tips for creating good presentations mrs. cornett newark charter school may 2012
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Tips for CreatingGood
Presentations
Mrs. CornettNewark Charter School
May 2012
First Step:Choose Your Goal• What’s the point?
• What should audience do?
Second Step:Research Information
• Find your information
• Cite sources as you go
Third Step:Plan your presentation
• Create outline of your main points
• Add sub-points to outline
Fourth Step:Create your presentation
Convert outline to slides
• No more than one main point per slide
• Some point may need 2 slides.
Fifth Step:
Rehearse Your Presentation
• Know Your Stuff
• Make Eye Contact
• Interact with audience, like a conversation
The title slide should always include the:
• Title of your presentation• Your name(s)• Date (May be just month and year)
Your title slide may also include:
•Teacher Name
•Class Name
•Anything the teacher requests
Text
Follow the 7x7 Guide: Use no more than 7 lines per slide
Use no more than 7 words per line
Be phrases, not full sentences
Be checked for spelling, capitalization, punctuation and grammar
Text should:
Sample of too much
text• People do not want to read a lot of text on the
screen. It can be hard to read and so overwhelming that they don’t even bother trying to read it.
• They will just tune you out and start thinking about other things. If you have lost your audience you won’t reach your goal. Even if you use bullets, it is too much to read!
Notes Section
Can write reminders for yourself Don’t appear on the slide for your audience
to see Contains more information for your
presentation. May be printed out to help you when
presenting
Fonts
The font you choose should:•Be a “sans serif” typeface
Serifs
Sans Serifs“Sans” means “without”
Serifs: small lines or embellishments
Fonts
The font you choose should:• Be a “sans serif” typeface• Easy to read• Have upper and lower case letters• Reflect the mood of the topic• Be large, such as 20 point or larger
Sample SizesThis is Arial size 12
This is Arial size 18
This is Arial size 24
This is Arial size 32
This is Arial size 40
This is Arial size 48
This is Arial size 60
Font Mistakes• Fancy fonts are hard to
read• Small fonts are hard to read, too.
• A font maybe fun, but not right for a serious presentation
Backgrounds
The background should:• Be simple
• Not distract the audience
• Be the same (or similar) throughout the presentation
Background Problems!
Busy backgrounds:• Are hard to read•Distract the audience
Transitions
Transitions should be:
•The same throughout presentation
•Set to medium or fast speed
Colors
Choose a color scheme that is:
• The same throughout the presentation
• Easy to read
• Attractive
• Fitting with the mood of the presentation
Ouch!
Red and blue often go well together but:– Hard on the eyes!
– Will give audience a headache!
Bullets & Numbers
On a slide of bulleted or numbered items:
• Include at least two items
• Use only one or two levels of bullets
• Use numbers only when order is important
Charts & Graphs
Use only 1 per slide, except for comparisons
Keep them simple
Should help audience understand your point
Generally use only 1 per slide
Select art that supports the content
Avoid distractions
Graphics:Clip Art & Photos
Graphics with TextGenerally people: Look at picture
first Don't look left to
read text
When Placing Graphics Generally best at
top or left Should lead
viewers eye towards the text
People, Face, and Eyes Faces or eyes
should look towards text
May need to flip the picture
Watch for words when you flip graphic
Closing
Never close by saying “The End”
To close your presentation you may:• Encourage audience to take action• Make a recommendation• End with a question
CitationsWalker, TJ. How to Create More Effective PowerPoint Presentations. New York: Media
Training Worldwide, 2006.
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