1. HOW TO MAKE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Do´s and don´ts
&
Some tips and clues
SocLingEnglish January 2013

2. HOW TO MAKE A PPW
2. TIPS FOR PRESENTATION
1. TIPS FOR PPW CONTENT

3. DURATION OF EACH SLIDE=3 MINUTES WHEN SPOKEN
TIPS FOR CONTENT
POWER POINT = A TEXT
EACH SLIDE= 1 PARAGRAPH=1 IDEA
DURATION OF EACH SLIDE=3 MINUTES WHEN SPOKEN

5. TIPS FOR CONTENT
WRITE IN A TELEGRAPHIC WAY
NEVER WRITE
PARAGRAPHS

6. EXAMPLE OF TELEGRAPHIC STYLE=POINTS TO REMEMBER
WRONG √
GREAT BRITAIN
Famous/Known as BRITAIN
Different names in
co-official languages
Situation: North West Europe
RIGHT
PARAGRAPH Great Britain (Welsh:Prydain Fawr, GAelic: Breatainn Mhòr, Cornish Breten Veur, Scots: Great Breetain), also known as Britain, is an island situated to the north-west of continental Europe

7. TIPS FOR CONTENT ADAPT LANGUAGE TO AUDIENCE
WRONG:
FORMAL LANGUAGE % PARAGRAPH
RIGHT:
EASY LANGUAGE FOR 1ESO
The variety of fauna and flora on the island is limited in comparison to continental Europe. This is due to the size of Great Britain.. The high level of urbanisation on the island has contributed to a species extinction rate that is about 100 times greater than the background species extinction rate.
Not many plants and animals.
Causes:
Urbanisation -> extinction of species.

8. TIPS FOR CONTENT USE IMAGES TO SUPPORT YOUR TEXT
“An image is worth more than a thousand words”
Example: Not many plants or animals. OR
Causes:
Urbanisation
& extinction of species.

9. TIPS FOR THE PRESENTATION
PRESENT YOUR TOPIC
DO NOT READ YOUR SLIDES, AND SPECIALLY, AVOID READING TELEGRAPHIC TEXT
3. USE PHRASES TO INTRODUCE EACH SLIDE (Do not read the title)
4. MOVE AROUND, POINT IMAGES, ENTONATE

10. 1. PRESENT YOUR TOPIC USEFUL PHRASES
In this presentation we are talking about…..
This presentation is about
This presentation deals with…. (trata de…)

11. 2. DO NOT READ TELEGRAPHIC TEXT
TRANSFORM YOUR TELEGRAPHIC TEXT INTO A SPEECH
EXPANDING IDEAS
WITH EXTRA INFORMATION

12. Example slide 6 WRITTEN TEXT Causes: Urbanisation & extinction of species The reason is that there are a lot of buildings. The destruction of forests and countryside to build caused animal extinction.
SPOKEN TEXT

13. 3. USE PHRASES TO INTRODUCE EACH SLIDE
Now we are talking about….
Next I am talking about
Our following topic is…..
In respect to….

14. 4. MOVE AROUND, POINT IMAGES, ENTONATE
TO GET YOUR AUDIENCE ATTENTION