Making your PowerPoint Presentation More Powerful By Mrs. Birdsall Making your PowerPoint Presentation More Powerful By Mrs. Birdsall

Plan, Plan, Plan!!! BEFORE You Get on Powerpoint… Plan your Project Content Requirements Audience Due Date

Plan, Plan, Plan!!! BEFORE You Get on Powerpoint… Do your Research Take Notes In Word Gather Images Save to Folder

Plan, Plan, Plan!!! BEFORE You Get on Powerpoint… As You Do Your Research Cite Your Sources! Paste URLs into Word Document

Plan, Plan, Plan!!! Later - just copy & paste into Bibliography!

Plan, Plan, Plan!!! BEFORE you Get on Powerpoint… Create a Storyboard Plan Your Text Draw Rough Images

Consider Your Audience Presentations should differ for different audiences

Consider Your Audience For a Class Project…  More Formal  Fewer Bells and Whistles  (A Limited Number OK)

Consider Your Audience HAVE FUN!!!

Finally … Time to Start on PowerPoint! As you Work, Think About the Following….JPG&imgrefurl=

Limit Your Words Slides should  List Main Ideas  Key points  Phrases

Limit Your Words  Usually contain between words Any more words than that makes it hard for the viewer to read. You should rarely write complete sentences, and you definitely do not want long paragraphs, unless they are direct quotes you need the audience to see. Slides should

Limit Your Words If you need more words:  Separate ideas with bullets  Have ideas appear one at a time  Use more than one slide If you need more words:  Separate ideas with bullets  Have ideas appear one at a time  Use more than one slide

Important Ideas  Use font size to denote importance  Powerpoint does this with bullets  You can also do it manually  Use font size to denote importance  Powerpoint does this with bullets  You can also do it manually

Follow Fair Use & Copyright Laws  Cite your sources  Limit how much you use from each site or source

Eliminate Distractions Make Your Ideas the Main Focus… Not the Bells and Whistles

Eliminate Distractions Is it easier to concentrate on this….

Eliminate Distractions

Your Images Are they relevant to your topic?

Your Images … or irrelevant?

Your Images Do they blend into the background?

Your Images Or do they have a border around them so they stand out from the background?

Choose Your Background Does it distract from your words and pictures?

Or is it subtle and “in the background”? Choose Your Background

Choose Your Font Color Does the color show up against your background? Or does it blend in? Does the color show up against your background? Or does it blend in?

Choose Your Font Is it easy to read?

Choose Your Font Size Is it large enough to read? (Size 32) Is it large enough to read? (Size 40) Is it large enough to read? (Size 32) Is it large enough to read? (Size 40)

Use Templates for Continuity  Keep text objects aligned  More visually appealing  Smoother transition between slides

But it’s OK to Use…  Different Background for Emphasis of a Topic  Different Fonts & Colors to Emphasize Ideas Within a Slide (Just don’t over-do it!)

BEFORE You Present…  Preview your slideshow  Make adjustments as needed for  Timing  Appearance  Mechanics  Content

Check Your Spelling!  Speling Erors Ar Distrakting  Make your presentation look less “Polished”  Speling Erors Ar Distrakting  Make your presentation look less “Polished”

BEFORE You Present…  Practice your Presentation  (Several times!)

MAKE IT A PROJECT YOU CAN BE PROUD OF!!

During Your Presentation…  Speak Loudly and Clearly  Don’t Read EVERY Word on EVERY Slide  DO add details orally  Speak Loudly and Clearly  Don’t Read EVERY Word on EVERY Slide  DO add details orally

And Finally… HAVE FUN Creating Your Project!! HAVE FUN Creating Your Project!!