chosen Websites Please share with the class which website you have chosen to analyze.

5. How to Create an Effective PowerPoint Presentation Taken from How to Write Anything, by John Ruszkiewicz and Jay Dolmage, 2010 P. 510-513

6. Use slides to introduce points Do not read your slides! Instead, ◦ Main points ◦ Charts ◦ Images ◦ Introduction ◦ Conclusion

7. Simple and consistent design Select an appropriate template Colors

8. Make your slides readable Avoid fonts so fancy that they are hard to read. Avoid eccentric or cursive fonts. Don’t crowd your slide with lots and lots and lots of words. Use boldface for emphasis, but rarely!

9. Transitions Keep it simple. Don’t overuse them. They can be distracting.

10. Edit Spelling Punctuation Grammar

11. Prezi Who is familiar with Prezi? It is available online, and it is free.

12. Discussion and Comparison How do these websites reach their intended audiences? Shopping websites: Amazon.com http://gameovervideogames.com/ Mrbottles.com

13. Group Workshop Time Please get into your groups, and take some time to discuss your analysis/presentations. Please let me know if you have any questions.

14. Homework Work on group projects.