1. PowerPoint Planning, Designing, & Giving a Presentation

2. Planning

3. Plan Your Presentation  Beginning  Middle  End

4. Beginning  Introduce Topic  Brief Summary  Major Points

5. Middle  Discuss Major Points  Methodology  Strengths/Weaknesses  Agree/Disagree  Review Necessary Data

6. End  What You Have Learned  What You Would Improve  Possible Applications

7. Designing

8. Rules for Design  Clean  Concise  Consistent  Contrast

9. Clean  Avoid Clutter  Leave White Space  Instructive vs. Distracting

10. Concise  No Sentences  One Topic = One Slide  Add Another Slide(s)

11. Consistent  Maintain  Fonts  Sizing  Colors  Anchoring Helps

12. Contrast  Background  Screen vs. Paper  Clean vs. Pretty  Fonts  Clarity  Size

13. Presenting

14. To Do and Not To Do Aim To  Speak Clearly  Make Eye Contact*  Explain Content  30 Seconds / Slide Avoid  Reading Slides  Overdone Effects  Long Quotes  Covering Too Much