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Guidelines for a Good Presentation

Guidelines for a Good Presentation. Susan Gluckman Winter Park High School Spring 2006. The Process. Research topic and develop content. Develop presentation. Deliver presentation. Proportionally. Research topic and develop content. Develop presentation. Deliver presentation.

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Guidelines for a Good Presentation

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  1. Guidelines for a Good Presentation Susan Gluckman Winter Park High School Spring 2006

  2. The Process Research topic and develop content Develop presentation Deliver presentation

  3. Proportionally Research topic and develop content Develop presentation Deliver presentation

  4. Developing Content Presentations should be more about ideas than flash.

  5. Developing Content • Read the assignment instructions! • Research topic area • Document sources of information • Organize information • Outline or storyboard

  6. Developing Content • Maintain Depth and Complexity • Provide Sufficient Evidence • Supplement Slides with Text and Data

  7. Design Artfully • Design Artfully • Select Powerful Images • Eliminate Distractions • Distill Words • Honor Criteria • Originality • Harmony • Restraint • Balance • Proportion

  8. Getting Started with PowerPoint • Title and your name on first slide • Name and save the file on H drive (see teacher directions) • SAVE frequently as you work

  9. Design • Select a template (Slide Design) • Modify Color Scheme if desired • Modify template if desired(use the Slide Master) • Background image • Font style • Bullet style • Design should complement not overwhelm

  10. Appropriate background Textured or patterned backgrounds make it hard to read the text. Textured or patterned backgrounds make it hard to read the text.

  11. Make text readable Use high contrast between text and background. Use high contrast between text and background. Use high contrast between text and background.

  12. Appropriate font • Select a readable font • Sans Serif fonts are best for the screen • Arial is a good sans serif font • Verdana is a good sans serif font • Tahoma is a good sans serif font • Serif fonts are probably ok • Script fonts take much longer to read

  13. Recommendations • Use an existing template and standard placeholders • Text sizing will be automatic • Modify Slide Master to make global changes to style

  14. Page Transitions • Use minimally

  15. Page Transitions • Too much is annoying

  16. Page Transitions • And distracts from your presentation

  17. Text animations • Use effects minimally • Too much becomes annoying • And distracts from your presentation • Some effects seem to cause motion sickness

  18. Text animations • Display text gradually • To keep the focus • On the current point • (This effect is called Appear)

  19. How much text? • Don’t use too much text on a page because it is hard to read and the audience will concentrate on reading and not listening. Use the presentation to emphasize the major points, but fill in the rest with your verbal presentation. Use bulleted text not paragraphs, in fact, don’t even use complete sentences. Do not try to jam everything on one page, but rather break it down into multiple pages if it is really important.

  20. How much text? • Minimal text on each slide • Major points only • Use verbal presentation to complete • One major idea per slide

  21. Recommendations • Include only 3-7 points (bullet) per slide and 3-7 words per bullet • No complete sentences • Do not show every point on a slide at once or your audience will read ahead and stop listening to the presentation • Try to use pictures, not text, to do the talking

  22. Clip Art • Use minimally • Use only if it adds to the presentation • Do not use for “decorations”

  23. Images – Citing sources • Source Citation:"Van Gogh, Vincent." Gogh, Vincent van, painting. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission. Student Resource Center. Thomson Gale. 22 February 2006 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SRC> Vincent van Gogh

  24. Resizing Images • Maintain proper proportions of image • Use the corner handles • Format Picture and set size with Lock Aspect Ratio checked

  25. Bibliography • What does the teacher want? • Citations in PowerPoint • Separate Bibliography

  26. Test for Projection • Projected images probably won’t be as bright • View computer screen from six feet • Is text readable?

  27. Design Artfully (again) • Select powerful images • Non-relevant images distract • Distill words • Overall presentation should have these attributes: Harmony Restraint Originality Proportion Balance

  28. Final Preparation • Check spelling and grammar • Test from beginning to end • Practice verbal presentation

  29. Deliver Professionally • Speak with Conviction • Maintain Eye Contact • Avoid Reading

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