Tips for PowerPoint presentations

1. Tips for PowerPoint presentations

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3. 1- Tips for presentations • Start the presentation with a slide that shows the title or subject of the presentation. • Your name and your e-mail address. • Include a slide that gives an overview of the presentation. • Same background for all slides.

4. 1- Tips for presentations (Cont.) • The University or Institute logo can be put on the first slide only. • Use large font size. • Don’t use more than 2 font types. • Limit the number of lines on one slide (6-7 lines). • Use short lines (7-8 words). • Use a homogeneous background no icons or lines. • Test the suitable colours i.e, use a white background with black or dark blue text and use dark blue background with white or yellow text.

5. 1- Tips for presentations (Cont.) • Use clear figures and images;check the clarity before presentation. • Do not use illustrations that are not functional. • Do not use slow pooring animation • Blank slides (w). • Presentation Handouts.

6. Designing Effective PowerPoint Presentation Big Progressive Simple Consistent Summary Clear

7. Make It Bigنص بحروف كبيرة

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

9. 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

10. 2 m Make It Big (How to Estimate) • Look at it from 2 metres away

11. Keep It Simpleبساطة الكتابة

12. Keep It Simple (Text) • Too manycolours • TooManyFontsandStyles • The 6 x 7 rule • No more than 6 lines per slide • No more than 7 words per line

13. 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 !

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

15. Falling Leaves Observed Too detailed !

16. Falling Leaves in Millions Much Simpler

17. Falling Leaves Too detailed !

18. Falling Leaves Much Simpler

19. Keep It Simple (Picture) • Art work may distract your audience • Artistry does not substitute for content

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

21. Keep It Simple (Transition) • This animation is annoying (مزعجه) , not enhancing • "Appear" and “Zoom In" are better

22. Keep It Simple (Animation) 2 m Too distracting !

23. 2 m Keep It Simple (Animation) Simple & to the point

24. Make It Clearالوضوح

25. Make It Clear (Capitalisation) • ALL CAPITAL LETTERS ARE DIFFICULT TO READ • Upper and lower case letters are easier

26. Tahoma Z Serif Z Make It Clear (Fonts) clear busy

27. Make It Clear (Fonts) • Serif fonts are difficult to read on screen • Tahoma fonts are clearer • Italics are difficult to read on screen • Normal or bold fonts are clearer • Underlines may signify hyperlinks • Instead, use colours to emphasise

28. 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

29. Make It Clear (Numbers) How to put a giraffe into a fridge? 1. Open the door of the fridge 2. Take out the elephant 3. Put the giraffe in 4. Close the door

30. Make It Clear (Bullets) Use bullets to show a list without • Priority • Sequence • Hierarchy, …..

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

32. low contrast high contrast Make It Clear (Contrast) • Use contrasting colours • Light on dark vs dark on light • Use complementary colours

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

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

35. Make It Clear (Complement) • Use contrasting colours • Light on dark vs dark on light • Use complementary colours These colours do not complement

36. Make It Clear (Complement) • Use contrasting colours • Light on dark vs dark on light • Use complementary colours These colours complement

37. Make It Clear (Size) • Size implies importance

38. Make It Clear (Size) • Size implies importance

39. Make It Clear (Focal Points) • Focal points direct attention

40. Make It Clear (Focal Points) • Focal points direct attention

41. Be Progressiveتقدم بالعرض خطوة بخطوة

42. Types of Instructional Tools Individual Constructive Tools Social Constructive Tools Discovery Learning Too many in one go! Informational Tools Guided Inquiry Mode of Instruction Individual Instructive Tools Social Communicative Tools Direct Instruction Individual Pair Group Complexity of Interactions

43. Types of Instructional Tools Individual Constructive Tools Social Constructive Tools Discovery Learning Informational Tools Guided Inquiry Progressive & thus focused Mode of Instruction Individual Instructive Tools Social Communicative Tools Direct Instruction Individual Pair Group Complexity of Interactions

44. Be Consistentالتوافق و الثبات

45. Be Consistent • Differences draw attention • Differences may imply importance • Use surprises to attract not distract

46. This tick draws attention Be Consistent • Differences draw attention • Differences may imply importance • Use surprises to attract not distract

47. These differences distract! Be Consistent • Differences draw attention • Differences may imply importance • Use surprises to attract not distract

48. This implies importance Be Consistent • Differences draw attention • Differences may imply importance • Use surprises to attract not distract

49. Confusing differences! Be Consistent • Differences draw attention • Differences may imply importance • Use surprises to attract not distract

50. This surprise attracts Be Consistent • Differences draw attention • Differences may imply importance • Use surprises to attract not distract