BTT101 Electronic Presentations

1. Designing Effective PowerPoint Presentations BTT101Electronic Presentations

2. TODAY’S AGENDA • What is PowerPoint? • The 3 Main Guidelines for Designing Effective Presentations • BIG • SIMPLE • CLEAR • Summary • Activity

3. Microsoft PowerPoint • Microsoft PowerPoint is a powerful tool used to create professional looking presentations • The world’s most widely used program for creating electronic presentations • Mostly used by businesspeople, educators, and students

5. Designing Effective PowerPoint Presentations Big Simple Clear Summary

6. Make It Big

7. Make it Big (Text) • This is Arial 12 • This is Arial 18 • This is Arial 24 • This is Arial 32 • This is Arial 36 • This is Arial 44

8. Make it Big (Text) • This is Arial 12 • This is Arial 18 • This is Arial 24 • This is Arial 32 • This is Arial 36 • This is Arial 44 Too Small

9. Keep It Simple

10. Keep It Simple (Text) • Don’t Use Too manycolours • Don’t Use TooManyFontsandStyles • Use 2 colours and 2 fonts maximum

11. Keep It Simple (Text) Instructional Technology:A complex integrated process involving people, procedures, ideas, devices, and organization, for analyzing problems and devising, implementing, evaluating, and managing solutions to those problems in situations in which learning is purposive and controlled(HMRS 5th ed.) Too detailed !

12. Keep It Simple (Text) A process involving people, procedures & tools for solutions to problems in learning (HMRS 5th ed.) Instructional Technology: Much Simpler

13. Keep It Simple (Picture) • Art work may distract your audience

14. Keep It Simple (Sound) • Sound effects may distract too • Use sound only when necessary

15. Keep It Simple (Transition) • This transition is annoying, not enhancing (when using “Swivel”) • Using "Appear" and "Disappear" is better

16. Make It Clear

17. Make It Clear (Capitalization) • ALL CAPITAL LETTERS ARE DIFFICULT TO READ • Using upper and lower case letters is better

18. Make It Clear (Numbers) Use numbers for lists with sequence For example: How to put an elephant into a fridge? 1. Open the door of the fridge 2. Put the elephant in 3. Close the door

19. Make It Clear (Nuggets) Use nuggets to show a list Mr. Kralik’s classes are: • Interesting! • Educational! • Fun!

20. Make It Clear (Colours) • Use contrasting colours • Light on dark vs. dark on light

21. Make It Clear (Contrast) • Use contrasting colours • Light on dark vs. dark on light This is light on dark

22. Make It Clear (Contrast) • Use contrasting colours • Light on dark vs. dark on light This is dark on light

23. In Summary To create an effective electronic presentation keep in mind the following: • Big • Simple • Clear

24. Activity • Pick a Partner • Pick an artist (a singer or a group) • Create a Powerpoint Presentation that provides the audience with: • A brief biography of the artist • Why you like them • The top single they released • Any charity work they have participated in • One other piece of information of your choice • Make sure your work is school appropriate, otherwise A mark of ZERO will be assigned