1. Creating Effective Presentations
Tanner Ward  Nov. 9, 2017

2. Agenda Introduction Presentation Basics Designs/Layouts
Using Multimedia
Transitions/Animations

3. Tanner ward WORK: Senior Account Executive, Team SI
SCHOOL: Ouachita Baptist University (Business, Communications)
HOME: Saline County

4. Presentation Basics  CREATING EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS

5. Your slides are not your presentation!
Use minimal text.
Don’t read screen.
Practice your speech.
Don’t rely on your slides.
• Your PowerPoint is just a visual aid.
• Start with your speech, not your PowerPoint. Create an outline.

6. PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides

7. Designs/Layouts  CREATING EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS

8. templates Use widescreen format (16:9)
Don’t be afraid to use a template
Use custom color scheme, fonts
Simple and clean

9. Slide layout Use pre-defined layouts Avoid edges Don’t crowd elements
Use linear arrangements (don’t tilt, angle, etc.)
Left alignment

10. fonts Consistency is key
Font and text size must be legible from the back row
Choose one header font, one text font (and no more)
Serif vs. Sans Serif
Avoid paragraphs, too many bullet points per slide

11. fonts Helvetica Calibri Futura Gill Sans Garamond
Rockwell Museo Sans Avenir Century Gothic Franklin Gothic
Never use Comic Sans!

12. colors Use the available color schemes Light on dark, or dark on light
Stick with blues, greens, reds, black and white
Try to avoid browns, yellows, holiday pairings
Dark on Light
Red on Blue
Similar Colors
Light on Dark
Blue on Red
Holiday Colors

13. Using Multimedia  CREATING EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS

14. photos Avoid clipart Use high-quality images
Make sure photos aren’t colliding with any text
Photos should fit overall theme (colors, style, subject, etc.)
No photo backgrounds
Crop; don’t stretch

15. videos Use high-quality video Shorter clips are better
Take up the whole screen
Test audio, video beforehand

16. Charts/graphs Avoid tables full of data Be careful of small font sizes
Consistent coloring, style
Should be legible in the back row

17. Transitions/Animation  CREATING EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS

18. transitions
Stick with a fade

19. animation Keep them simple Bullets: line-by-line No sound effects
Timers, reordering, entrances/exits

20. Helpful Tips  CREATING EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS

21. Before Save in multiple places Have your presentation ready
Know your audience/room

22. during Don’t stand in front of the screen Use Presenter Mode
Black screen – period (.) key
Jump to a slide – type slide number, press Enter
Draw on the screen:
Control + “P” – brings up pen
“E” – erase
Control + “H (Windows), I (Mac)” – closes pen

23. After Always have a slide at the end
Don’t skip around to different slides

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