1. PowerPoint: A Potent Teaching Tool Dolores Lehr La Salle University ABC Convention October 28, 2004

2. Popularity 30 million presentations every day (1.25 million every hour) The No.1 choice of students when giving oral presentations

3. Problem: ”Death by PowerPoint” Edits ideas Squeezes ideas into preconceived format Homogenizes discourse

4. Cause: Lack of Preparation Not taught except as part of discussion on visual aids or in an introductory computer class Little discussion in textbooks on business communication

5. Solution: Teach its Composition and Delivery Follow the steps for constructing any means of communication

6. Steps Determining the Purpose Identifying the Audience Planning Composing Formatting Editing Delivering

7. Determining the Purpose What is the general purpose? What is the specific purpose?

8. Determining the Audience Who is this audience?

9. Planning Brainstorming Outlining with parallel structure Storyboarding

10. Composing Introduction & Closing Blueprint slides Conciseness Guidelines for the number of words on slides

11. Formatting Type fonts White space Color Graphics Effects

12. Editing Organization and writing of the presentation Organization and writing of each slide

13. Editing: Check the Organization Logical order Transitions (words and effects)

14. Editing: Check the Writing Correctness Consistency Clarity Conciseness

15. Delivering Appearance Eye Contact Voice Projection Interaction with the slides

16. Delivering: Appearance Posture Facial expression Confidence Enthusiasm

17. Delivering: Eye Contact Make contact at least once within a room of 20-25 people

18. Delivering: Voice Low and high Projection Pronunciation

19. Delivering-Interaction Look at the slides Comment and point Interact with audience

20. Benefits Reinforces the teaching of other communication media Emphasizes graphics and layout Combines the teaching of the verbal, visual, and vocal

21. Benefits LIVELY Create LIVELY PowerPoint presentations