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PowerPoint

PresentationsChiara Trentalange

and Gigi Watson

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Present information in a visually engaging fashion

Enhance an oral presentation

Keep audience focusedand interested

PERSUASIVE

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INFORMATIONAL

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INSPIRATIONAL

DOCUMENTARY

What makes a good

PowerPoint?

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What makes a bad

PowerPoint?

TO AVOID

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Have a clear purpose Maintain focus Have a flow

Keep it simple

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Use visuals and/or musicPictures, tables, graphs, charts

Use font choices and bullets to highlight key points

Be c.o.n.s.i.s.t.e.n.tLaYoUT, color scheme, text

Use animation and transitions

wiselyHave a balance between w h i t e s p a c e

and text/images

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DO NOT…

Include every word on slides

Kill audience with bullet points

Get high on overwhelming color schemes or backgrounds

Ignore spelling and grammar

Talk your points to deathDazzle your audience with

your knowledge of animations and effects

Use confusing charts, graphs, tables, or clipart

Death by PowerPoint

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpvgfmEU2Ck&feature=player_embedded#at=14

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A Strong Presenter

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• Uses the slides only as a guide

• Speaks clearly

• Explains visuals effectively

• Uses gestures and body language as supplements

• Takes an appropriate pace

• Uses tone of voice strategically

• Has strategies to direct attention to slides

• Is well rehearsed

A bad PowerPoint…

A good PowerPoint!

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What’s Working?

Purpose is clear

Focus is strong

Keeps audience engaged

Uses images as narration in place of text

Stays simple Uses font size

and effects for

emphasis

Uses layout and placement of

text

Minimal transitions

Mission Accomplished!

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Accessible and relatable to audience

Casual tone

Uses humor

Establishes company image/personality

Invites viewer to join the “revolution”

Makes an old, sometimes boring idea seem new and

hip

Makes a strong

presentation of services

RelevanceRelevance•What role do

PowerPoint presentations play in our world today?

•Why are they significant?

•What role do PowerPoint presentations play in our world today?

•Why are they significant?