PowerPoint Tips and Tricks

PowerPoint Tips and Tricks

TLC Educational Technology Conference

November 14, 2012

Objectives

• Designing• Presenting• Saving• Learning

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PowerPoint

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What annoys/distracts you in a presentation?

What do you enjoy about a PowerPoint presentation?

What would you like to be able to do with PowerPoint?

Not the Only Game in Town

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Templates

• Save time

• Create cohesion

• Minimize distraction

• Focus on content

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Font SizeAs a general rule, stick to 28-36 pt. font.

shouting

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squinting

Adjust font size to:•Emphasize a point•Not to try to squeeze more onto a slide

Keep to Key Words

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Color

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• Don’t rely on color to emphasize

• Sharp contrast with background and text

• Be conservative—no more than 3 main colors

Audience

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Keyboard Shortcuts

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Action ShortcutShift, F5 Start presentationEnter/space Next slideBackspace Previous slideHome/end Beginning/end of

presentationEsc. End presentationCtrl., A Arrow cursorF1 View shortcuts

AnimationHow to calculate Earned Run Average

When done well:•Illustrates key concepts •Demonstrates sequence

When done poorly:•Not noticed at all•Distracts from key concepts

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* Information needed: number of innings pitched, number of runs scored

5 innings

÷ 4 runs

X9 (innings per game)= 11.2

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Think holistically

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Takeaways

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• Create/use a templates• Design vs. decorate• Save creativity for content• Move beyond the bullet point (animation, SmartArt,

video, images)• Simple and basic• Use handouts and notes• Key words not sentences• Google it• “Borrow” from others• View it again:

http://www.slideshare.net/klevenf/power-point-tips-and-tricks-15178519

11/14/2012 Power Point Tips & Tricks Frances Kleven

Questions/Ideas?