PowerPoint Presentations

PowerPoint PowerPoint PresentationsPresentations

Plan aheadPlan ahead

write down what exactly you are write down what exactly you are going to write on each slidegoing to write on each slide

StructureStructure

first slide:first slide:– title of your presentationtitle of your presentation– author(s)author(s)– yearyear

topic slides topic slides sources - slidesources - slide end - slideend - slide

Common mistakeCommon mistake

People tend to put every word they People tend to put every word they are going to say on their PowerPoint are going to say on their PowerPoint slides. Although this eliminates the slides. Although this eliminates the need to memorise your talk, need to memorise your talk, all in all in allall this makes your slides crowded, this makes your slides crowded, wordy, and boring. You will lose wordy, and boring. You will lose your audience's attention before your audience's attention before you even reach the bottom of youryou even reach the bottom of your slideslide..

Avoid long sentencesAvoid long sentences

6 words per line6 words per line 4-64-6 lines per slide lines per slide

Be SeenBe Seen

Make sure your text is big enoughMake sure your text is big enough– This is 28 point ArialThis is 28 point Arial– Anything below 24 points is too smallAnything below 24 points is too small (this is 18 point) (this is 18 point)

Be ClearBe Clear

Use a sans-serif font (Arial, Use a sans-serif font (Arial, Verdana)Verdana)

Serif fonts are harder to read on-screenSerif fonts are harder to read on-screen Italics are harder to read on-screenItalics are harder to read on-screen Use Use boldbold or or colocolouurr for emphasis for emphasis DO NOT WRITE EVERYTHING IN DO NOT WRITE EVERYTHING IN

CAPITAL LETTERSCAPITAL LETTERS

Check spelling!Check spelling!

Many people do not run spell Many people do not run spell chechecck before showing their k before showing their presentation - BIG MISTAK!!! presentation - BIG MISTAK!!!

ImagesImages

Use images to communicate… Use images to communicate…

……not to decorate!not to decorate!

Read more:Read more:

http://sites.google.com/site/mallehttp://sites.google.com/site/mallearo2/esitlusekoostamine-powerpoiaro2/esitlusekoostamine-powerpointnt

http://www.vkg.werro.ee/krista/9/http://www.vkg.werro.ee/krista/9/konspektid/esitlus_9.pdfkonspektid/esitlus_9.pdf

http://www.htg.tartu.ee/if/ppt/http://www.htg.tartu.ee/if/ppt/ http://lepo.it.da.ut.ee/~piretl/http://lepo.it.da.ut.ee/~piretl/

Intel/materjal.htmlIntel/materjal.html

Sources:Sources:

http://www.slideshare.net/paulwillhttp://www.slideshare.net/paulwill/powerpoint-for-teachers/powerpoint-for-teachers

http://www.slideshare.net/http://www.slideshare.net/rushaw/effective-power-pointrushaw/effective-power-point

Have fun creating Have fun creating your own your own

presentation!presentation!