CREATING EFFECTIVE

PRESENTATIONSDEBORAH MATEIK

BEFORE YOU START

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EQUIPMENT

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ENVIRONMENT

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Size

Light ing

COLOR CHOICES• EFFECTED BY:

• ROOM LIGHTING• VISUAL TOOLS

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Light Room• Light

background• Dark letters

Dark Room• Dark

background• Light letters

THINK ABOUT IT

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What environmental concerns do you notice about the teaching space above? What presentation tools and color choices would you consider using?

What is your initial reaction to the slide below? Can you name that presenter?

EFFECTIVE IMAGES

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A WORD ABOUT TYPESIZECOMPUTER DELIVERY OR PRINTED28 POINT OR LARGER

FOR HEADINGS21 POINTS OR LARGER FOR

TEXT12 POINTS OR SMALLER FOR “FOOTER” TEXT

SCREEN PROJECTION

32 POINTS OR LARGER FOR HEADINGS

24 POINTS OR LARGER FOR TEXT

14 POINTS OR SMALLER FOR “FOOTER” TEXT

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When in doubt, go bigger!

Test small fonts from the back of the room

OTHER TEXT TIPS

• USE CONSISTENT CAPITALIZATION• USE SAME COLOR SCHEME, BULLET SCHEME, AND STYLE

FOR EACH SLIDE• USE MIXED CASE IN TITLES• BEWARE OF ITALICS… IN SMALL

FONT SIZES

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TEXT ORGANIZATION RULES OF THUMB

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Use short phrases (10% theory)Without modes of presentation that facilitate note taking and retention, tomorrow only 10% of today’s lecture will be remembered; with aids, retention escalates to 50%+

Use maximum of 8 lines or 5 bullets or objects per slide (custom animation) Use 1 slide for each

3-5 minutes of presentation

WHY USE POWERPOINT FOR PRESENTING?

• FOCUS ATTENTION• PRESENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES• STIMULATE RETENTION AND RECALL• PROVIDE FEEDBACK• PROMPT AND/OR ASSESS PERFORMANCE• PROMOTE AND ENHANCE TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE

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Can you think of any pet peeves you have when viewing an ineffective PowerPoint?

And, how not to do it….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpvgfmEU2Ck