Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Created by: Dr Neil M Hamilton Head of the Medical Faculty CAL Unit This version edited & presented by: Julia Willats Directorate of Information Systems & Services Presentable Presentations (and the not so presentable)
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Overview Typical Structure Backgrounds Text (Fonts, Sizes, Colours) Multimedia Animation Disaster Management Summary
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Typical Structure Overview Introduction Middle Bits - M&Ms, Results Conclusions / Discussion Summary
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Backgrounds
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Backgrounds
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Backgrounds Avoid Clipart as a general rule
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Backgroundss Backgrounds Typical Structure Backgrounds Text (Fonts, Sizes, Colours) Multimedia Animation Disaster Management Summary Copyright Monty Python Productions, 1995
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Text Consider the background Non Serif Fonts Serif Fonts (weak) Modern (weak) Fonts can convey a message (friendly) Comic Sans (informal) Arial Black (too blocky?) Haettenschweiler (too close)
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Text 44pt for headers 30pt for body text 10pt for body text 20pt for body text 30pt for body text 44pt for body text 48pt for body text 54pt for body text
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Text Remember the Colour Blind Opinions Differ about the least fatiguing Be consistent Avoid too much text on the screen such as this which goes on and on and it is especially bad if you stand there and re- gurgitate exactly what is on every screen bullet-point by bullet-point as that is a sure way to send your audience asleep immediately.
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Multimedia - sounds Use sounds sparingly
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Dr Neil M Hamilton Head of the Medical Faculty CAL Unit Presentable Presentations And the nit so presuntable
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Multimedia - sounds But don’t put sound on every single bullet point or every single page Your audience will hate you
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Multimedia - images Copyright Microsoft, 1995
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Multimedia - images Feeling a bit ‘pixelly’ Eric would have been ‘here’ as a video Technically not possible Multimedia images & sounds can create large files
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Don’t forget to give credit n Eric came here from: n n Image used for no financial gain
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Animation Keep page animation the same Keep object positions the same
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Animation Keep page animation the same Keep object positions the same
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Animation Keep page effect the same Keep object positions the same
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Results Summary 1 The data are robust Analyses have shown that there is a significant difference The hypothesis is correct
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Results Summary Good Therefore you should invest lots of money in my research
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Results Summary Bad It will have been noticed however that some variability does exist This is currently undergoing further research
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Disaster Management Prepare Overheads Prepare 35mm Slides Have a standby on the Web? Backup floppy copy
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats Summary Keep it simple Don’t annoy your audience Make a backup and have an alternative Let the audience know you have finished Thank you ps educate yourself……………….
Directorate of Information Systems & Services Julia Willats IT Training at Aberdeen Uni n Wide range of courses n Available to staff and postgraduates n Information on Web or call (27)3344 – n Only cost is documentation n Custom courses available on request n and thank you Neil for using your material