Tips for CreatingGood

Presentations

Mrs. CornettNewark Charter School

May 2012

First Step:Choose Your Goal• What’s the point?

• What should audience do?

Second Step:Research Information

• Find your information

• Cite sources as you go

Third Step:Plan your presentation

• Create outline of your main points

• Add sub-points to outline

Fourth Step:Create your presentation

Convert outline to slides

• No more than one main point per slide

• Some point may need 2 slides.

Fifth Step:

Rehearse Your Presentation

• Know Your Stuff

• Make Eye Contact

• Interact with audience, like a conversation

The title slide should always include the:

• Title of your presentation• Your name(s)• Date (May be just month and year)

Your title slide may also include:

•Teacher Name

•Class Name

•Anything the teacher requests

Text

Follow the 7x7 Guide: Use no more than 7 lines per slide

Use no more than 7 words per line

Be phrases, not full sentences

Be checked for spelling, capitalization, punctuation and grammar

Text should:

Sample of too much

text• People do not want to read a lot of text on the

screen. It can be hard to read and so overwhelming that they don’t even bother trying to read it.

• They will just tune you out and start thinking about other things. If you have lost your audience you won’t reach your goal. Even if you use bullets, it is too much to read!

Notes Section

Can write reminders for yourself Don’t appear on the slide for your audience

to see Contains more information for your

presentation. May be printed out to help you when

presenting

Fonts

The font you choose should:•Be a “sans serif” typeface

Serifs

Sans Serifs“Sans” means “without”

Serifs: small lines or embellishments

Fonts

The font you choose should:• Be a “sans serif” typeface• Easy to read• Have upper and lower case letters• Reflect the mood of the topic• Be large, such as 20 point or larger

Sample SizesThis is Arial size 12

This is Arial size 18

This is Arial size 24

This is Arial size 32

This is Arial size 40

This is Arial size 48

This is Arial size 60

Font Mistakes• Fancy fonts are hard to

read• Small fonts are hard to read, too.

• A font maybe fun, but not right for a serious presentation

Backgrounds

The background should:• Be simple

• Not distract the audience

• Be the same (or similar) throughout the presentation

Background Problems!

Busy backgrounds:• Are hard to read•Distract the audience

Transitions

Transitions should be:

•The same throughout presentation

•Set to medium or fast speed

Colors

Choose a color scheme that is:

• The same throughout the presentation

• Easy to read

• Attractive

• Fitting with the mood of the presentation

Ouch!

Red and blue often go well together but:– Hard on the eyes!

– Will give audience a headache!

Bullets & Numbers

On a slide of bulleted or numbered items:

• Include at least two items

• Use only one or two levels of bullets

• Use numbers only when order is important

Charts & Graphs

Use only 1 per slide, except for comparisons

Keep them simple

Should help audience understand your point

Generally use only 1 per slide

Select art that supports the content

Avoid distractions

Graphics:Clip Art & Photos

Graphics with TextGenerally people: Look at picture

first Don't look left to

read text

When Placing Graphics Generally best at

top or left Should lead

viewers eye towards the text

People, Face, and Eyes Faces or eyes

should look towards text

May need to flip the picture

Watch for words when you flip graphic

Closing

Never close by saying “The End”

To close your presentation you may:• Encourage audience to take action• Make a recommendation• End with a question

CitationsWalker, TJ. How to Create More Effective PowerPoint Presentations. New York: Media

Training Worldwide, 2006.

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