2. Power Point Presentations V. Makar Perth Amboy High School

3. Why PowerPoint? Helps Present Ideas Enhance Oral Presentations Present Pictures/Graphs

4. Keys to a Good Presentation Clarity – Most important Explanation Legibility Appearance

5. Before you start Make a general outline –Key points Know your topic

6. Formatting tips General Pattern –Title Slide –Introduction Slide –Content Slides –Conclusion –Sources

7. Title Slide Name of Presentation People who worked on it Eye-Catching

8. Introduction Slide Brief Overview List topics Discuss presentation Brief Purpose- Prepare listener

9. Content Slides Presents your information Requires verbal explanation

10. Conclusion Slide Summarize Presentation Brief overview Avoid new material

11. Sources Slide List your sources Bibliography Format In any scientific work, crediting sources is vital. Skipping this can be Plagiarism

12. Making Your Slides Focus on Clarity Enhance your presentation Slides are not the presentation Preview slides

13. General Guidelines Bulleting Colors Pictures Graphs Animations Pace

14. Bulleting Short bullets improve clarity Avoid long sentences Distract reader Screen gets more attention People can get lost Bullets should be explained Shorter is good

15. Examples- Good Polar Bears –Special Fur Translucent Lets light in Black Skin – absorbs heat Air Pockets Increase insulation White Color Helps hide

16. Examples - Bad Polar bears have special fur to survive in their cold climate. Their fur is actually translucent, allowing light to reach their black skin, which can absorb heat. Their furs is also full of air pockets to increase insulation. A polar bears fur appears white, allowing it to hide better in a snowy habitat

17. Colors Color can enhance a presentation Can also overwhelm Focus on content, not background Backgrounds should not distract readers

18. Colors-Cont Contrasting Colors Easy to read Good Combinations Yellow on Black Dark Blue on Light Blue Black on White Bad Combinations Yellow on White White on Light Blue Always preview your slides!

19. Backgrounds Do not overwhelm slide Pictures-rarely a good idea Avoid animation Good Background Solid Colors Fill Effects

20. Color Examples-Boring Polar Bears –Special Fur Translucent Lets light in Black Skin – absorbs heat Air Pockets Increase insulation White Color Helps hide

21. Color Example –Less Boring Polar Bears –Special Fur Translucent Lets light in Black Skin – absorbs heat Air Pockets Increase insulation White Color Helps hide

22. Color Example -Fill Effect Polar Bears –Special Fur Translucent Lets light in Black Skin – absorbs heat Air Pockets Increase insulation White Color Helps hide

23. Color Example –Bad Scheme Polar Bears –Special Fur Translucent Lets light in Black Skin – absorbs heat Air Pockets Increase insulation White Color Helps hide

24. Color Example-Bad Background Polar Bears –Special Fur Translucent Lets light in Black Skin – absorbs heat Air Pockets Increase insulation White Color Helps hide

25. Pictures Can enhance a presentation Should be related to subject Don’t over do it Text is #1

26. Example –Plain Polar Bears –Special Fur Translucent Lets light in Black Skin – absorbs heat Air Pockets Increase insulation White Color Helps hide

27. Example- Less Plain Polar Bears –Special Fur Translucent Lets light in Black Skin – absorbs heat Air Pockets Increase insulation White Color Helps hide

28. Example- Pointless Polar Bears –Special Fur Translucent Lets light in Black Skin – absorbs heat Air Pockets Increase insulation White Color Helps hide

29. Graphs/Tables Large Graphs/Tables should have own slide Do not cram them Include Key Must be explained

30. Animations May do more harm Distract from text Slows pace Wastes time Grows Tedious Better for Titles

31. Appearing One useful animation Bullets appear one at a time Stops reader from going ahead

32. Example- Good Animation Polar Bears By John Doe

33. Example –Bad Animation Polar Bears –Special Fur Translucent Lets light in Black Skin – absorbs heat Air Pockets Increase insulation White Color Helps hide

34. Pace Do not rush Explain your bullets About 1 minute/slide

35. Presenting your PowerPoint Do not recite the screen Try to face the audience Know your presentation –Notes help –Print out slides Don’t forget to explain