1. English Linguistics Department Prep Academic Study Skills Basic Power Point Guidelines Demet GÜL, PhD.

2. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 2 Basic Rules for Presentations Contrast is important. For paper… –Dark text on a light background.

3. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 3 Basic Rules for Presentations For projection… –Light text on a semi-dark background. –The eye is attracted to the light on the screen.

4. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 4 Basic Rules for Presentations Stick with a single background. –The background is the stage for your information. –Set the stage and leave it alone!

5. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 5 Basic Rules for Presentations Don’t try to dazzle the audience with graphics or style…but with the information. The medium is not the message. The information is the message.

6. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 6 Basic Rules for Presentations Balance. Do not center bullet points. It makes the text ragged. And hard to read and follow with your eyes.

7. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 7 Basic Rules for Presentations Balance. Generally, left-justify bullets. This keeps things neat.. and easy to follow.

8. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 8 Basic Rules for Presentations Balance. Centered graphics leave little room for text.

9. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 9 Basic Rules for Presentations Balance. Place graphics off-center. More room for text. Better balance. More pleasing to the eye. Left placement leads the eye to the text.

10. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 10 Basic Rules- Capitalization AVOID ALL CAPS – VERY HARD TO READ. First Cap - More Formal. Harder To Type And More Decisions. This is an example of capitalizing the first word. Less formal. Easier to type and fewer decisions.

11. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 11 Use Restraint With Fonts Employ only a few..stick to familiar fonts Stay away from gimmicky fonts unless for a theme. Keep type sizes consistent. Serif vs San Serif. DON’T USE ALL CAPS.

12. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 12 Choose Fonts Wisely Italics are more difficult to read. Use bold when you want some words to stand out. Font size –Easy to read (18 pt) –Easy to read (24 pt) –Easy to read (32 pt) –Easy to read (48 pt)

13. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 13 Avoid Text Overload Having too much text on the screen can defeat the purpose of using PowerPoint. The slides begin to look like a jumble of text, making slides difficult to read and unrecognizable from each other. People will either try to read everything or copy everything down or they will lose interest. List only the key points. If you have more info to include use more slides or create handouts.

14. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 14 Basic Rules That You Must Have to Have a Good Presentation. One of the most common mistakes in creating a presentation is to place too much information on the screen. This can cause the reader to become distracted from the speaker…just like you are now. Audiences are much more receptive to the spoken word.

15. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 15 Basic Presentation Mistakes. Too much information. Reader gets distracted Audiences are much more receptive to the spoken word.

16. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 16 Basic Rules Keep it simple.. Make bulleted points easy to read. Keep text easy to understand. Use concise wording. Bullets are focal points. Presenter provides elaboration. Keep font size large.

17. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 17 Basic Power Point Guidelines Use builds…don’t give them too much info at once. Stick with the same transition. Be creative but leave some color choices to professionals. Six words per line. Six lines per page.

18. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 18 Choosing a Color Scheme Stick with power point defaults. What may look good on your computer may be unreadable in the classroom. Remember to use strong, contrasting colors.

19. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 19 Use Contrasting Colors Light colors on dark background. Dark colors on light background.

20. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 20 Clip Art & Graphics A few excellent graphics are better than many poor ones. be powerful.Photographs can be powerful. Use sparingly!

21. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 21 Religious leader Civil rights activist Author/poet Labor activist Minister Antiwar activist

22. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 22 Martin Luther King Jr. Religious leader Civil rights activist Author/poet Labor activist Minister Antiwar activist

23. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 23 Do not forget to insert... Title Page number Date on each slide.

24. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 24 Title Page Include your name (names for a pair/group study) Title of presentation (Humor in Linguistics) Title of the meeting/conference etc. (ICTL 2012) Place of presentation (Mersin, Turkey)

25. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 25 Colour - Bad Using a font colour that does not contrast with the background colour is hard to read Using colour for decoration is distracting and annoying. Using a different colour for each point is unnecessary –Using a different colour for secondary points is also unnecessary Trying to be creative can also be bad

26. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 26 Background - Good Use backgrounds such as this one that are attractive but simple Use backgrounds which are light Use the same background consistently throughout your presentation

27. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 27 Background – Bad Avoid backgrounds that are distracting or difficult to read from Always be consistent with the background that you use

28. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 28 Graphs - Good Use graphs rather than just charts and words –Data in graphs is easier to comprehend & retain than is raw data –Trends are easier to visualize in graph form Always title your graphs

29. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 29 Graphs - Bad

30. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 30 Graphs - Good

31. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 31 Graphs - Bad

32. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 32 Graphs - Bad Minor gridlines are unnecessary Font is too small Colours are illogical Title is missing Shading is distracting

33. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 33 Spelling and Grammar Proof your slides for: –speling mistakes –the use of of repeated words –grammatical errors you might have make If English is not your first language, please have someone else check your presentation!

34. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 34 Conclusion Use an effective and strong closing Your audience is likely to remember your last words Use a conclusion slide to: Summarize the main points of your presentation Suggest future avenues of research

35. 19/04/2012Academic Study Skills 35 Questions?? End your presentation with a simple question slide to: Invite your audience to ask questions Provide a visual aid during question period Avoid ending a presentation abruptly