2. A FEW PRESENTATION RULES

3. WHY TALK ABOUT “RULES?”
the “rules” aren’t so much rules as they are conventions—aspects people are used to and comfortable with
you have to know the rules to be able to break them
you have to know your audience to know whether or not it’s appropriate for you to break the rules

4. RULESET #1
do not copy and paste entire paragraphs into your slideshow; rather, whittle your arguments down to a few key points per slide
include no more than three or four bullet points per slide
use short—but descriptive!— phrases in your bullet points

5. RULESET #2 make sure each slide has a clear, descriptive heading
use a large, readable font face and size for your headings
use a medium, readable font face and size for your bullet text

6. RULESET #3
adopt an overall design scheme that lends visual consistency to your slideshow
avoid garish, distracting backgrounds (just because PowerPoint lets you use them doesn’t mean you should)
make sure your visual content— photos, icons, clipart, etc.— complements the purpose and focus of your presentation

7. RULESET #4
read and review and proof and proof and edit and polish and proof
make sure there are no spelling errors, grammar errors, or typos in your slideshow

8. RULESET #5 test your presentation!
if you created it on a Mac using PowerPoint 2003, test it on a PC
if you created it on a PC using PowerPoint 2007, test it on PowerPoint 2000 and 2003

9. SLIDESHOWS THAT HURT PEOPLE

26. MOTION (AAAAAHHHH!!!)
On the move
and on
Wow. That was NOT cool.

27. Using PowerPoint Templates
File  New  “From design template”

28. USING SLIDEMASTER View  Master  Slide Master
Slide Master view allows you to choose your font faces, font color, and background color, and embed images
adjusting the Slide Master affects your entire PowerPoint presentation
REMEMBER: font faces don’t follow you from machine to machine (stick with system fonts or create title images in Photoshop and embed them in PowerPoint

29. Creating Your Own Slideshow Templates
will generally require you to use additional applications beyond Microsoft PowerPoint
Unless you are familiar with Photoshop (or whatever imaging software is available), plese don't spend the time learning it

30. Slideshow Designs > Lessons Learned
templates are just templates—they are starting points
be sure to choose a template that complements the content of your presentation
familiarize yourself with the resources available to use to customize your slideshows (like Microsoft’s download site, where you can download tons of PowerPoint templates)

31. Slideshow Basics > Lessons Learned
PowerPoint and other applications are incredibly powerful ways of visually and textually and orally presenting information
but only if used well

32. Presenting Your Projects
note that you will only have approximately 10 minutes for your presentation, so plan your time carefully—practice and prepare
Because we cannot always be sure of how the computers will act in this room, be sure to both load your Pp presentation to a thumb drive and online somewhere ( ?)
IF YOU HAVE A MAC: do NOT drag images into Pp: use the “insert” function or they will not show up on a PC

33. What to Cover in Presentation
The CRAP of your visual elements
The layout and data displays (if these apply) of your visual elements
Images used (within larger contexts)
Color
Font and typeface
The audience for your visual elements
The purpose of the visual elements
The effectiveness of the visual elements (make a claim—evaluate how well they accomplish their purpose

34. what I’m looking for
Content (is the presentation focused on key points? have the presenters carefully selected the material to share and talk about?)
Delivery (are the presenters prepared? Are they appropriately formal? do the presenters make eye contact? Does everyone participate?)
Visuals (are visual elements well-prepared, well- integrated, and appropriate? do any visuals support the main point of the presentation?)
Time (is the presenter prepared and ready to go? does the presenter make best use of presentation time?)

35. how to fail your presentation
come to class unprepared—if you haven’t carefully prepared, if you present for 2 minutes or if you present for 20 minutes, and/or if it’s clear that you haven’t thought much about your presentation, you will lose points
be rude to other presenters—if you’re texting, or if you’re typing away during a presentation, you will lose points on your presentation

36. outline and prepare leave yourself plenty of time
PRACTICE your presentation
you might consider:
what are my talking points? what do I definitely want to cover? in what order? (and will this order make sense to everyone?)
how will I start my presentation and introduce my work?
what do I want to show? how will I show it?
are there class materials—readings, discussions, etc.—that I can/should draw upon in my presentation?
how will I end my presentation?