POINT
POWER
by: Jose Ray Redeemir M. Calanog
Spot the
Difference
SLIDE
ONE
•Religious leader
•Civil rights
activist
•Author/poet
•Labor activist
•Minister
•Antiwar activist
SLIDE
TWO
Martin Luther King Jr.
•Religious leader
•Civil rights
activist
•Author/poet
•Labor activist
•Minister
•Antiwar activist
Microsoft PowerPoint
is the name of
a non-free commercial software
program developed by Microsoft
and officially launched on
May 22, 1990.
Microsoft PowerPoint
It is part of the Microsoft Office suite,
and runs on Microsoft Windows and
Apple's Mac OS X operating system.
The current versions are
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010
for Windows and
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2011
for Mac.
Basic Rules for Presentations
Basic Rules for Presentations
for CONTENT
Consider your audience
Basic Rules for Presentations
for CONTENT
Hide details
from the slides
Basic Rules for Presentations
for CONTENT
Include
Bibliography/
Reference
Basic Rules- Capitalization
•AVOID ALL CAPS – •This is an example
of capitalizing the
VERY HARD TO
first word.
READ.
•First Cap - More
Formal.
•Harder To Type And
More Decisions.
•Less formal.
•Easier to type and
fewer decisions.
Use Restraint With Fonts
Employ only a few..
stick to familiar fonts
Stay away from gimmicky fonts
unless for a theme.
Keep type sizes consistent.
Serif vs San Serif.
DON’T USE ALL CAPS.
Choose Fonts Wisely
Italics are more difficult to read.
Use bold when you want some words
to stand out.
Font size
Easy to read (18 pt)
Easy to read (24 pt)
Easy to read (32 pt)
Easy to read (48 pt)
Avoid Too Much Text
Having too much text on the screen
can defeat the purpose of using
PowerPoint. The slides begin to look
like a jumble of text, making slides
difficult to read and unrecognizable
from each other. People will either try
to read everything or copy everything
down or they will lose interest. List only
the key points. If you have more info to
include use more slides or create
handouts.
Worse and Fatal Flaw :
Text OVERLOAD
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When you put text on the slide, it’s an implied invitation to read it. If
you’ve included so much text your audience can’t comprehend it at
a glance, then you’re already headed in the wrong direction
because you’ve lost their attention, and whatever you say while
they’re reading is largely ignored. Don’t believe me? Then what
did I just say?
Of course, some might just decide to ignore your slides, which
means your slides are pointless. Don’t waste their time and yours.
If the information is that crucial, give it to them in handouts. But
then don’t read the handout to them! Do that and you’re right back
to wasting time. Oh yes, and distribute handouts before the
presentation.
Start by asking yourself, “What three things will I just hate myself
for if I let these people leave the room without knowing?” Much
more content than that and the audience starts losing what’s
important. Unless, of course, you’re one of those people who
thinks everything you have to say is of dire importance. Funny
thing, though: it’s the people in the audience who get to decide
what they’ll pay attention to and what they’ll tune out. Help them
make that decision by limiting the content of your slides individually
and your presentation overall.
Basic Rules That You Must
Have to Have a Good
Presentation.
•One of the most common
mistakes in creating a
presentation is to place too
much information on the
screen. This can cause the
reader to become distracted
from the speaker…just like
you are now. Audiences are
much more receptive to the
spoken word.
Basic Rules
Keep it simple..
Make bulleted points easy to read.
Keep text easy to understand.
Use concise wording.
Bullets are focal points.
Presenter provides elaboration.
Keep font size large.
Basic Power Point
Guidelines
Use builds…
don’t give them
too much info at once.
Stick with the same transition.
Be creative but leave some color
choices to professionals.
Basic Rules for Presentations
for DESIGN
Use Contrasting Colors
Choosing a Color Scheme
Stick with power point defaults.
What may look good on your computer
may be unreadable in the classroom.
Remember to use strong, contrasting
colors.
