10 Rules for Creating Successful Power Point Presentations
I’ve blogged many times on how NOT to use Power Point. Most people use it incorrectly, and it becomes a barrier between speaker and audience. For example, they create word slides, really speaker notes, with many bullets of text, expecting – what? – the audience to read along with them? Or, they go nuts with the animation, swoops, and flying headlines that make audiences dizzy to little purpose. Or they use cheap-looking clip art that creates a tacky image of speaker and organization in the mind of the audience.
But what about the right way to use Power Point? What does that look like? Is there any right way? Following are 10 rules for using Power Point successfully.
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When you use a word processor, such as Word, you just keep typing. Type type type. Word knows where the margins are. You can see the margins, too: the dotted rectangle on the page shows you where they are. Just keep typing and Word will wrap the text within the margins.
Don 't press Enter at the end of every line. Press Enter to indicate the end of a paragraph, not the end of a line.
Make sure you can see when you have pressed Enter
OK: So there 's this big rule that says "don 't press Enter at the end of every line". But, you say, I can 't see whether I 've pressed Enter or not. So what 's the big deal? This section explains how to see when you 've pressed Enter.
Just as an experiment, type some text in Word, then press Enter several times. Your document might look something like the example below.
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¶ Can you see the effect of having pressed Enter several times? Your machine may not have set up Word to show you. If you can 't see the ¶ signs, click the ¶ button on the Standard Toolbar. The ¶ is a symbol meaning the end of a paragraph. Word will show you where you have pressed Enter by displaying this symbol. The symbol doesn 't print. It 's just there to enable you to see what 's going on.
You can delete a paragraph mark in the same way as you would delete text. You can press Backspace to reverse over them, or use niftier ways that you 'll see in later
Type your sentence. (The original words should automatically disappear; if they don’t, use the Delete key to eliminate them.)
A variety of communication media can be considered when planning to produce a presentation, for example verbal communication and written communication, each type of communication media has its advantages and limitations. When developing my presentation I decided to use both verbal and written communication, although both communication methods were used I had to ensure that they were used in the correct quantities. To keep my presentation engaging I tried to use as much visual representation as possible limiting the amount of text per slide. I chose to use PowerPoint because of its combination of written and verbal communication (not to mention the cost effectiveness of choosing PowerPoint and simplistic interface); the written aspects included the text on the slides, screenshots and images. The screenshots proved particularly useful as they was of the actual database used in the daily running of the Apprenticeships Store, once paired with the demonstration of inputting data into the database it ensured greater understanding due to more practical learning as opposed to theoretical learning. More detail was provided in my handouts ensuring I didn’t give too much information at once and this allowed the audience to document any supplementary information I said during the presentation, by speaking and interpreting what was on the slides ensured the presentation remained fluid and
A slideshow or power point presentation can create a visual representation for teaching about similarities and differences between adjectives used to describe people. Or showing pictures of characters in a novel will help the students put an image to a written discretion that may not have been able to create with word only. This can also be used for other aspect within a novel like a setting, plot, themes, and symbols to meet the language objectives and the core content objectives.
To over write a section of texts, click and highlight the text and start typing, the selected text will automatically be deleted and replaced with the new text.
New paragraphs should also be indented like this. There is no need for extra spaces between paragraphs or sections.
To get my essay started, I’ve indented using the tab key which is preset to a ½ inch. Leave the watermark alone on this document. Also, make sure your name and page number in your header is in Times New Roman. Continue typing your essay until you are complete. Do not change any formatting of this document, as it is preset to MLA format.
Directions: Below in red are prompts for your various paragraphs. Delete these directions and the red writing before turning in the essay. Remember, do not use the first or second person point of view.
Be sure to identify the source and the author in your paragraph. Here is an example: In Elie Wiesel’s speech, “Hope, Despair, and Memory,” he emphasizes that even though we’d like to forget terrible things like the Holocaust, we must strive to remember in order to never repeat them. 5. Conclude your paragraph with a final statement. Start your summary paragraph here:
* Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and three to four (3-4) relevant graphics (photographs, graphs, clip art, etc.), ensuring that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Provide students with information on different presentation skills needed for their final presentation. How to conduct a Power Point presentation and a poster, including visuals and different sounds, the importance of speaking clearly and loudly, the importance of correct spelling and grammar and use of appropriate language relating to the topic is discussed.
Atkinson, C. (2011). Beyond Bullet Points: Using Microsoft® PowerPoint® to Create Presentations that Inform, Motivate, and Inspire (Business Skills). Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press.
A PowerPoint presentation is a form of a slide show that can be of much benefit to the aging population because this feature can help with memory and cognition. An elderly individual can fail to recognize simple daily tasks, which is brought on by age cognition disability. Presentations for the aging population are helpful, as some of the pictures illustrated can remind an elderly individual on how to complete a simple task such as sweeping, cooking, and so forth.
14. appropriate use of AV media (power point slides: contrasting colour, succinct points, appropriate background animation and sound that adds value)
Give background, read what’s on the PowerPoint. Once done say “which leads me to my first point, The Problem.”