Before the Session Begins

1. Before the Session Begins • Find someone you don’t know • Share… • WHY you chose this session • WHAT you hope to gain

2. BIG TOP TIPS for designing and delivering powerful presentations Putting the Power in PowerPoint Presenters: Joyce Nelson & Patti Furlano

3. LINE UP .5

4. COLORS

5. Bad Color Schemes Clashing background and font colors can lead to… • Distraction • Confusion • Headaches • Nausea • Vomiting • Loss of bladder control

6. Text must be readable GoodBad Good Bad GoodBad Good Bad GoodBad Good Bad GoodBad Good Bad GoodBad Good Bad Good Bad Good Bad Large room: Dark background best Never white!

7. Text must be readable GoodBad GoodBad GoodBad GoodBad GoodBad GoodBad GoodBad GoodBad GoodBad GoodBad GoodBad GoodBad Small Room: Light Background can work

8. Big Top Tip #1 color • Worst color combination black text on white • White texton dark – especially dark blue– for dynamic look • Red – use sparingly -- effective as accent • View slides in grayscale to check contrast

9. BACKGROUNDS

10. Simple Background ... • Avoids distractions

11. Simple Background ... • Avoids distractions • Allows good contrast

12. Simple Background ... • Avoids distractions • Allows good contrast • Prevents confusion

13. Simple Background ... • Avoids distractions • Allows good contrast • Prevents confusion • Keeps a clear, clean design

14. Choosing a design • Look at the slide handout • Answer question 1

15. PowerPoint Template • What could be better???

16. PowerPoint Template • What could be better???

17. PowerPoint Template • What could be better???

18. PowerPoint Template • What could be better???

19. PowerPoint Template • What could be better???

20. Big Top Tip #2 Backgrounds • Keep backgrounds simple • NO distractions • Have good contrast • Eliminate confusion • AVOID Microsoft Templates!

21. Fonts

22. What font do YOUuse? Share the font you usually use with the person next to you.

23. Font Analysis Let’s analyze your choice!

24. Font Analysis Courier New Organized and Structured Comic Sans You think you are funny Times New Roman Technophobic you always use the default

25. Font Analysis Georgia You speak with a Southern accent Arial You like the Little Mermaid Old English You enjoy malt liquor

26. Font Analysis Helvetica You are a mayonnaise lover Black Adder You are an African American accountant Wing Ding(Wingding) You’re a nerd and have no life (You’re a nerd and have no life)

27. What font should I use?

28. MYTH or FACT Serifs (fonts with feet) are the best for PowerPoint because the little cap or foot makes text easier to read. MYTH

29. Font Style Any Sans Serif font, such as ARIAL, is easy to read on screen Any Serif font, such as TIMES, is more difficult to read on screen

30. Font Type Sans serif fonts (no feet): • more legible in large size • more legible at a distance • more legible in a dimly lit room

31. To Bold orNot to Bold Arial Comic Sans Papyrus Arial Comic Sans Papyrus

32. Font Size • Can you read this? This is Arial 12 • How about this? This is Arial 18 • Can you read me now? This is Arial 24 • Is this easier? This is Arial 32 • What about this? This is Arial 36 • And this? This is Arial 44

33. Big Top Tip #3 Fonts • ALWAYS use LARGE text size!! • Do NOT use automatic font OR size • Use Sans Serif • If slide is too crowded... Use TWO slides, do not reduce text size!!!

34. STYLE

35. People tend to put every word they are going to say on their PowerPoint slides. And yet, PowerPoint slides are often cluttered with unnecessary words. This makes the text both harder to see and more difficult to absorb. • Although using a lot of words eliminates the need to memorize your information, ultimately this makes your slides crowded, wordy, and boring. You will lose your audience’s attention before you even reach the bottom of your . . .

36. (continued) … first slide.

38. Maybe use bullets????

39. Bullet Points • And • Your • Key • Messages • Will • NOT • Stand • Out. • In fact, • The • Term • “Bullet Point” • Comes • From • People • Firing • Guns at • Annoying • Presenters. • Avoid • Excessive • Bullet-pointing • Only • Bullet • Key • Points. • Too • Many

40. On each slide … • Limit the number of items • Make just one or two points

41. Numbers? Bullets? Use BULLETSto show a list WITHOUT • Priority • Sequence • Hierarchy, …..

42. Numbers? Bullets? Use NUMBERS for lists WITH sequence For example: How do you put an elephant into a fridge? • Open the door of the fridge • Put the elephant in • Close the door

43. How do you put a giraffe into a fridge? • Open the door of the fridge • Take out the elephant • Put the giraffe in • Close the door

44. 3 Word Challenge

45. Three Word Challenge Directions • This is a race! • The Challenge: Reduce bullets to 3 words • When finished—STAND!

46. PowerPoint Tips • Your PowerPoint presentation is an aid not the presentation in itself. • If you have a slide with more than five bullets include them in a new slide. • Make just major points with bullets your audience cannot read too much information from a slide, consider using handouts! • Never read from your presentation.

47. Minimize numbers • PowerPoint's lure is the capacity to convey ideas and support a speaker’s remarks in a concise manner. • That’s hard to do through a haze of numbers and statistics. • Most effective PowerPoints don’t overwhelm viewers with too many figures and numbers. • Instead, leave them for more thorough digestion in handouts distributed at the presentation’s end.

48. Using Fonts • Serif fonts are the most difficult to read on screen • Sanserif fonts are clearer because they are not fuzzy to the viewer • Italics are difficult to read on screen because the letters run into each other. • Underlines may signify hyperlinks so be careful when you use them • Instead, use colors to emphasise important words or key points you want the audience to remember

49. Big Top Tip #4 Style • Empty Space adds IMPACT! • 2-3 key points per slide • List WITHsequence—numbers • List without sequence—bullets • 3-4 words per line

50. GRAPHICS