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CREATING AN EFFECTIVE POWERPOINTACE Charter High School
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
• Plan carefully•Do your research• Know your audience
PLANNING YOUR SLIDES
•One MAIN IDEA/TOPIC• Additional points supporting idea/topic
• Consider the arrangement of your slides:• Overview, Body, Conclusion• Anecdote(story), Content, Conclusion• Order of Importance• Chronological Order
CREATING SLIDES
• Use design templates• Standardize position, colors, and styles• Include only necessary information• Limit the information to essentials• Content should be self-evident
CREATING SLIDES (CONTINUED)
• Use colors that contrast• Reds, oranges, and
yellows= warm (pop out and attract attention)
• Safe to combine warm colors/ shades of brown
• Greens, blues, and purples= cool (less noticeable)
• Safe to combine cool colors/ shades of gray
• White, black, and beige- neutral/ go well with all
WHEN COLOR CONTRAST DOESN’T WORK
THEME COLORS
•Utilize THEME COLORS to avoid issues
CREATING SLIDES (CONTINUED)
• Be consistent with effects, transitions, and animation• Too many slides can lose your audience
TEXT GUIDELINES & SUGGESTIONS
•Generally no more than 6 words a line•Generally no more than 6 lines a slide • Avoid long sentences
•Larger font= more important information• Keep font size between 18 and 48 point• Be sure text contrasts with background
TEXT GUIDELINES (CONTINUED)
• Fancy fonts can be hard to read (Fancy fonts can be hard to read)•WORDS IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS CAN BE HARD TO READ• Limit punctuation marks• Avoid abbreviations and acronyms•Mar. (to) March• ACE (to) Architecture, Construction, and Engineering
CLIP ART & GRAPHICS
• Should balance the slide• Should enhance/compliment the text (not overwhelm)•No more than two graphics per slide
BEFORE YOUR PRESENTATION
• Time your presentation• Practice your presentation• Speak comfortably and clearly
EXTERNAL CONTENT
• Everything in your presentation other than your PowerPoint• Hand gestures• Practiced, fluid delivery• Eye contact• DO NOT READ FROM THE SCREEN• Use notecards, if necessary
• Audience interaction
EXTERNAL CONTENT (CONTINUED)
•Use PowerPoint as an aid to your presentation, not as your presentation• PowerPoint content and verbal content should NOT be identical•Group Presentations: No banter (informal conversations between group members) during presentation
SAVING YOUR WORK
•Groups: Make sure work is saved in a way that is accessible to all group members• Save to • Network drive• Flash drive• Email (attachment)
WORKS CITEDInformation for this presentation was generated from:
Montecino, Virginia. "Creating an Effective PowerPoint Presentation." Education and Technology Resources. The John Hopkins University, July 1999. Web. 13 Mar. 2013. <http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/powerpoint.html>.
"Designing an Effective PowerPoint Presentation: Quick Guide." Purdue OWL: Designing Effective PowerPoint Presentations. Ed. The Owl at Purdue The Writing Lab. Purdue University, 2013. Web. 13 Mar. 2013. <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/686/01/>.