OSA 230 Final Presentation
PowerPoint Slides
Once you have completed your focus and organization sheet and your storyboard which
organizes your final presentation, you are ready to begin construction of your PowerPoint
slide presentation. You must keep your presentation to a minimum of 10 to 12 minutes in
length. Be sure to rehearse your presentation with your PowerPoint slides so that you do
not exceed your time limit of 10 minutes.
Design
When designing your presentation, be sure to stick to the basics and avoid too much
“fluff.” Use the “bells and whistles” of PowerPoint with care and be sure that what you
use is appropriate.
Focus on Main Ideas and Keep it Simple
Remember that slides should enhance what you have to say—not detail everything you
have to say. Slides should provide reinforcement for the information you wish to present.
Each slide should discuss one concept at a time; a maximum of 3 to 5 bullets should be
used per slide; and, if possible, each bullet should contain a single line of text. When
introducing bulleted text, builds are very helpful for focusing on one bullet at a time.
Two bullet levels are desirable.
Plan approximately 2 to 3 slides per major concept that you introduce. Your presentation
must contain a minimum of 10 slides, but you may use more.
Avoid using too much text in your presentation; instead, utilize graphics, freeform
objects, charts, or tables.
Readability
Be sure that each slide is readable. You are encouraged to run your presentation in the
classroom to check for readability before the presentation. Consider the following
recommendations. Use sans serif fonts, which are fonts that do not have finish lines at
the top or bottom of the text. Avoid thin lines in graphics, outlines, and lines in general.
The smallest font you may consider would be 24 points. Titles should be 40-45 points;
placeholder text should be sized at least 32 points.
Using Microsoft PowerPoint 97, Special Edition, pages 310-316.
Consistency and Color Issues
You may consider using a PowerPoint template to ensure consistency among the slides in
your presentation. However, you must alter the PowerPoint template in such a way that
is cannot easily be recognized as a PowerPoint template. You are encouraged to create
your own template or utilize a free template from other sources such as
http://www.presentersuniversity.com or http://www.brainybetty.com. There are also
templates located at S:\OSA230\Element K Backgrounds.
Always use the same background style on all slides in a presentation. If you choose to
change color schemes or background graphics, do so when you transition from one major
point to the next or when you wish to emphasize or highlight a change in topics. Be sure
to use the same fonts and sizes throughout the presentation. Use the same transition
between each slide.
Be sure you employ a high level of contrast between the text and the background color.
When using a dark background, use light colored text. Colors of similar tones will run
together, such as light blue and gray.
Textbook, p. 4
See your PowerPoint textbook, p. 4, for additional guidelines for your presentation.
Presentation Requirements
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Minimum of 10 slides.
Maximum of 10 to 12 minutes in length.
Attractive, eye-catching title slide that contains your title and (optional) subtitle. This
is part of your opening; this is where you want to capture your audience’s attention!
A benefits slide that focuses on the WIIFM.
An overview slide which follows your opening slide.
Content slides which contain the main points of your presentation.
A summary slide
A closing slide which will allow you to bring your presentation to a close and
motivate your audience to take action.
Slides must be organized in logical order so that your audience can follow your
presentation easily.
Template of your choice. You must customize a PowerPoint template by changing
colors, fonts, spacing, alignment, and other features. Be sure that all slides in the
presentation are consistent.
Be sure the color scheme of all slide objects matches the template colors.
Be sure to use the style checker so your capitalization is uniform. Use the spell
checker. Misspelled words make a presentation unacceptable!
Utilize slide show effects including slide transitions and text builds. Object builds
could also be utilized. Use animation and builds appropriately
Using Microsoft PowerPoint 97, Special Edition, pages 310-316.
Choose a minimum of 10 of the following techniques to be utilized in your
presentation:
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Text attributes (underline, shadow, bold, italics)
Bullet characters from Symbol, Wingdings, and Monotype Sorts
Various text alignments (center, left, right aligned text); Slide numbers; footers
Sound, scanned images, video clips, photographs
Clip art
Clip art that has been changed through formatting (Picture toolbar) and/or cropping
6. WordArt
7. Freeform textboxes
8. Rotated text or objects; flipped objects
9. Autoshapes (squares, rectangles, arrows, lines, etc.); can include text
10. Shadows, 3-D effects; customized 3-D effects (color, depth, angle)
11. Line colors and fill colors;
Fill patterns, shading (gradients), and textures
12. Layered objects
13. Paragraph indents, variations in line spacing and paragraph spacing, textbox margins
14. Tabbed tables or Word tables (see lesson 9, 13)
15. Photos, scanned images, maps, or drawings
16. Hyperlinks to slides
17. Internet hyperlinks (Lesson 11)
18. Flowcharts (Lesson 14)
19. Organization charts (Lesson 14)
20. Charts (see lesson 12)
Items to be submitted when you present
1. Copies of the following handouts:
Purpose and Outcomes
Audience Analysis
Focus and Organization
Presentation Story Board (Planning Visuals)
2. A copy of your notes pages, which you may use when presenting.
3. A printed copy of your PowerPoint presentation, 3 slides per page.
4. A list detailing your 2 sources. This may be included as the last slide of your
presentation, but be sure that it is hidden for your presentation unless you need to
share your resources with your audience.
5. A copy of your handout that you will be distributing to the class if it is something
other than 3 slides per page.
6. Diskette or CD with your presentation file on it. Be sure to store your presentation
to at least one additional medium for backup purposes.
Using Microsoft PowerPoint 97, Special Edition, pages 310-316.