Computer Presentations with PowerPoint Ed Evans April 21, 2007

Fair book Guidelines Design a presentation on a topic you enjoy Use software such as MS PowerPoint or Kid Pix Studio Include 6-10 slides Animate text and/or graphics (level 2)

Rules for Good Presentations The News at Ten rule The rule of 6 The lower case rule The earth-to-sky rule The rule for the color challenged

The News at Ten rule Tell the audience what you are going to tell them. Tell them! Tell them what you have told them.

The Rule of 6 No more than 6 lines to a slide No more than 6 words per line

The lower case rule A mix of upper and lower class letters is easier to read. UPPER CASE LETTERS BY THEMSELVES ARE MORE DIFFICULT TO READ, as you can see.

The earth-to-sky rule Arrange colors from dark to light. Don’t use more than four colors per slide. Be consistent with color choices.

The rule for the color challenged 15 – 25% of people have difficulty seeing certain color combinations Avoid certain color combinations: –red/green –brown/green –blue/black –blue/purple

Steps in Creating Presentations Creating a New Presentation Adding Text Save the File with Fonts Embedded Design Templates & Formatting Customizing the Presentation –Word Art –Graphics/Images –Fonts/Colors –Custom Animations