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Are there ways to perk up presentations? Is death by Power Point inevitable? The rationale and brief history of clearer, more meaningful slides is given, along with a few tips for images.TRANSCRIPT
More Effective Presentations
Carol Costello
Dept. of Foreign Languages
& ESL San Antonio
College
I used to think I made wonderful slides
NOW
I thought this was necessary . . .
Workshop Structure
7
Background
In the Classroom
The BIG Picture
I thought this was a good slide . . .
04/10/2023 8
HRH Abdullah bin
Abdul Aziz
King of Saudi Arabia
HRH Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz
King of Saudi Arabia
9
Japan
I saw empty space differently
Fewer Words
More Meaning
Less of this . . .
More of this . . .
High Resolution Sources
• Your own collection• MS Clipart • Google images large format• Bing• Flikr• Yahoo images of the week• Decadentart• iStock ($)
Tips & Techniques
1) Bleed the Photo
2) Crop and
Enlarge for
Effect
3) Drop in a Text Box
Wake me when it’s over
4) Dark background
s can be lightened for effect
6) Rule
Thirds
of
7) The 7-
Word rule
Less is more!
8) Use of White Space
Meaning is Intuitive
Engagement/Edutainmen
t
Oral Communications
My Favorite City!
Carol CostelloOral Communications 1
March 31, 2010
Summary
Use high resolution photos
Low Resolution
Bleed
Drop in a Text Box
Crop
Crop and Enlarge
Use the Rule of Thirds
Minimize Text
• Coatamundi are a raccoon-like animal living in Central and South America
• They love to eat peanuts
• In many places they are not afraid of people!
White Space is Powerful
Advantages:Visual Power Point Presentations
• Take More Time and Thought
• Improve your Power Point Skills
• More impact on your audience—they enjoy and remember!
• You feel better about your communications skills