1. 6 TIPS FOR AN EFFECTIVE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION Conyers Bull Multimedia Services Manager

2. QUICK OVERVIEW Session Focus = Face-to-Face Presentations 1.Location 2.Audience 3.Text 4.Graphics 5.Themes 6.Animations

3. TIP #1 - LOCATION How big is the room?  Size of room  Size of audience What version of PowerPoint is available? Which resolution should you use? Is slide content viewable?

4. TIP #2 - AUDIENCE To whom are you speaking?  Adults vs. Teenagers  BOV vs. Pre-Knobs Consistency = Focus Can audience see/read content?

5. TIP #3 - TEXT YOU are subject-matter-expert K.I.S.S. principle One main point per slide Rule of 6x6 Make it legible  Headings – 40’s  Bullets – 24 to 36pts

6. TIP #4 - GRAPHICS Powerful tool to emphasize or illustrate Use thoughtfully in presentation  Is image necessary?  Is image appropriate? (content & audience) Don’t over-salt the presentation

8. TIP #5 - THEMES Collection of backgrounds, fonts, and colors Provides consistency Change the color for new topic Example Example Is it appropriate?

9. TIP #6 - ANIMATIONS Highlight

10. CHARTRES CATHEDRAL Apse Chapel Crossing Nave Transept West Portal/Facade

11. TIP #6 - ANIMATIONS Highlight Illustrate complex topics

12. July 21 st Armada leaves Corunna to sail up English Channel to Low Countries, where army to invade England is to be waiting. Medina-Sidonia sends pinnace to duke of Parma there, requesting him to mobilize troops. July 30 th Armada enters English Channel, where Medina-Sidonia is surprised to find main English fleet at Plymouth. Armada adopts crescent battle formation. After delay caused by tides and wind, English fleet sails to meet it. July 31 st -Aug. 1 st English attack outermost Spanish vessels with long-range gunfire. Nothing is sunk but San Salvador explodes. Overnight, Drake breaks line to capture payship Rosario. English fleet regroups; Medina-Sidonia consolidates Armada's crescent formation and sends message to Parma urging rendezvous at Calais. SPANISH ARMADA, 1588 Aug. 2 nd Armada reaches Portland Bill. English and Spanish ships engage in fierce battles. Frobisher in Triumph fights off multiple attack. English ships fire heavily on Spanish but do little damage. Their ammunition runs low. Aug. 3 rd – 6 th English fleet divides into four squadrons and stops Armada entering Solent. Armada sails east and English fleet follows but has too little ammunition to renew attack. Armada drops anchors off Calais but discovers Parma's army is not ready. Aug. 7 th – 8 th During night, English fireships break Armada's formation. Battle of Gravelines sees nine hours of close fighting between English and Spanish ships. Many vessels on both sides are damaged. One Spanish ship sinks, and English fleet, helped by storm, drives rest into North Sea. Aug. 13 th After being harried by English ships and battered by storms, Armada sails north, intending to round coast of Scotland and sail south to Spain. Conditions on board are poor. Aug. 24 th Storms disperse Armada off north coast of Scotland. Sept. – Oct. Fierce storms drive many ships towards Irish coast. More than 25 ships are wrecked and thousands of crew drown or are killed by English soldiers when they reach shore. Sept. – Oct. About two-thirds of Armada eventually escapes bad weather and sails home to Spain.

13. TIP #6 - ANIMATIONS Highlight Illustrate complex topics Engage

14. In what year was Charleston founded? 16701680 1690

15. Correct! Proceed to the next question…

16. Incorrect. Charleston, or Charles Towne, was founded in 1670. Proceed to the next question…

17. In what year was the Charleston Earthquake? 17801886 1912

18. Correct! Proceed to the next question…

19. Incorrect. The earthquake hit Charleston on August 31, 1886. Proceed to the next question…

20. TIP #6 - ANIMATIONS Highlight Illustrate complex topics Engage (great with interactive whiteboards and projectors!)

21. QUESTIONS??

22. RESOURCES PowerPoint 2010 From PPT Help Online:  What is a Theme? What is a Theme?  Applying a Theme Applying a Theme  Applying Multiple Themes Applying Multiple Themes PowerPoint 2013 Open PPT Help to Find:  “Change the colors, fonts, and effects”  “Apply multiple slide designs (themes) to one presentation”