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Presentation TitlePresentation Subtitle

Joe Miner

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Missouri University of Science and Technology

[email protected]

http://web.mst.edu/~joeminer

4 April 2014 rev. 14.0 © 2014 Joe Miner

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Presentation OverviewOutline

• Introduction• Style

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PresentationsOverview

• Presentation is a tool to present ideas, concept, etc.

• There are two ideas:– presentations are great

• saves times and visually helpful– presentations are bad

• i.e. Death by PowerPoint; refers to boredom and fatigue

• Should be balance between the two extremes– use blank statements for interaction– ask questions in the slides

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PresentationsOverview

• It takes time to get experienced• Timing is important

– per slide time spent on average: 1.5 to 2.5 min.– e.g. if you are allotted 30 min.

• you should have 15 to 20 content slides• this excludes title and transition slides

• Always practice ahead of time

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Presentation OverviewStyle



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Presentation StyleText Wrapping

• Each line is a reminder for the presenter• They should not wrap around!• Do not use full sentences• If you just copy/paste from a source, and the

lines gets like this, audience will not pay attention to what you say, but rather try to read.

• However, if you need to quote, it is ok• “In blah blah that person stated that this will

be an example of wrapup.” [reference]

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Presentation StyleAutofit Text

• Using autofit is evil• Turn off that option• If it is on, your slides will have the dancing

slides– where one slide to another, things move around– very unprofessional looking slides

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Presentation StylePeriod

• Do not use periods at the end of the lines• For example: usage of period.• This looks especially bad for inconsistent

usage:– some lines have it.– some don’t – so, can you see the point?

• If you use a quote or sentence, that’s fine– remember: presentation is not full sentences– but rather reminders for the presenter

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Presentation StyleFont Size

• First level font size is 24– second level font size is 20

• third level font size is 18

• Common mistake is 24:– if you reduce 20

• or to 18– remember the audience at the back with this 16 font size

» do you think they can see this 12 font size?

• Don’t go beyond third level– try to restructure the thought on that slide

• consider multiple bullet points or another slide

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Presentation StyleTypeface

• Use sans-serif typeface• These slides use Tahoma typeface• Sans-serif help reading the content

– you rather convey the content, than being fancy• i.e. readability and eligibility on computer screen

– serif fonts might not be ideal for computer screens:• e.g. Times New Roman

• If you need to emphasize– you can italicize and add a color

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Presentation StyleFont Colors

• Regular text: black (RGB code 0,0,0)• Emphasize: blue italic (RGB code 0,0,255)• True logic: green (RGB code 0,128,0)• False logic: red (RGB code 192,0,0)• A mid-level value: yellow (RGB code

255,192,0)• Not to highlight: gray (RGB code 128,128,128)• Others as necessary

– pay attention to contrast for black and white printing– on white background this color is bad

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Presentation StyleFigures1

• When using figures add few bullet points– highlighting the important features

[Ref: MS-Office]

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Presentation StyleFigures2

• If it is not your figure, you must show reference

[Ref: MS-Office]

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Presentation StyleTables

• When using tables, don’t just copy/paste– unless table is big and time consuming

• Instead insert table• Highlight with colors for important figures

Item 1 Item 2

N/A N/A

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Presentation StyleReferences

• You must use references at the end• Use some shortened style for each reference

[JM2014]• Journal/magazine articles

– [MM2014] Joe Miner and John Miner, “Article Title,” Journal Name, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 1 – 12, April 2014.

• Conference/workshop proceedings– [MMM+2014] Jane Miner, Joe Miner, Janet Miner, and

John Miner, “Article Title,” Conference Name, Rolla, MO, pp. 1 – 12, April 2014.

• Books/monographs– [M2014] Jane Miner, Book Title, Miner Publishing,

2014.

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Presentation StyleFinal Thoughts

• You are free to tweak according to your own style– while keeping the general guidelines in this

presentation• Be consistent across slides• Ask questions if you don’t know

– or search the Web• Practice, practice, practice…

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References and Further Reading

• [MS-Office] MS-Office 2010 Chrysanthemum Figure


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