Presenting withPowerPoint

Presenting withPowerPointReal Life Examples Real Life Examples

1. How can we use PowerPoint to present well?

1. How can we use PowerPoint to present well?

Two Big Questions:Two Big Questions:

2. How can we design slides that work well?

2. How can we design slides that work well?

Two Big Questions:Two Big Questions:

1. Background

White backgrounds are good for…

1. Lots of text: org charts,

spreadsheets, etc.

2. Slides that become handouts or go on Web sites

1. Background2. Lettering

FAT LETTERSREAD FARTHER

FAT LETTERSREAD FARTHER

Good PowerPoint Typefaces

ImpactTahoma Bold

Arial BlackArial Narrow BoldGeorgia Bold

Garamond Bold

1. Background2. Lettering3. Pictures4. Animation

Example of Choices

Microsoft Products

Available

Practical

Supported

Economical

Microsoft Products Are

Available

Practical

Supported

Economical

Microsoft Products AreMicrosoft Products Are

1. Available2. Practical3. Supported4. Economical

1. Available2. Practical3. Supported4. Economical

Microsoft

Products

Are

Microsoft

Products

Are1. Available2. Practical3. Supported4. Economical

1. Available2. Practical3. Supported4. Economical

Job Performance Measure:Contamination, Validity and Deficiency

8-6

Validity

Actual Job

Performance

Job Performance

Measure

DeficiencyContamination

Job Performance Measure:Contamination, Validity,

Deficiency

Job Performance Measure

Job Performance Measure

Actual Job

Performance

Actual Job

Performance

Contamination

Deficiency

Validity

FIVEFIVEDESIGN DESIGN

TIPSTIPS

FIVEFIVEDESIGN DESIGN

TIPSTIPS

Rule One and Always:Rule One and Always:

Readability Readability

Bigger the VisualBigger the Impact Bigger the Visual

Bigger the Impact

2. BEWARE OF DISTRACTING BACKGROUNDS AND LOW CONTRAST LETTERING

2. CHOOSE HIGH CONTRAST AND LIGHT COLORS ON DARK BACKGROUNDS

No. 3.

Pictures

to the Top or

Left

No. 3.

Pictures

to the Top or

Left

Text to the Right

Text to the Right

4. Use the Golden Sectionproportions: 5 - 8 - 13 or 1/3 - 2/3

4. Use the Golden Sectionproportions: 5 - 8 - 13 or 1/3 - 2/3

5. Leave more blank space at the bottom of pages

7 units6 units 10 units

Presentations should end on time, so...

Presentations should end on time, so...

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DARIN MURPHY