1. Creating Good Presentations

2. Planning a Presentation (Remember all the things you learned in speech class) PowerPoint as a Visual Aid (Remember all the things you learned in art class)

3. Planning a Presentation 1. Design starts before you turn on your computer What type of presentation is it? (informational, persuasive, etc.) Who is your audience? What is the content? What do you want the audience to walk away with from your presentation?

4. Planning a Presentation 2. Research, research, research Gather the accurate and appropriate information Explore many sources

5. Planning a Presentation 3. Start with an outline Brainstorm your content 4. Organize your ideas Give a beginning, middle, and end Logical flow 5. Open effectively 6. Incorporate clear signals Use repetition

6. Planning a Presentation 7. Summarize 8. End memorably

7. PowerPoint Visual Aid Be consistent: consistent background, consistent font, etc. Use text effectively Generally, follow a 6x6 rule: not more than six words across or six bullets down Text should be concise thoughts not paragraphs

8. PowerPoint Visual Aid Use text effectively (continued Serif fonts (fonts with “tails” like Times New Roman are easier to read versus fonts without serifs such as Arial) Limit using ALL CAPITAL letters Choose a simple font that is easy to read unless the style of font adds meaning to the text Proofread

9. PowerPoint Visual Aid Use text effectively (continued) Titles and headlines should fit on one line Font color needs to be a strong contrast to background color

10. PowerPoint Visual Aid Mathematical center versus visual center Mathematical Center Visual Center

11. PowerPoint Visual Aid Rule of Thirds These four intersections are are good focus points All nine squares should have something in them (none should be solid color) Something should touch every edge

13. White Space White space is needed to provide contrast to catch the reader’s eye Don’t clutter your page with too much text

14. Transitions Transitions should flow Use appropriate transitions Transitions can add meaning to a presentation

15. Visuals Humans process visuals 66,000 times faster than text

16. Graphics Real photographs add more meaning than clip art Graphics should be relevant to written content and add to the presentation Charts are easier to read than a table of numbers Utilize quality graphics Images can contain emotion and bring meaning to words

17. Cropping Photos What is cropping? Selecting the part of the image you want while removing the rest. Why crop pictures? Cropping can bring the viewers focus to the subject and make unexciting photos appear more dynamic.

18. Cropping Tips Good cropping uses sufficient space at the top, bottom and sides of photo. Consider where you are going to use the image. Does it need to fit into a vertical, horizontal or square space? When cropping people it is best to crop at a person’s knee, waist, elbows or shoulders, depending on how much of the person you want to show.

19. Cropping Example Before After

20. Sound & Video Sound should enhance presentation (think about commercial jingles) Appropriate to written content

21. About Colors Color should draw the viewer’s attention to the desired information Learn & teach color theory

22. RepetitionRepetition Balance RepetitionRepetition CURVE One a M nip r P tne i H rtt e A ayi t S s t y I t i S o n

23. Remember Opposites Something bigSomething small Something shortSomething tall Something darkSomething light Helps to make your picture all right

24. Projecting a Presentation Stand 10 feet away from your computer monitor. Can you read it? If not, increase your font size 1/3, 2/3: Keep the front 1/3 of the room dark and the back 2/3 lighted Generally you need 2 inches of screen size for each person in the audience

25. Works Cited Bermark, Dr. Lynell, “Strategies for Sucessful Presentations,” Thornburg Center for Professional Development, Jukes, Ian, “Creating Knock-Your-Socks-Off Presentations: How to Deliver your Message with Power and Pizzazz,” The InfoSavvy Group