1. Not ANOTHER BORING PowerPoint!
Bonnie Addison
Fall 2012
Not ANOTHER BORING PowerPoint!

2. How Many PPTs Have You Seen?
We’ve all been there.
,317,256,915,678,333 ?

4. Make your
audience
say,
“WOW!”

5. 5 TIPS to a Great Presentation!

6. 5 Tips
1. Images/Sound 2. Fonts 3. Size 4. Bullets 5. Colors

7. 1. Images (vs. Text)
Too often PowerPoint presentations are written for the Presenter and not for the Audience. This is called Death by PowerPoint. “I am going to write everything I am going to say so that I don’t forget anything because if I stand up in front of the class and I forget what I am going to say then I am going to feel stupid and I don’t want to make a fool of myself by not remembering anything so I have to read it even though my audience can read it for themselves faster than I can talk.”

8. Pictures Say More than Words
Poverty
Pictures Say More than Words

9. The Eye’s Natural Scanning Pattern

10. The Many Faces of Hunger
What can YOU do about it?

11. Help! Too busy! What do I look at first?

12. Not O.K.
Distracting animations & sounds
Clip art
Complicated graphics

13. O. K.
Cards or notes with what you will say (not crammed on the screen)
Short, carefully chosen video clips, song clips, & podcasts

14. Match the mood but make it readable:
2. Fonts: Use no more than 3!
Match the mood but make it readable:

15. Fonts for Distance Viewing - 32pt. min.
Use These:
(Sans serif)
Arial
Century
Gothic
Franklin
Lucida Sans
Tahoma
Trebuchet
Verdana
Not These: Algerian Bauhaus 93 Bernard MT Condensed Broadway Chiller Comic Sans MS Old English Stencil

16. Make Your Message Powerful
Bold slows the reader down
Use for headings, subheadings, & emphasis
Italics imitate spoken words
Use for emphasis, captions, & quoted words

17. AND ALL CAPS LOOKS LIKE SHOUTING!
Underline slows the reader down
Use for emphasis in the sentence or body
AND ALL CAPS LOOKS LIKE SHOUTING!

18. 3. Size – 6 x 6 Rule
Only 6 words max per line Only 6 lines max per slide/area

19. Equal Size = Static, Balanced Unequal Size = Dynamic, Lively
Depression
Depression

20. 4. Bullets Don’t Overuse Bullets Or Your Audience Will Want To Use One

21. 5. Colors: Use color as a tool.
Use light on dark
Or dark on light
Solid backgrounds work best.

22. Warm Colors Grab Attention Cool Colors Calm

23. BUT… Avoid Ugly Color Combos

24. Remember the 5 Tips!
1. Images/Sound 2. Fonts 3. Size 4. Bullets 5. Colors

25. While you’re at it, try … Alternatives to PowerPoint:
VoiceThread
Prezi
Animoto
Xtranormal
GoAnimate
Eduglogster
MuseumBox
Mixbook
Wikispaces
LiveBinder
Weebly
Smore
Other ???

26. DOs & DON’Ts During Your Presentation:
DON’T read the text
DON’T assume your audience knows anything
DON’T spend more than 8 seconds per slide
DON’T look back at your screen

27. DO offer learning support (the board or a handout)!
DO let your personality shine through (you won’t be as nervous)!
DO remember that less is more!

28. And Practice Will Make It Perfect