Q Designing Effective PowerPoint Presentations Adapted from a presentation by Victor Chen ERAU

Q Designing Effective PowerPoint Presentation Click the words to explore Simple Consistent Clear Big Summary

Q Make It Big

Q 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

Q 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

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

Q Keep It Simple

Q Keep It Simple (Text) Too many colours TooToo Many Fonts and Styles The 6 x 7 rule –No more than 6 lines per slide –No more than 7 words per line

Q 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 !

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

Q Falling Leaves Observed ChristchurchDunedinWellington January11,532,23414,123,6543,034,564 February1,078,45612,345,56716,128,234 March17,234,7786,567,12316,034,786 April16,098,89710,870,9547,940,096 May8,036,89710,345,39414,856,456 June16,184,345678,0954,123,656 July8,890,34515,347,93418,885,786 August8,674,23418,107,11017,230,095 September4,032,04518,923,2399,950,498 October2,608,0969,945,8905,596,096 November5,864,034478,0236,678,125 December12,234,1239,532,1113,045,654 Too detailed !

Q Falling Leaves in Millions In 10 6 ChristchurchDunedinWellington January11143 February11216 March17616 April16107 May81014 June1604 July81518 August81817 September4189 October295 November506 December1293 Much Simpler

Q Falling Leaves Too detailed !

Q Falling Leaves Much Simpler

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

Q Keep It Simple (Sound) Sound effects may distract too Use sound only when necessary

Q Keep It Simple (Transition) This transition is annoying, not enhancing "Appear" and "Disappear" are better

Q Keep It Simple (Animation) 2 m Too distracting !

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

Q Make It Clear

Q Make It Clear (Capitalization) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS ARE DIFFICULT TO READ Upper and lower case letters are easier

Q Sanserif Z Serif Z Make It Clear (Fonts) busy clear

Q Serif fonts are difficult to read on screen Sanserif 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 Make It Clear (Fonts)

Q 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

Q 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

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

Q Make It Clear (Colours) Use contrasting colours Light on dark vs dark on light Use complementary colours

Q Make It Clear (Contrast) Use contrasting colours Light on dark vs dark on light Use complementary colours low contrasthigh contrast

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

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

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

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

Q Make It Clear (Size) Size implies importance

Q Make It Clear (Size) Size implies importance

Q Make It Clear (Focal Points) Focal points direct attention

Q Make It Clear (Focal Points) Focal points direct attention

Q Be Consistent

Q Differences draw attention Differences may imply importance Use surprises to attract not distract

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

Q Be Consistent Differences draw attention  Differences may imply importance oUse surprises to attract not distract These differences distract!

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

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

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

Q Be Consistent Differences draw attention Differences may imply importance Use surprises to attract not distract These distract!

Q In Summary Big Simple Clear Progressive Consistent

Q Some Final Words Communication is the key Text to support the communication Pictures to simplify complex concepts Animations for complex relationships Visuals to support, not to distract Sounds only when absolutely necessary

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