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Create Your Own Backgrounds—For the Artistically Challenged

Create Your Own Backgrounds—For the Artistically Challenged. Ellen Finkelstein. Components of a presentation. Content: Your message Its organization Your choice of words. 2. Components of a presentation. Content: Your message, its organization, your choice of words. 3.

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Create Your Own Backgrounds—For the Artistically Challenged

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  1. Create Your Own Backgrounds—For the Artistically Challenged Ellen Finkelstein

  2. Components of a presentation • Content: • Your message • Its organization • Your choice of words 2

  3. Components of a presentation Content: Your message, its organization, your choice of words 3

  4. Backgrounds aren’t necessary! 4

  5. What a bright idea! 5

  6. Hire a professional 6

  7. 7

  8. Find a free background 8

  9. Show that you care 9

  10. Choose your colors 10

  11. Text should be clear! Arial Verdana Tahoma Calibri Times New Roman Book Antiqua Cambria Century Schoolbook

  12. Arial Verdana Tahoma Calibri Times New Roman Book Antiqua Cambria Century Schoolbook Choose your font for legibility

  13. Arial Verdana Tahoma Calibri Times New Roman Book Antiqua Cambria Century Schoolbook Sans-serif fonts are easy to read

  14. Washout

  15. Which road should we take? Left or right? We can’t decide without information So, let’s stop here and plan Photo with semi-transparent placeholders

  16. Gradients should be understated

  17. Colorized photos are common

  18. Sunrise is the start … … of a new day

  19. A sunrise • Is the start of a new day • A chance for new beginnings

  20. Preparation is the key to success • Always have a plan • Learn from experience • Adjust the plan as necessary

  21. Do you have enough time?

  22. 1st Quarter Financial Results

  23. How can we see forever?

  24. 1st quarter financial results

  25. Content Your message, its organization, your choice of words

  26. Agenda • Review results of project to date • Explain problems • Explain successes • Brainstorm solutions to problems • Decide on appropriate solutions • Assign action steps

  27. Ideas for developing creativity Watch children playing Brainstorm many possibilities

  28. We are global New York Los Angeles Miami Mexico City São Paulo Buenos Aires Tokyo Mumbai Shanghai Jakarta 28 28

  29. Washout

  30. Photo with semi-transparent placeholders • Which road should we take? • Left or right? • We can’t decide without information • So, let’s stop here and plan

  31. Gradients should be understated

  32. Colorized photos are common

  33. Sunrise is the start … … of a new day

  34. Preparation is the key to success • Always have a plan • Learn from experience • Adjust the plan as necessary

  35. Agenda • Review results of project to date • Explain problems • Explain successes • Brainstorm solutions to problems • Decide on appropriate solutions • Assign action steps

  36. You CAN design your own backgrounds! For more ideas and monthly tips, visit www.ellenfinkelstein.com

  37. For more information on PowerPoint • How to Do Everything with PowerPoint 2003, 2007 • 101 Tips Every PowerPoint User Should Know • PowerPoint for Teachers: Dynamic Presentations and Interactive Classroom Projects www.ellenfinkelstein.com/estore.html 37 37

  38. Learn more! • Sign up for the PowerPoint Tips Newsletter • Read my PowerPoint Tips Blog www.ellenfinkelstein.com

  39. Special offer • Download the presentation and the handout with step-by-step instructions. (10 pages) • Get 15% off my new ebook, 101 Tips Every PowerPoint User Should Know. www.ellenfinkelstein.com/events/backgrounds.html 39 39

  40. Contest! • Submit a presentation using the 5 background techniques plus a no-background slide (7 slides) • My choice of the 5 best entries will get a free copy of 7 Steps to Great Images, my latest e-book • The deadline is in 2 weeks: May 28, 2008 • Send to contact@ellenfinkelstein.com; put Contest in the subject

  41. Wishing you great backgrounds!

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