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Creating Effective Presentations

Creating Effective Presentations. Tanner Ward  Nov. 9, 2017. Agenda. Introduction Presentation Basics Designs/Layouts Using Multimedia Transitions/Animations. Tanner ward. WORK: Senior Account Executive, Team SI SCHOOL: Ouachita Baptist University (Business, Communications)

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Creating Effective Presentations

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  1. Creating Effective Presentations Tanner Ward  Nov. 9, 2017

  2. Agenda • Introduction • Presentation Basics • Designs/Layouts • Using Multimedia • Transitions/Animations

  3. Tanner ward • WORK: Senior Account Executive, Team SI • SCHOOL: Ouachita Baptist University (Business, Communications) • HOME: Saline County

  4. Presentation Basics CREATING EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS

  5. Your slides are not your presentation! • Use minimal text. • Don’t read screen. • Practice your speech. • Don’t rely on your slides.

  6. Designs/Layouts CREATING EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS

  7. templates • Use widescreen format (16:9) • Don’t be afraid to use a template • Use custom color scheme, fonts • Simple and clean

  8. Slide layout • Use pre-defined layouts • Avoid edges • Don’t crowd elements • Use linear arrangements (don’t tilt, angle, etc.) • Left alignment

  9. fonts • Consistency is key • Font and text size must be legible from the back row • Choose one header font, one text font (and no more) • Serif vs. Sans Serif • Avoid paragraphs, too many bullet points per slide

  10. fonts • Helvetica • Calibri • Futura • Gill Sans • Garamond • Rockwell • Museo Sans • Avenir • Century Gothic • Franklin Gothic Never use Comic Sans!

  11. colors • Use the available color schemes • Light on dark, or dark on light • Stick with blues, greens, reds, black and white • Try to avoid browns, yellows, holiday pairings Dark on Light Red on Blue Similar Colors Light on Dark Blue on Red Holiday Colors

  12. Using Multimedia CREATING EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS

  13. photos • Avoid clipart • Use high-quality images • Make sure photos aren’t colliding with any text • Photos should fit overall theme (colors, style, subject, etc.) • No photo backgrounds • Crop; don’t stretch

  14. videos • Use high-quality video • Shorter clips are better • Take up the whole screen • Test audio, video beforehand

  15. Charts/graphs • Avoid tables full of data • Be careful of small font sizes • Consistent coloring, style • Should be legible in the back row

  16. Transitions/Animation CREATING EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS

  17. transitions • Stick with a fade

  18. animation • Keep them simple • Bullets: line-by-line • No sound effects • Timers, reordering, entrances/exits

  19. Helpful Tips CREATING EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS

  20. Before • Save in multiple places • Have your presentation ready • Know your audience/room

  21. during • Don’t stand in front of the screen • Use Presenter Mode • Black screen – period (.) key • Jump to a slide – type slide number, press Enter • Draw on the screen: • Control + “P” – brings up pen • “E” – erase • Control + “H (Windows), I (Mac)” – closes pen

  22. After • Always have a slide at the end • Don’t skip around to different slides

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