1. HOW TO CREATE A PPT PRESENTATION

2. Main Title Slides  Each group should have a main Title Slide  Main Topic Slide should include:  Title of presentation or Group Topic  Names of group members  Each individual should have a Sub-Topic Title Slide  Include Name of Sub-Topic  Name of presenter

3. SHAKESPEARE’S LIFE AND INFLUENCES (EXAMPLE SLIDE) Presented by : Mishka Douglas, John Smith and Mary Sue

4. By: Mishka Douglas Shakespeare’s Personal Life (Example Slide)

5. Titles for Individual Slides  Title each slide a different name  Tie in title slide with slide information  Organize title slides in logical order

6. PPT Presentation Rules  7x7 Rule:  No more than 7 words per bullet  No more than 7 bullets per slide  Capitalize titles and 1 st words only  No periods at end of bullets  No complete sentences or paragraphs

7. Organizing Slides  Slides should flow in logical order  Ex: Shakespeare’s Childhood then Career, then Influences  Avoid repetition by group members  Do not overload slides  Pick most important info to place on slide  Most of your presentation is spoken  Prepare presentation around speech  Speech and ppt should match up

8. Background and Font Design  Choose simple, clean background designs and fonts  Nothing busy or distracting  Do not use red fonts or backgrounds  Do not use exclamation marks unnecessarily  Group presentation should be uniform  Same background design and font

9. Pictures in Slides  1-2 pictures per slide is required  No more than 3 pictures on a slide  Do not overload slide!  Cite picture sources at end of individual presentations using MLA Formatting rules

10. The Role of the Monarchy (Example Slide)  Entertainment  Model for society  Leaders in fashion  Moral examples

11. Entertainment in Elizabethan England (Example slide) DancingTheatre

12. Taken from the title page of the First Folio, 1623 Picture of William Shakespeare (Example)

13. Queen Elizabeth (Example) Queen Elizabeth I, The Armada Portrait, George Gower (1540- 1596)

14. Picture Citations (Example)  Gower, George. Queen Elizabeth I, The Armada Portrait. 1540-1596. National Portrait Gallery. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AQueen _Elizabeth_I_by_George_Gower.jpg

15. Animation  Use simple animations or transitions for each slide  Animations/ transitions should not be distracting