Policy Studies PowerPoint Style Guide Developed for: Policy Studies students Prof. Jim Hoefler, PhD Dickinson College May 9, 2015 Adjust this slide using

Policy Studies PowerPoint Style Guide

Developed for: Policy Studies students

Prof. Jim Hoefler, PhD

Dickinson College

April 18, 2023

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Overview Design Organization Technology Logistics Summary Questions

Overview

Design Organization Technology Logistics Summary Questions



Design

Font Common font Common font sizes (3 maximum) Content should be big enough to be seen in the back of a room



Design

Font Navigation bar

Put template slide on master: View > Master > Slide master Put the slide locater bar on each individual slide



Design

Font Navigation bar Colors

Clean, professional looking background Light with dark letters Use colors for a purpose, not for decoration



Design

Font Navigation bar Colors Logo

OK to use yours (understated) Get approval to use someone else’s



Design

Font Navigation bar Colors Logo Footer

Author Client Presentation title Date Page x of y (adjust y in slide master when your presentation is completed)



Design

Font Navigation bar Colors Logo Footer Structure

Use Insert > Duplicate slide to maintain common look Use good “2-level” outlining technique

This is the third level and an orphan -- bad idea



Organization

Introduce yourselves Do the content Summary

Review the high points Thank the audience Ask for questions



Technology

Save your work often (at least after every slide)



Technology

Save your work often (at least after every slide) Do not get bogged down

Good presentation is important It is necessary, but not sufficient No substitute for good content



Technology

Save your work often (at least after every slide) Do not get bogged down Use PPT to your advantage

A good way to add organizational structure A good way to present visuals



Technology

New, limited-edition shoe from Adidas-Salomon AG (Yellow Series).

Creator: San Francisco graffiti artist, Barry McGee, who is half Chinese.

“Asians Decry Adidas Shoe as a Misstep”Michael TunisonWashington PostFriday, April 14, 2006; Page D01



Technology

Save your work often (at least after every slide) Do not get bogged down Use PPT to your advantage

A good way to add organizational structure A good way to present visuals Bad way to convey textual information

PowerPoint Pete says: “If your slides are too busy with too much information on them somebody in the back of the room (especially if they are over 50) will yell at you and tell you that they can not read the slides. Others who are anal retentive or who are very insecure and are afraid they will miss something important, will try to read the slides word-for-word while you are trying to talk, and that is not good either, because these losers will not retain either the written or the spoken word. Others will just feel overwhelmed and tune out of your presentation altogether.”



Technology

Save your work often (at least after every slide) Do not get bogged down Use PPT to your advantage Plan B: Be prepared to deliver your presentation solo

Corrupted files Forgotten files Network is down Projector is broken Mac-to-Windows translation



Logistics

Handouts Consider providing handouts Save trees -- 4 slides per page Consider the “outline” option in the print menu



Logistics

Handouts Plan slide advances

Who will do the advancing? How will bullet points come in?



Logistics

Handouts Plan slide advances Think about room light

Presentation, note-taking, sleeping Warn the audience when the lights come back up



Summary

Design Organization Technology Logistics Summary (include a Sources slide)

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Sources

“And What Does It Mean in Farsi? Ad slogans that are successful in English don't always travel well”http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001312,00.html

“Chinese Scholars Condemn New KFC Chicken Ad” http://www.chinacsr.com/2006/07/27/chinese-scholars-condemn-new-kfc-chicken-ad/

“How to Get into University (According To KFC)” http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20060414_1.htm

“KFC Sullies Chinese Classic”http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/15/content_4836622.htm

“Seven Swords and KFC”http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20060718_1.htm\

“The Chickens Come Home to Roost”: China Digital Timeshttp://uselesstree.typepad.com/useless_tree/2006/07/the_chickens_co.html

University of Northern Virginia – Prague: International Business Dept.http://www.unva.cz/answers.htm

Policy Studies PowerPoint Style Guide

Developed for: Policy Studies students

Prof. Jim Hoefler, PhD

Dickinson College

April 18, 2023

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