Creating Presentation and Teaching Materials Using PowerPoint Nilgün Çokça

Basic Rules for Presentations Contrast is Important  For Paper Dark text on a light background Dark text on a light background

Basic Rules For Projection Light text on a semi-dark background. Light text on a semi-dark background. The eye is attracted to light. The eye is attracted to light.

Basic Rules Stick with a single background The background is the stage of your presentation. Set the stage and leave it alone

Basic Rules Don’t try to dazzle the audience with graphics or style... but with the information. The meduim is not the message the information is the message.

Basic Rules Balance Do not center bullet points, Do not center bullet points, it makes the text ragged it makes the text ragged and hard to read and follow with your eyes and hard to read and follow with your eyes

Basic Rules Balance Generally, left justify bullets Generally, left justify bullets This keeps things neat This keeps things neat And easy to follow. And easy to follow.

Basic Rules Balance Centered graphics leave little room for text.

Basic Rules Place graphics off center Place graphics off center More room for the text More room for the text More pleasing to eye More pleasing to eye Left placement leads the eye to text Left placement leads the eye to text Balance

Basic Rules - Capitalization AVOID ALL CAPS IT IS VERY HARD TO READ AVOID ALL CAPS IT IS VERY HARD TO READ First Cap-More Formal First Cap-More Formal Harder To Type And More Decisions Harder To Type And More Decisions This is an example of capitalizing the first word. This is an example of capitalizing the first word. Less formal Less formal Easy to type and fewer decisions. Easy to type and fewer decisions.

Basic Rules That Your Must Follow In Order to Have A Good Presentation One of the most common mistakes in creating a presentation is to place too much information on the screen. This can cause the reader to become distracted from the speaker. Just like you are now. Audiences are much more respective to the spoken word. One of the most common mistakes in creating a presentation is to place too much information on the screen. This can cause the reader to become distracted from the speaker. Just like you are now. Audiences are much more respective to the spoken word. Make sure that you turn in all of your work!

Basic Rules Keep It Simple Make bullets points easy to read. Make bullets points easy to read. Keep text easy to understand. Keep text easy to understand. Use concise wording. Use concise wording. Bullets are focal points. Bullets are focal points. Presenter provides elaboration. Presenter provides elaboration. Keep fonts size large. Keep fonts size large.  Depends on size of room or distance from screen  Never smaller than 14 pt.