1. Ruling Your PowerPoint Domain!
What they see is what you create!

2. What is PowerPoint Anyway?
Started out as a tool for business presentations
Replaced the old carousel projectors

3. PowerPoint
Software that enables users to create multimedia presentations for large or small groups

4. Slides Contain a Variety of Media:
Drawings
Photos
Graphs
Movies
Sounds
Text & such

5. Use It, But Don’t Over Do It!!
Hard to read FONTS
Overuse of Animation
Inappropriate clip art
Unnecessary Sound Effects
Screen Transitions
Wild Color Schemes
Unchecked Speeling!
Unchecked Spelling!

6. PowerPoint Layout Hints
Make sure pictures are related to topic
Use graphics with a similar style
No graphic is better than a bad graphic

7. PowerPoint Layout Hints
Use font types with discretion
Use large enough type
Avoid using all capitals
Use dark text on light backgrounds

8. Making Your Presentation
Keep your purpose in mind
Don’t read from the screen
Maintain eye contact with your audience

9. Making Your Presentation
Keep pace with the slides
Plan on two minutes per slide
We see graphics first, then text
Keep a logical information flow

10. Preparing Content for Slides
Keep text simple and concise
Stand alones need more text/info/aids
Summarize sentences into bullets
One concept per slide

11. Instructional Design Techniques
Use information in logical sequence
Use hyperlinks to connect material
Use knowledge of learning styles
Use handouts

12. Presentation Techniques
Rehearse!
Stand so audience can see
Clear a slide after discussing it
Check lighting for viewing & note taking

13. Just in case! Always have a back up plan
Test hardware and software early