How to Make an How to Make an Effective PowerPoint Effective PowerPoint

PresentationPresentation

Mrs. BlockMrs. Block

This Show An OverviewThis Show An Overview• PowerPoint Style BasicsPowerPoint Style Basics• How to ResourcesHow to Resources• Tips and Hints/Do’s and Don'tsTips and Hints/Do’s and Don'ts• ExampleExample• Product Parameters for Product Parameters for

Independent Studies ProjectIndependent Studies Project

How do I start?How do I start?• Demonstration of new showDemonstration of new show

• KidzOnline PowerPoint TutorialsKidzOnline PowerPoint Tutorials

• Atomic Learning Tutorials Atomic Learning Tutorials username: username: idds idds password:password: learn learntype in Power Point Presentations,type in Power Point Presentations, choose one tutorial to watch.choose one tutorial to watch.

Style: Tips and HintsStyle: Tips and Hints• Limit the number Limit the number

of words on each of words on each slideslide

• Limit Limit punctuation and punctuation and avoid using all avoid using all caps, less is morecaps, less is more

• Use contrast Use contrast colors for text colors for text and backgroundsand backgrounds

More Style Tips and More Style Tips and HintsHints

• Limit flashy transitions, cutesy sounds and Limit flashy transitions, cutesy sounds and animationsanimations

• Use quality images that reinforce and Use quality images that reinforce and complement your messagecomplement your message

• Limit number of slides, again less is moreLimit number of slides, again less is more

Style More Tips and Style More Tips and HintsHints

• Make text and Make text and graphics large graphics large enough to be readenough to be read

• Have a plan B Have a plan B incase of technical incase of technical difficultiesdifficulties

• Practice beforehandPractice beforehand• Do not read entirely Do not read entirely

from your slidesfrom your slides

ExampleExample• Biology is my favorite subject in Biology is my favorite subject in

schoolschool• the science that studies living the science that studies living

organisms organisms • characteristic life processes and characteristic life processes and

phenomena of living organisms; phenomena of living organisms; "the biology of viruses" "the biology of viruses"

• biota: all the plant and animal biota: all the plant and animal life of a particular region life of a particular region wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn wn

• Biology is the study of life. It is Biology is the study of life. It is concerned with such topics as concerned with such topics as the characteristics, classification, the characteristics, classification, and behaviors of organisms, how and behaviors of organisms, how species come into existence, and species come into existence, and the interactions they have with the interactions they have with each other and with the natural each other and with the natural environment. ...environment. ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology

RememberRemember• PowerPoint Presentations are a PowerPoint Presentations are a

tool for the presenter not the total tool for the presenter not the total presentation.presentation.

• Follow best practice in Content Follow best practice in Content andand Style when creating your Style when creating your PowerPoint presentationPowerPoint presentation

• Be sure to include: Be sure to include: Title Slide, Title Slide, Overview and Summary SlideOverview and Summary Slide in all in all of your presentationsof your presentations

Research Project Research Project OutcomeOutcome

• 8-10 slides ( this does not include title slide 8-10 slides ( this does not include title slide and conclusion/summary slide.)and conclusion/summary slide.)– Title SlideTitle Slide– Overview SlideOverview Slide– 8-10 Content Slides8-10 Content Slides– Conclusion SlideConclusion Slide– Credits/Citation SlideCredits/Citation SlideYou will be graded on Presentation Style and You will be graded on Presentation Style and

ContentContentInclude complimentary: images, graphs, Include complimentary: images, graphs,

transitions and animations, you determine how transitions and animations, you determine how manymany

Research HighlightsResearch Highlights

• Give brief overview of research methodsGive brief overview of research methods• Project Subject Project Subject SummarySummary

What is your topic about? Give What is your topic about? Give Information. Be throughough, leave no Information. Be throughough, leave no stone unturned.stone unturned.

• Intent of Research- Intent of Research- AnalysisAnalysis What did you learn, how do hope your What did you learn, how do hope your findings will impact others, what will findings will impact others, what will your research contribute to the greater your research contribute to the greater body of knowledge?body of knowledge?

It is in your handsIt is in your hands• Your PowerPoint Your PowerPoint

Presentation will Presentation will have to represent have to represent your complete your complete research. It is up research. It is up to you to determine to you to determine what specifics to what specifics to include, include, (following (following the guidelines)the guidelines), make , make wise choices.wise choices.