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2 Asset or Liability* The Pros and Cons of PowerPoint™ * Denotes information in presentation notes
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7 The bad and the ugly
8 Make sure you use the correct colors so that your text is legible Best font size is 30 pts Use consistent fonts and colors Bullets can be annoying, use them sparingly Be sure to use parallel sentence structure Profread carefully
9 The research* The speaker reads the slides to us62.0% Text so small I couldn't read it46.9% Slides hard to see because of color choice 42.6% Full sentences instead of bullet points39.1% Moving or flying text or graphics24.8% Overly complex diagrams or charts22.2%
10 A challenge
11 Where is the learning? READ vs. LISTEN
12 Organizing Content New material 7 -2 Familiar material7+2
13 Cognitive Strategies
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15 Frames CostAccessFunction Chalkboard PPT Whiteboard
16 Concept Maps* Biology Hyperphysics Macroeconomics Concept Draw cMap Inspiration
17 Storytelling
18 Work on your PPT!
19 Engaging your Audience* Attention - sight, sound, motion, solicitation, novelty, humor Relevance - what’s in it for me??? Why do I care? Why is this stuff interesting? Confidence - incremental, clear expectations, move toward independence and some control Satisfaction - practice, improve, acknowledgement
20 Embedded activities Think-share-pair Brainstorming Poll Stump your neighbor Focused listening Two-minute paper Note check Notemesh Stu.dicio.us
21 More ideas?
22 Where is the structural design?
23 Design focuses on Background Color Text Visuals Media: video, audio, animation Accessibility Copyright
24 Serif vs. non-serif 10 pt 20 pt 30 pt 40 pt 50 pt Complementary colors
25 Technical tricks
26 Other tools Corel Presentation Keynote (Mac only) Open Office
27 Make it work!
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