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Effective Presentation Design

Learn to avoid major PowerPoint pitfalls and design engaging presentations with structure, text significance, and visual elements. Incorporate media, follow design principles, and cite sources for a powerful delivery.

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Effective Presentation Design

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  1. Effective Presentation Design grant currie information technology st.lawrence university

  2. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3086/2783502787_a6b8a77c69_o.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3086/2783502787_a6b8a77c69_o.jpg http://www.imsa.edu/learning/inquiry/ConductingSIR/Sharing_Results/Sharing_Results_AcPit.jpg

  3. Major PowerPoint Pit Fall • It’s very easy to let it • duplicate our oral presentation • listing everything • we say • word • for • word

  4. Or to let it have too much • glitz • gloss • and … • animations

  5. You PowerPoint • Oration • Demonstration • Visualization • To Illustrate • To explain • To remind • Provide Presentation Structure • Something to look at… besides you

  6. IN GENERAL Your Text Here Your Text Here Then, when you do use text, it’s clear it’s significant!

  7. http://archive.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20091005/NEWS02/91004005/PowerPoint-up-there-debatehttp://archive.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20091005/NEWS02/91004005/PowerPoint-up-there-debate

  8. When you’re using text • follow • the • six • by • six • rule • … really, it is a great rule!

  9. Overriding Presentation Considerations

  10. DESIGN HOW = WHAT you say you say what you want to say . . . . K I S S

  11. Presentation Elements to Consider

  12. theme

  13. ?

  14. Plutchik’s Wheel of Emotions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Plutchik

  15. dark on light bright with little contrast light on dark Serif Font light on light Sans Serif Font dark on dark

  16. Slide on google search tools, view image, other image source options https:/americanlibrariesmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/beyond_google4web.jpg/

  17. http://d352ltojookjzf.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/serif.jpghttp://d352ltojookjzf.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/serif.jpg

  18. https://i.redd.it/lhkffgjw24wx.jpg

  19. Title = approx 50 points Body = not less than 25 points (keep in mind location and screen visibility) (test, if possible)

  20. Integrating media: • Images • Hyperlinks • Video • by link • Embedded from YouTube not a viable option • Embedding from file is possible if linking is not

  21. Parting Thoughts non-linear option • Spend majority of time outlining presentation • … then translate that into what PowerPoint needs to provide • practice your presentation where you will be presenting • “package” the presentation • as with any scholarly work, cite your sources (including media) • If you need assistance • ODY Service Desk • WORD Studio • VTC online training • me http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:”Citation_needed”.jpg

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