HOW TO MAKE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

Do´s and don´ts&

Some tips and clues

SocLingEnglish January 2013

HOW TO MAKE A PPW

1. TIPS FOR PPW CONTENT

2. TIPS FOR PRESENTATION

TIPS FOR CONTENT

POWER POINT = A TEXT

EACH SLIDE= 1 PARAGRAPH=1 IDEA

DURATION OF EACH SLIDE=3 MINUTES WHEN SPOKEN

TIPS FOR CONTENT

WRITE IN A TELEGRAPHIC WAY

NEVER WRITE PARAGRAPHS

EXAMPLE OF TELEGRAPHIC STYLE=POINTS TO REMEMBER

WRONG PARAGRAPHGreat Britain (Welsh:Prydain Fawr, GAelic: Breatainn Mhòr, Cornish Breten Veur, Scots: Great Breetain), also known as Britain, is an island situated to the north-west of continental Europe

RIGHT√GREAT BRITAIN• Famous/Known as BRITAIN • Different names in co-official languages• Situation: North West

Europe

TIPS FOR CONTENT ADAPT LANGUAGE TO AUDIENCE

WRONG: FORMAL LANGUAGE % PARAGRAPH

The variety of fauna and flora on the island is limited in comparison to continental Europe. This is due to the size of Great Britain.. The high level of urbanisation on the island has contributed to a species extinction rate that is about 100 times greater than the background species extinction rate.

RIGHT: EASY LANGUAGE FOR 1ESO

• Not many plants and animals.

• Causes: Urbanisation -> extinction of species.

TIPS FOR CONTENT USE IMAGES TO SUPPORT YOUR TEXT

“An image is worth more than a thousand words”

Example: Not many plants or animals.

OR Causes:

Urbanisation & extinction of species.

1. PRESENT YOUR TOPIC

2. DO NOT READ YOUR SLIDES, AND SPECIALLY, AVOID READING TELEGRAPHIC TEXT

3. USE PHRASES TO INTRODUCE EACH SLIDE (Do not read the title)

4. MOVE AROUND, POINT IMAGES, ENTONATE

TIPS FOR THE PRESENTATION

1. PRESENT YOUR TOPIC

USEFUL PHRASES

1. In this presentation we are talking about…..

2. This presentation deals about (trata de…)

2. DO NOT READ TELEGRAPHIC TEXT

TRANSFORM YOUR TELEGRAPHIC TEXT INTO A SPEECH

EXPANDING IDEAS WITH EXTRA INFORMATION

Example slide 6

WRITTEN TEXTCauses: Urbanisation & extinction of species.

The reason is that there are a lot of buildings. The destruction of forests and countryside to build caused animal extinction.

SPOKEN TEXT

3. USE PHRASES TO INTRODUCE EACH SLIDE

• Now we are talking about…. • Next I am talking about • Our following topic is….. • In respect to….

4. MOVE AROUND, POINT IMAGES, ENTONATE

TO GET YOUR AUDIENCE ATTENTION