2. Making your PowerPoint Presentation More Powerful By Mrs. Birdsall Making your PowerPoint Presentation More Powerful By Mrs. Birdsall

3. Plan, Plan, Plan!!! BEFORE You Get on Powerpoint… Plan your Project Content Requirements Audience Due Date

4. Plan, Plan, Plan!!! BEFORE You Get on Powerpoint… Do your Research Take Notes In Word Gather Images Save to Folder

5. Plan, Plan, Plan!!! BEFORE You Get on Powerpoint… As You Do Your Research Cite Your Sources! Paste URLs into Word Document

6. Plan, Plan, Plan!!! Later - just copy & paste into Bibliography! http://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/ex_panda_station.html

7. Plan, Plan, Plan!!! BEFORE you Get on Powerpoint… Create a Storyboard Plan Your Text Draw Rough Images

8. Consider Your Audience Presentations should differ for different audiences

9. Consider Your Audience For a Class Project…  More Formal  Fewer Bells and Whistles  (A Limited Number OK)

10. Consider Your Audience HAVE FUN!!!

11. Finally … Time to Start on PowerPoint! As you Work, Think About the Following….JPG&imgrefurl=http://ww2.saturn.stpaul.k12.mn.us/Hmong/picturedi/&h=852&w=574&sz=202&hl=en&start=58&um=1&tbnid=psIjxPEWTSQ4NM:&tbnh=145&tbnw=98&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthoughtful%26start%3D40%26ndsp%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3DN

12. Limit Your Words Slides should  List Main Ideas  Key points  Phrases

13. Limit Your Words  Usually contain between 12 - 20 words Any more words than that makes it hard for the viewer to read. You should rarely write complete sentences, and you definitely do not want long paragraphs, unless they are direct quotes you need the audience to see. Slides should

14. Limit Your Words If you need more words:  Separate ideas with bullets  Have ideas appear one at a time  Use more than one slide If you need more words:  Separate ideas with bullets  Have ideas appear one at a time  Use more than one slide

15. Important Ideas  Use font size to denote importance  Powerpoint does this with bullets  You can also do it manually  Use font size to denote importance  Powerpoint does this with bullets  You can also do it manually

16. Follow Fair Use & Copyright Laws  Cite your sources  Limit how much you use from each site or source http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=396

17. Eliminate Distractions Make Your Ideas the Main Focus… Not the Bells and Whistles

18. Eliminate Distractions Is it easier to concentrate on this….

19. Eliminate Distractions

20. Your Images Are they relevant to your topic?

21. Your Images … or irrelevant?

22. Your Images Do they blend into the background?

23. Your Images Or do they have a border around them so they stand out from the background?

24. Choose Your Background Does it distract from your words and pictures?

25. Or is it subtle and “in the background”? Choose Your Background

26. Choose Your Font Color Does the color show up against your background? Or does it blend in? Does the color show up against your background? Or does it blend in?

27. Choose Your Font Is it easy to read?

28. Choose Your Font Size Is it large enough to read? (Size 32) Is it large enough to read? (Size 40) Is it large enough to read? (Size 32) Is it large enough to read? (Size 40)

29. Use Templates for Continuity  Keep text objects aligned  More visually appealing  Smoother transition between slides

30. But it’s OK to Use…  Different Background for Emphasis of a Topic  Different Fonts & Colors to Emphasize Ideas Within a Slide (Just don’t over-do it!)

31. BEFORE You Present…  Preview your slideshow  Make adjustments as needed for  Timing  Appearance  Mechanics  Content

32. Check Your Spelling!  Speling Erors Ar Distrakting  Make your presentation look less “Polished”  Speling Erors Ar Distrakting  Make your presentation look less “Polished”

33. BEFORE You Present…  Practice your Presentation  (Several times!)

34. MAKE IT A PROJECT YOU CAN BE PROUD OF!! http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&safe=active&q=trophy&btnG=Search+Images

35. During Your Presentation…  Speak Loudly and Clearly  Don’t Read EVERY Word on EVERY Slide  DO add details orally  Speak Loudly and Clearly  Don’t Read EVERY Word on EVERY Slide  DO add details orally

36. And Finally… HAVE FUN Creating Your Project!! HAVE FUN Creating Your Project!!