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PowerPoint: A Potent Teaching Tool

PowerPoint: A Potent Teaching Tool. Dolores Lehr La Salle University ABC Convention October 28, 2004. Popularity. 30 million presentations every day (1.25 million every hour) The No.1 choice of students when giving oral presentations. Problem: ”Death by PowerPoint”. Edits ideas

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PowerPoint: A Potent Teaching Tool

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  1. PowerPoint: A Potent Teaching Tool Dolores Lehr La Salle University ABC Convention October 28, 2004

  2. Popularity • 30 million presentations every day • (1.25 million every hour) • The No.1 choice of students when giving oral presentations

  3. Problem: ”Death by PowerPoint” • Edits ideas • Squeezes ideas into preconceived format • Homogenizes discourse

  4. Cause: Lack of Preparation • Not taught except as part of discussion on visual aids or in an introductory computer class • Little discussion in textbooks on business communication

  5. Solution: Teach its Composition and Delivery • Follow the steps for constructing any means of communication

  6. Steps • Determining the Purpose • Identifying the Audience • Planning • Composing • Formatting • Editing • Delivering

  7. Determining the Purpose • What is the general purpose? • What is the specific purpose?

  8. Determining the Audience • Who is this audience?

  9. Planning • Brainstorming • Outlining with parallel structure • Storyboarding

  10. Composing • Introduction & Closing • Blueprint slides • Conciseness • Guidelines for the number of words on slides

  11. Formatting • Type fonts • White space • Color • Graphics • Effects

  12. Editing • Organization and writing of the presentation • Organization and writing of each slide

  13. Editing: Check the Organization Logical order Transitions (words and effects)

  14. Editing: Check the Writing Correctness Consistency Clarity Conciseness

  15. Delivering • Appearance • Eye Contact • Voice Projection • Interaction with the slides

  16. Delivering: Appearance • Posture • Facial expression • Confidence • Enthusiasm

  17. Delivering: Eye Contact • Make contact at least once within a room of 20-25 people

  18. Delivering: Voice • Low and high • Projection • Pronunciation

  19. Delivering-Interaction • Look at the slides • Comment and point • Interact with audience

  20. Benefits • Reinforces the teaching of other communication media • Emphasizes graphics and layout • Combines the teaching of the verbal, visual, and vocal

  21. Benefits • CreateLIVELY PowerPoint presentations

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