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TIPS FOR POWERFUL PRESENTATION DESIGNAnnemieke Akkermans 2009

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The right side of the brain processes

emotions , the left side is for the facts.

A good presentation caters to both sides

of the brain.

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POWERFUL TIPS FOR PERFECT PRESENTATIONS Annemieke Akkermans 2009

What is the GOAL of your presentation? Do I want to inform, change an attitude, teach something or just hear myself talk?

Stick to it throughout your presentation. You don‘t want your audience to think: why am I listening to this? They need to

think: why didn‘t I think of this before?

Annemieke Akkermans 2009Posterdesign by Pierre Mendell, Text: Carlos Obers, 1984

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

GRAPHIC DESIGNIDEAL

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The solution isn’t to take away content, but to present it an a simpler way. This is the art of good instructional design. When deciding what to leave out, it is essential to consider what content, when removed, will not harm the backbone of the learning. (Source: http://www.instructionaldesign.org)

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ADDIE MODELANALYSISDESIGNDEVELOPMENTIMPLEMENTATIONEVALUATION

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GRAPHICS

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WORDS & GRAPHICS

65%

35%

WORDS ONLY

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Visual Ideas - People remember…

• 10% of what they read (words)• 20% of what they hear• 30% of what they see (images)• 50% of what they see and hear• 70% of what they discuss• 80% of what they experience• 95% of what they teach someone else

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Example by Seth Godin

Slide by Seth Godin

Pictures from www.designcouncil.org.uk

50% of the entire North American working population

starts work at 9AM or later.

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starts work at 9 AM

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YOUR SLIDES GRAB THE ATTENTION

YOU TELL YOUR STORY, THE SLIDES SUPPORT IT

KEEP IT SIMPLE

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DOWNSIZE !

ONE SINGLE WORD CAN HAVE MORE IMPACT… Annemieke Akkermans 2009

…THAN A PAGE FILLED WITH WORDS, EVEN WHEN IT IS THE MOST INTERESTING TEXT YOU WISH TO SHARE WITH THE AUDIENCE. EVEN WHEN YOU KNOW THEY‘LL REALLY LIKE IT AND REALLY NEED THIS INFORMATION. EVEN WHEN YOU THINK YOU NEED TO WRITE SO MUCH BECAUSE ONLY THEN IT WILL HIT HOME AND ISN‘T IT SO THAT VISUALS WORK, SO WHY COULDN‘T I JUST SHOW THEM WHAT I‘VE BEEN THINKING AND WORKING ON. NO. EVEN WHEN YOU THINK YOU CAN GET ALL THE INFORMATION ON THAT PAPER BECAUSE YOU USE BULLET POINTS AND THOSE WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO READ DOT. NO! EVEN WHEN YOU USE A LARGER FONT SIZE TO DIFFERENTIATE OR ITALICS OR UNDERLINING. NO, NO, NO. PLEASE DON‘T. IT HURTS. IT HURTS OUR EYES AND IT HURTS YOUR PRESENTATION… JUST STICK TO ONE WORD AND KEEP THINGS REALLY REALLY SIMPLE. FILTER YOUR TEXT, TRY TO GET RID OF ALL THOSE WORDS IN YOUR SLIDES, STRIP THEM TO THEIR BAREST ESSENCE. IN SHORT Annemieke Akkermans 2009

FONT

COLOURBULLETS

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F NTS

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NO SERIF FONTS

STICK TO SANS SERIF

They work in print.

On screens.

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TahomaCalibri

Century GothicMicrosoft sans serifCentury Schoolbook

stencilGaramond

Lucida handwritingBlackadder ITC

CLEAN

CLEAR

FONTS

FUN BUT UNCLEAR

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F NT SIZESize 60Size 48Size 36Size 18Size 12Size 9

This is text is 18 pt. (absolute minimum size you need)

This text is 28 pt.

This text is 44 pt.

Size 96

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COLOURS LTDDon´t overdo it

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Colours are an integral part of the

message. Check out adobe.kuler.com for

inspiration or simply to find

colours that go well together.

This one is called Out of Africa.

BULLETP INTS

Why bullets? Limit them to a minimum Only a few words on one line One idea per slide

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Why do you think thesy are called BULLETpoints? Because they can kill presentations...

SYMBOLS

REPETITION

CONTRAST, ALIGNMENT, PROXIMITYSPACING

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Visualise your message by using symbols, repetition & design.

SYMBOLS

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Symbol: "Something that represents something else by association, resemblance or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.“ (American Heritage Dictionary).

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Here's how: When you give a PowerPoint presentation or draw on a flip chart or a white board, use images, not just words. Symbols will be processed by both sides of the brain, instantly applying meaning to the image. Symbols also allow for a faster pace of your presentation. Keep you audience awake and focused!

REPETITIONREPETITIONREPETITION

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Repetition is a classic technique in presentation and speech making (and in design as well). It can help you tie the theme together and it creates clarity for the listener. (Garr Reynolds) Also in this presentation certain graphical elements keep coming back: green ball, calibri font, use of arrows, grey-black-green colour scheme. Remember Barrack Obama´s famous repetition of ”Yes, you can”?

USE THE

SPACE

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PRESENTATION DESIGNPowerpoint Tips for

Powerful Presentations

By Annemieke Akkermans

This is a basic tekst. Boring and unspecific…

Presentation DesignPowerpoint tips for Powerful Presentations

Annemieke AkkermansTeacher and Trainer

Why not mix font size and colour scheme ….

PRESENTATION DESIGNPowerpoint Tips for Powerful Presentations

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…. align your tekst to the right hand side of the slide…..

PRESENTATION DESIGNPowerpoint Tips for Powerful Presentations

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… include more colour and a contrasting background…. better!

PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE

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NO ANIMATION

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SEQUENCING

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SEQUENCING

first things first....

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SEQUENCING

first things first....

followed by this...

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SEQUENCING

first things first....

followed by this...

and whatever comes next...

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BE CREATIVE

THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX

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´Basic´ doesn‘t equal ´boring´. It means that you play with the space, you are the architect of your slides. Use bold colours or stick to a white background, but limit the amount of colours you use.

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