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“The Computer as an Educational Tool:
Productivity and Problem Solving”
©Richard C. Forcier and Don E. Descy
When to Use Slides
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Clarify a point
• Emphasize a point
• Change focus or idea
• Increase retention
• Add variety
• (Enhance your image...)
When NOT to Use Slides
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Poor quality
Irrelevant
Outdated
Fill time, hide behind
Three Basic Rules to
Live/Die by:
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Keep it simple
Keep It Simple
KEEP IT SIMPLE!!!
Consumer Complaints from
the Better Business Bureau
What do consumers complain about most?
Last year, the Better Business Bureau
received its greatest number of
complaints (72,000) about phone
purchases. Mail orders place second at
69,000 complaints. Next highest were
home remodeling problems (47,000)
followed by auto repair problems (28,000).
Try your hand...
Better:
What Consumers Complain
about Most
1. Phone purchases
(72,000 complaints)
2. Mail orders
(69,000 complaints)
3. Home remodeling repairs
(47,000 complaints)
4. Auto repair problems
(28,000 complaints)
Best:
Consumer Complaints
1. Phone purchases
2. Mail orders
3. Home remodeling
4. Car repairs
Why do students attend
this university?
The admissions office did a survey
asking why students attend this
university. 65% said that they attend
because of the excellence of its
program, 23% said their parents or
friends recommended it, 10% said
that they wanted to live here, and the
others said that it was close to home.
Why Students Attend This
University
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4.
Excellence of program
Recommend
Want to live here
Close to home
Top Ten (+) Points (1)
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1–3 seconds per disclosure
Horizontal format
Sans-serif font (Helvetica Times)
Upper- and lowercase
Bold face: Bold Face
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Two-typeface limit (2–3 sizes)
Five to six lines and words
Consistent visual format
(background, disclosures, etc.)
Triple check spelling, grammar,
etc.
Top Ten (+) Points (3)
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Nonprojected: 1 inch per 15 feet
Projected: 30 point (1/4 inch)
Remember: Never use
hyphenation on visuals
Top Ten (+) Points (4)
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Numbers send a message
1. Order of importance
2. Chronological order
• Bullets are generic
• Equal importance
• Won’t distract from words
Quotations
“If you use a quotation: few words,
inverted pyramid, italicized, and
use a serif typeface”
Color
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Sharp contrast
Light words, dark background
Simple, constant background
Dark blues, greens, reds, blacks
Questions?