Hey Teach', Where's my A+?

where’s my A+?

HEY TEACH’

I’M AN NYU STUDENT

TO START:

SO I’VE SAT THROUGH MANY STUDENT PRESENTATIONS

SO I’VE SAT THROUGH MANY STUDENT PRESENTATIONS

ALOT OF THEM WEREN’T THAT GOOD

why’s that?

THINK ABOUT IT:

THINK ABOUT IT:YOU START YOUR PROJECT

THE NIGHT BEFORE

THINK ABOUT IT:YOU START YOUR PROJECT

THE NIGHT BEFORE

YOU ONLY NEED A VISUAL FOR YOUR PRESENTATION

FOR “BONUS MARKS”

THINK ABOUT IT:YOU START YOUR PROJECT

THE NIGHT BEFORE

YOU OPEN POWERPOINT AND FIND A TEMPLATE

YOU ONLY NEED A VISUAL FOR YOUR PRESENTATION

FOR “BONUS MARKS”

THINK ABOUT IT:YOU START YOUR PROJECT

THE NIGHT BEFORE

YOU ONLY NEED A VISUAL FOR YOUR PRESENTATION

FOR “BONUS MARKS”

YOU OPEN POWERPOINT AND FIND A TEMPLATE

YOU INSERT PICS AND SNIPPETS OF YOUR ESSAY

THINK ABOUT IT:YOU START YOUR PROJECT

THE NIGHT BEFORE

YOU ONLY NEED A VISUAL FOR YOUR PRESENTATION

FOR “BONUS MARKS”

YOU OPEN POWERPOINT AND FIND A TEMPLATE

YOU INSERT PICS AND SNIPPETS OF YOUR ESSAY

AND BAM! YOU’RE DONE!

but that just doesn’t cut it

VISUAL IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS VERBAL

VISUAL IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS VERBAL

ON A SUBCONSCIOUS LEVEL AT THE LEAST

WHAT CAN A GOOD POWERPOINT DO?

WHAT CAN A GOOD POWERPOINT DO?MAKE YOU LOOK MORE PREPARED

WHAT CAN A GOOD POWERPOINT DO?MAKE YOU LOOK MORE PREPARED

KEEP YOUR AUDIENCE AWAKE

WHAT CAN A GOOD POWERPOINT DO?MAKE YOU LOOK MORE PREPARED

KEEP YOUR AUDIENCE AWAKE

BETTER REINFORCE YOUR IDEAS

WHAT CAN A GOOD POWERPOINT DO?MAKE YOU LOOK MORE PREPARED

KEEP YOUR AUDIENCE AWAKE

BETTER REINFORCE YOUR IDEAS

SHOW THAT YOU REALLY WENT THE EXTRA MILE

WHAT CAN A GOOD POWERPOINT DO?MAKE YOU LOOK MORE PREPARED

KEEP YOUR AUDIENCE AWAKE

BETTER REINFORCE YOUR IDEAS

SHOW THAT YOU REALLY WENT THE EXTRA MILE

CONVINCE THE PROF THAT YOU DESERVE AN A+

so how do you make a good powerpoint?

SYNTHESIZEstep o

ne:

THIS IS A DICTIONARY

THIS IS A DICTIONARY

IT’S MEANT TO HAVE A LOT OF WORDS WRITTEN IN IT

THIS IS A DICTIONARY

IT’S MEANT TO HAVE A LOT OF WORDS WRITTEN IN IT

YOUR PRESENTATION ISN’T

THIS IS A DICTIONARY

IT’S MEANT TO HAVE A LOT OF WORDS WRITTEN IN IT

WORDS ON A SLIDE ARE ONLY TO AID YOUR PRESENTATION

YOUR PRESENTATION ISN’T

THIS IS A DICTIONARY

IT’S MEANT TO HAVE A LOT OF WORDS WRITTEN IN IT

WORDS ON A SLIDE ARE ONLY TO AID YOUR PRESENTATION

SO, BE CONCISE

YOUR PRESENTATION ISN’T

THIS IS A DICTIONARY

IT’S MEANT TO HAVE A LOT OF WORDS WRITTEN IN IT

WORDS ON A SLIDE ARE ONLY TO AID YOUR PRESENTATION

SO, BE CONCISE

AND JUST INCLUDE KEY WORDS OR SHORT PHRASES

YOUR PRESENTATION ISN’T

BE ORIGINALstep tw

o:

