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Effective PowerPoint Presentations
Kaan Demiryurek, Nov 2009
There are 300 million PowerPoint users*
There are 300 million PowerPoint users*
*estimate
30 million presentations each day*
*estimate
30 million presentations each day*
PowerPoint can be confusing…
…might take long hours
…and sometimes drives crazy!
or…
…can be fun,
…and if successful,
…even can make you happy!
and
make
happy!
How?
Message
Simplicity VisualsFormat
Six Principles
Audience Content
Know the Audience
How will they benefit?
What to accomplish?
What design to use?
What is the Message?
What do you
want them to
remember?
Will they tell what the message was?
Consider the Content
How to deliver the message?
What to include?
would you prefer this?
or this?
6W’s...
WhatWhyWhoWhereWhenHow
http://www.thebackofthenapkin.com/
Have a story…
…break it down…
…and put it all together…
…and tell your story
What you are is how you are perceivedRumi
Keep it Simple
Less is More!
overly complex
…or just simple
Instructional Technology:A complex integrated process involving people, procedures, ideas, devices, and organization, for analyzing problems and devising, implementing, evaluating, and managing solutions to those problems in situations in which learning is purposive and controlled(HMRS 5th ed.)
Too detailed !
A processinvolving people, procedures & toolsfor solutionsto problems in learning(HMRS 5th ed.)
Instructional Technology:
Much Simpler
A process
involving people, procedures, tools
for solutions
to problems in learning(HMRS 5th ed.)
Instructional Technology;
Even Better?
Make it Big
Keep it Simple
Add a little variety and colors
Format
• This is Arial 12
• This is Arial 18
• This is Arial 24
• This is Arial 32• This is Arial 36
• This is Arial 44
Make it Big
• This is Arial 12
• This is Arial 18
• This is Arial 24
• This is Arial 32• This is Arial 36
• This is Arial 44
Too Small
Make it Big
Look at it from 7 feet away
7 ft
Too many colors
Too Many Fonts and Styles
< 6 lines per slide
< 7 words per line
Simple fonts
E vs.E
This animation is annoying, not enhancing
"Appear" and "Disappear" are better
Use Simple Animations
7 ft
Too distracting !
7 ft
simple & to the point
Use colors to highlight and influence mood
Color Wheel
Opposite colors complement
Use contrasting colors Light on dark vs dark on light Use complementary colors The color wheel
These colors do not complement
Use contrasting colors Light on dark vs dark on light Use complementary colors The color wheel
Better ?
Use Visuals
Pictures to provide context
Photographs for realism
Charts and graphs to minimize data
Do not over do it!
How do we take information during a presentation?
Text 7%
Visual 55%
Vocal 38%
Research: Prof. Albert Mehrabian
Research: Prof. Albert Mehrabian
Better ?
How do we take information during a presentation?
Source: Wharton Research Centre & Decker Communications
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Choose the right image
Remove background colors
Remove background colors
and use this space...
Crop unwanted portions of the images
What part of the picture?
Three different grounds from the same picture!
The Rule of Thirds…
Power Points
1. Place Key Elements of Your Composition at Power Points
The Rule of Thirds…
2. Place Key Elements of Your Composition Along Horizontal Lines
3. Place Key Elements of Your Composition Along Vertical Lines
The Rule of Thirds…
Abc
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Charts and graphs to minimize data
January February March AprilBlue Balls 20.4 27.4 90 20.4Red Balls 30.6 38.6 34.6 31.6
Items Sold in Q1’2002
January February March April0
102030405060708090
100
Items Sold Q1’2002
Blue BallsRed Balls
January February March April0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Items Sold Q1’2002
Blue Balls
Red Balls
Data Trend
Year Share (%)1987 321988 301989 281990 271991 291992 331993 381994 411995 451996 481997 521998 561999 592000 592001 582002 592003 602004 622005 632006 622007 60
Data Trend (%)
19871988
19891990
19911992
19931994
19951996
19971998
19992000
20012002
20032004
20052006
2007
32 30 28 27 2933
3841
4548
5256
59 59 58 59 60 62 63 62 60
$ %
Sha
re
Shareholding Pattern as of June 30, 2009 of Infosys
Shareholder % Shareholding
Indian Promoters 16%
Banks, FIs, Insurance Companies 4%
FIIs 36%
Indian Public 16%
Others 28%
Shareholding Pattern as of June 30, 2009 of Infosys
Indian Promoters 16%
Banks, FIs, Insur-ance Companies
4%
FIIs 36%
Indian Public 16%
Others 28%
Remember…
Message
Simplicity VisualsFormat
Six Principles
Audience Content
Also remember…
PowerPoint is just a tool…
…create your own presentation with it
…and don’t forget to save so often!
“CTRL + S”
Thank you…
Back-upSome more examples…