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The strength of presentations

The strength of presentations. Use to focus. & direct attention. The strength of presentations. 1 what. One idea per slide. Don’t dilute your message. or. Put as little as you can on each slide !. Atoms. Bits. Nicholas Negroponte Being digital. .htm, .ppt, .jpg. Slides, overheads.

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The strength of presentations

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  1. The strength of presentations Use to focus &directattention

  2. The strength of presentations 1 what • One idea per slide • Don’t dilute your message

  3. or Put as little as you can on each slide!

  4. Atoms Bits Nicholas Negroponte Being digital .htm, .ppt, .jpg Slides, overheads Costly Costly to copy Costly to move Cheap -D or Ctrl-D You’ve got mail!

  5. Everything has the same emphasis Can’t tell what’s important

  6. Title • Point • Point • point

  7. Don’t tell me! Show me!

  8. Use diagrams

  9. models

  10. Appleburg Winneburg Oshburg maps

  11. Pictures Cool!

  12. Charts

  13. The Basics

  14. The idea is sequencing

  15. Presentation problems • Reading • Making others read • Showing off • Pontificating • Hiding • Title, point, point, point

  16. Presentation problems • Pontificating • Hiding • Title, point, point, point • Reading • Making others read • Showing off

  17. Presentation problems Reading

  18. Presentation problems Making others read

  19. Presentation problems Showing off

  20. The idea is sequencing … not animation

  21. Don’t let your presentation compete with your message

  22. Movement effects are attention getting • if used sparingly • The default effect is Fly from left

  23. Motion sickness • Caused by difference between • visual field • inner ear perception • Motion soon becomes repetitive • Nobody notices anymore • Until someone throws up

  24. Save flashy transitions and effects for emphasis • Gives pacing and dynamics to your presentations • Gives pacing and dynamics to your presentations • Gives pacing and dynamics to your presentations

  25. Stay low key Dissolve Smooth and subtle Wipe Revealing!

  26. Presentations with PowerPoint

  27. Backgroundissues

  28. Background issuesContrast Use light objects on a dark backgound

  29. Background issuesContrast Or dark objects on a light backgound

  30. Low contrast is difficult to read Even with strongly contrasting colors Low contrast is difficult to read Even with strongly contrasting colors

  31. High contrast has more impact! (Darker than background) What looks good on your monitor (Lighter than background) May not look good projected

  32. Typeissues

  33. Type issues Legibility • Bigger type is easier to read • If you need to use smaller type, you probably have to much on the slide. • 36 pt minimum for all text. • 24 pt. minimum for graphics

  34. Type issues Legibility

  35. Type issues Legibility Normal upper and lower case is easier to read than ALL CAPITALS

  36. Type issues Legibility Normal upper and lower case is always easier to read than ALL CAPITALS

  37. Type issues Legibility Normal upper and lower case is always easier to read than ALL CAPITALS Use bold, italics, size, colors for emphasis

  38. Type issues Legibility • Upper and lower case words form unique shapes • All upper case words are all rectangles Legibility LEGIBILITY

  39. Type issues Legibility All upper case takes up more room without adding legibility Legibility LEGIBILITY

  40. Type issuesMixing type styles Combine normal, bold, italic, bold italic within a typeface freely Use to define function For emphasis Never underline

  41. Type issues

  42. Align Group Layer The power of computer graphics is at your fingertips Power

  43. Less is more Appleburg Winneburg Oshburg

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