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Animation Tutorial for PowerPoint Users. 0580: Animation Tutorial for PowerPoint Users Part 1: Do’s and Dont’s Michael DeAntonio Department of Physics New Mexico State University. Animation Tutorial for PowerPoint Users. Animation Tutorial for PowerPoint Users.
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Animation Tutorial for PowerPoint Users 0580: Animation Tutorial for PowerPoint Users Part 1: Do’s and Dont’s Michael DeAntonio Department of Physics New Mexico State University
Animation Tutorial for PowerPoint Users Animation Tutorial for PowerPoint Users What makes a bad presentation? Bad colors Bad What makes a bad presentation? Bad Bad Too many Reading from the slide Not using the power of your tools colors fonts bullets
What makes a bad presentation? • Bad colors • Bad fonts • Too many bullets • Reading from the slide • Not using the power of your tools
Basic Font Etiquette Size Size Size Size Size Size Size White Black Arial Red Pink Times Ocher Orange Script Gold Yellow Allegro Forest Green Adder Blue Sky Red Fashion Burgundy Violet Black Forte Brown Sorrel Brown Futura Silver Gray Blue Burgundy Forest Gray
Animation Tutorial for PowerPoint Users Choosing Colors Colorsshouldbekepttoaminimum Even Colors that you want to jump out at the audience should match other colors on your slide if possible You can always use black or white depending on your background and gray as a de-emphasizing color Borders and background should be matched even more carefully so that they do not distract from the rest of the slide
Animation Tutorial for PowerPoint Users Borders and Extras To border or not to border… Some things seem interesting but just distract Leave sufficient white space Add something to catch their interest and make your point with something other than words
Complexity • Too much writing can distract and cause confusion. • It leaves the audience reading the slide and not paying attention to you. • Even if you are making the same point as what is written, the reader thinks they are missing something. • It is much better to talk with only a few prompts from the slide to help you get your idea across. Get to the point!!! Why do you think they call it PowerPOINT?