Powerpoint Basics
Tell a Story Everyone likes relevant stories Don’t be someone you aren’t First impressions count A little humor is good to break ice Here for presentation not fancy stuff
Brainstorm Who is the audience What do they know about the material What do you want them to learn Where will the presentation take place & under what conditions
Slide Design “With great power comes great responsibility”
Slide Design KISS principles
Slide Design Keep It Simple Stupid
Slide Design Each slide address a single concept Slides should follow a logical progression Should build on each other Use no more than six lines of text per slide Use upper and lower case text DO NOT all caps
Slide Design Choose a color appropriate to the mood Avoid using too many colors (max of 5) Photographs help the audience relate Permission to use copyrighted material
Slide Design Too much of a good thing Avoid animations for it’s own sake Avoid massive amounts of bullets Bullet/animations do not tell story
Color Dark Blue projects a stable message Dark Blue has a calming effect Red/Orange to trigger excitement Red/Orange = emotional response Green to make audience comfortable Yellow to get audience attention quickly
Color Gray to promote the idea of "quality" White to project honesty/sincerity Black is not appealing to most viewers Avoid stark white background
Other Media driven visual tool Everyone can read slides What will be remembered Design to audience Just because you can do it… KISS
PowerPoint how-to videos by Microsoft https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Create-your-first- PowerPoint-2010-presentation-50732ad4-49b3-44c1-9b4d- fa5e73eb47d1
Goals of project Create slides and add text. Choose a slide layout Insert a picture Apply a theme. Change the size and position of slide elements. Format pictures, shapes, and other slide content.
Goals of project Create speaker notes to use Share the presentation file for review. Print handouts and prepare to present.
Fundamentals Work in groups Complete worksheet List several topics Use outline before creating PowerPoint 3 to 5 minutes in length