Use Contrasting Colors
Light colors on dark
background.
Dark colors on light
background.
Basic Rules for Presentations
for DESIGN
Basic Rules for Presentations
for DESIGN
Use white space
Basic Rules for Presentations
for DESIGN
Label each slide
Basic Rules for Presentations
for DESIGN
Limit your slides to
6-7 words per line
6-7 lines per slide
Basic Rules for Presentations
for DESIGN
Use Graphs
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70
60
50
40
30
20
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Basic Rules for Presentations
for DESIGN
Check your
Grammar and Spelling
Basic Rules for Presentations
for DESIGN
You may show questions…
….not just answers
Basic Rules for Presentations
for IMAGES
Use them
to compliment,
not to overwhelm
Basic Rules for Presentations
for IMAGES
Always use consistent
and
good quality images
Basic Rules for Presentations
for IMAGES
Basic Rules for Presentations
for IMAGES
Basic Rules for Presentations
for IMAGES
Basic Rules for Presentations
for IMAGES
Max 2 graphics per slide
Basic Rules for Presentations
for IMAGES
Use appropriate images
Basic Rules for Presentations
Centered graphics leave little room
for text.
Basic Rules for Presentations
•Place graphics off-center.
•More room for text.
•Better balance.
•More pleasing to the eye.
•Left placement leads the
eye to the text.
Use Simple Tables to
Present Numbers
Use
Tables
This row
For Your But Not
Numbers too Many
10
90
100
This row
0.6
0.4
1
This row
1
2
3
That row
1
2
3
•Try not to make footnotes too small
Basic Rules for Presentations
for SOUND
Use only when
necessary
Basic Rules for Presentations
for ANIMATION
Make it Simple
Basic Rules for Presentations
for ANIMATION
Use only when
necessary
Basic Rules for Presentations
Don’t try to dazzle the audience with
graphics or style…
but with the information.
The medium is not the message.
The information is the message.
Basic Rules for Presentations
for PERFORMANCE
Test your presentation
Basic Rules for Presentations
for PERFORMANCE
Time your presentation
Basic Rules for Presentations
for PERFORMANCE
Do not read the slides
Basic Rules for Presentations
for PERFORMANCE
Do not speak to the
slides
Basic Rules for Presentations
for PERFORMANCE
Your Audience Gives You Clues
• Confusion
• Questions
• Boredom
Basic Rules for Presentations
For beginners, stick with a single
background.
The background is the stage
for your information.
Set the stage and leave it alone!
Basic Rules for Presentations
Balance.
• Generally, left-justify bullets.
• This keeps things neat..
• and easy to follow.
Basic Rules for Presentations
• Bullets imply no significant
order
• Use numbers to show rank or
sequence
Slides Don’t Prove Competence
• PowerPoint slides aren’t evidence
you know your work.
• Work on communicating what you
know, not on making slides.
• What will your audience remember
when they leave the room?
YOU
These are just general guidelines…
you know your students better…
“One Size Does Not Fit All”
be creative…
make one that suits your NEEDS…
But I’m sure this will be a good start
YOU
• Do not use the media to replace you
• The audience came to SEE you
• The media should ENHANCE the
presentation, not BE the presentation
YOU
• If you’re only going to read from the
slides, then just send them the slides!
• PowerPoint is not the only way to
integrate technology in instruction
• Remember, only you can prevent
“Death by PowerPoint”
“Death by PowerPoint”
is a criticism of slide-based presentations
referring to a state of boredom and
fatigue induced by information overload
during presentations
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POWER
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References:
1. Vito Evola
for the University of Palermo, Italy
http://my.opera.com/vevola/blog/show.dml/27
5335
2. http://www.arma.org/learningcenter/facilitator
/uploads/powerpointguidelines.ppt
3. http://cms.westport.k12.ct.us/cmslmc/resource
s/powerpointtips.ppt
4. http://www.cmg.org/conference/PowerPointGuidelines.ppt