1. PowerPoint Solutions Avoiding the Pitfalls

2. Too Much Text Some comments More material Long sentences making up complex ideas that go and on and on and on and make bullets more like a book. When you have a lot of text, typically, the font size gets smaller and smaller and then it is harder to read. Do you want people reading and reading text during a lecture?

3. 1 line bullets Short and concise Keeps focus on you, the Professor Listen to the lecture

4. The Plop of Text Plop–all of the text appears at once So, while you are speaking... Your students are reading the text on screen or... They aren’t and aren’t getting the message on the screen and wow– Screen or professor talking?

5. 1 bullet/pic at a time Bullets appear 1 at a time Same with pics When they appear... Say or describe them Be in sync with what appears on screen.

6. Hard to Read Small small Text Text colored like the background Fancy fonts that are hard to read Text in front of pics that is the same color as the pic.

7. Make it easy to Read Make it BIG Distinct Color Easy to read Adjust for pics

8. The Whole Class is PowerPoint You’re droning on and on One slide after another Your pretty pictures Your concise text Just won’t save you.

9. Integrate Speaking, Discussion Ask a question on the PowerPoint Press W (whitescreen) or B (blackscreen) Talk for a while without the PowerPoint Use the Whiteboard But writing shouldn’t appear where PowerPoint shows.