IF ONLY THERE WERE AS MANY TEMPLATES AVAILABLE AS THERE

ARE HORRIBLE FILMS

IF ONLY THERE WERE AS MANY TEMPLATES AVAILABLE AS THERE

ARE HORRIBLE FILMS

THEN YOU WOULDN’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A PEER’S PRESENTATION LOOKING LIKE YOURS

IF ONLY THERE WERE AS MANY TEMPLATES AVAILABLE AS THERE

ARE HORRIBLE FILMS

THEN YOU WOULDN’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A PEER’S PRESENTATION LOOKING LIKE YOURS

BUT IT’S PRETTY EASY TO AVOID

IF ONLY THERE WERE AS MANY TEMPLATES AVAILABLE AS THERE

ARE HORRIBLE FILMS

THEN YOU WOULDN’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A PEER’S PRESENTATION LOOKING LIKE YOURS

MAKE YOUR OWN PRESENTATION WITHOUT POWERPOINT OR KEYNOTE TEMPLATES

BUT IT’S PRETTY EASY TO AVOID

IF ONLY THERE WERE AS MANY TEMPLATES AVAILABLE AS THERE

ARE HORRIBLE FILMS

THEN YOU WOULDN’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A PEER’S PRESENTATION LOOKING LIKE YOURS

MAKE YOUR OWN PRESENTATION WITHOUT POWERPOINT OR KEYNOTE TEMPLATES

BUT IT’S PRETTY EASY TO AVOID

IT’S PRETTY EASY - I’LL SHOW YOU

start with a blank slide in powerpoint or keynote

CHOOSE HOW YOU WANT YOUR BACKGROUND

NOW ADD YOUR TEXT

NOW ADD YOUR TEXT

THIS IS KIND OF EASY, ISN’T IT?

NOW ADD YOUR TEXT

THIS IS KIND OF EASY, ISN’T IT?

FIND YOUR STYLE AND BE CONSISTENT

NOW ADD YOUR TEXT

THIS IS KIND OF EASY, ISN’T IT?

FIND YOUR STYLE AND BE CONSISTENT

AND YOU’LL BE IMPRESSING PEOPLE WITH YOUR SLIDES

CHOOSE WISELYstep th

ree:

USE CLEAR IMAGES

PIXELATED IMAGES ARE A RESULT OF USING ONES THAT ARE TOO SMALL

USE CLEAR IMAGES

PIXELATED IMAGES ARE A RESULT OF USING ONES THAT ARE TOO SMALL

KIND OF LIKE THIS WHOLE BACKGROUND IMAGE

USE CLEAR IMAGES

SO MAKE SURE YOUR IMAGES ARE LARGE

ENOUGH SO THAT IT’S CLEAR(MIN. 800 PX FOR BACKGROUNDS)

PIXELATED IMAGES ARE A RESULT OF USING ONES THAT ARE TOO SMALL

KIND OF LIKE THIS WHOLE BACKGROUND IMAGE

ISN’T THIS A LOT BETTER?

EMBED YOUR VIDEOS

EMBED YOUR VIDEOSVIDEOS CAN DEFINITELY ENHANCE

YOUR PRESENTATION

EMBED YOUR VIDEOS

BUT DON’T MAKE A SLIDE WITH JUS T A LINK TO THE VIDEO ONLINE

VIDEOS CAN DEFINITELY ENHANCE YOUR PRESENTATION

EMBED YOUR VIDEOS

BUT DON’T MAKE A SLIDE WITH JUS T A LINK TO THE VIDEO ONLINE

VIDEOS CAN DEFINITELY ENHANCE YOUR PRESENTATION

IF INTERNET ISN’T WORKING, YOU’RE OUT OF LUCK

EMBED YOUR VIDEOS

BUT DON’T MAKE A SLIDE WITH JUS T A LINK TO THE VIDEO ONLINE

VIDEOS CAN DEFINITELY ENHANCE YOUR PRESENTATION

IF INTERNET ISN’T WORKING, YOU’RE OUT OF LUCK

AND IT’S DISTRACTING - IT DRIVES FOCUS AWAY FROM THE POWERPOINT

EMBED YOUR VIDEOS

BUT DON’T MAKE A SLIDE WITH JUS T A LINK TO THE VIDEO ONLINE

VIDEOS CAN DEFINITELY ENHANCE YOUR PRESENTATION

IF INTERNET ISN’T WORKING, YOU’RE OUT OF LUCK

AND IT’S DISTRACTING - IT DRIVES FOCUS AWAY FROM THE POWERPOINT

SO JUST EMBED YOUR VIDEO INTO YOUR POWERPOINT SLIDES

TAKE YOUR TIME

step four:

PRESENTATIONS AREN’T JUST SUMMARIZED REGURGITATIONS

PRESENTATIONS AREN’T JUST SUMMARIZED REGURGITATIONS

THEY REQUIRE SOME REAL TIME AND THOUGHT

THINK ABOUT IT THIS WAY:

THINK ABOUT IT THIS WAY:

YOU MAY BE COMMUNICATING SIMILAR IDEAS TO YOUR ESSAY

THINK ABOUT IT THIS WAY:

YOU MAY BE COMMUNICATING SIMILAR IDEAS TO YOUR ESSAY

BUT THE MODE OF COMMUNICATION IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT

THINK ABOUT IT THIS WAY:

YOU MAY BE COMMUNICATING SIMILAR IDEAS TO YOUR ESSAY

BUT THE MODE OF COMMUNICATION IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT

YOU’RE GOING FROM WRITTEN TO VERBAL AND VISUAL

CHECK IT OVERstep five:

with all that said

always review your work for mistakes

after all, you quite some time on it

after all, you quite some time on itspent

1. SYNTHESIZE

2. BE ORIGINAL

3. CHOOSE WISELY

4. TAKE YOUR TIME

5. CHECK IT OVER

so, for an A+

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THANKS!

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