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Using PowerPoint to Design Effective Presentations THE CAIN PROJECT Power Point Etiquette
What shall we Learn ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Text & Content  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Getting Started ,[object Object]
Choosing a Design Template Avoid templates with themes that don’t fit your information If your content includes images, avoid templates  with large background graphics Streamlined templates with minimal background graphics present a professional image
Content of A Slide ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Speaker Reads Slides ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Speaker Interprets Slides ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Slides Enhance Speaker ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
type of room  ,[object Object],[object Object]
Wall of White ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Red/Blue Conflict Red letters on blue background creates “flicker effect” Blue letters on red background just as bad
Color Wheel ,[object Object],[object Object]
Readability ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],This is good This is not good This is good This is not good
Choose Color Carefully Similar intensities  draw attention but make details hard to see. Strong, clean contrast draws attention, makes details easy to see
Low Contrast White on yellow Yellow on white Black on blue Blue on black
Make It Clear (Colours) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Fonts can express a mood ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Project a Clear Font ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Serif ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sans serif
[object Object],[object Object],Make It Clear (Fonts) busy clear
Use sans serif fonts. ,[object Object],Involvement The importance of a  topic to the speaker. Serif: Bookman, 24-pt Involvement The importance of a topic to the speaker.
Information about fonts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Make It Clear (Fonts)
Make It Clear (Capitalisation) ,[object Object],[object Object]
HOW ABOUT CAPITAL LETTERS ? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Make It  Big
Make it Big (Text) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Make It Big (How to Estimate) ,[object Object],2 m
Make It Clear (Numbers) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Make It Clear (Numbers) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Make It Clear (Bullets) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Typical Eye Movement ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Z
Eye Flow The eye flows from top left to bottom right and spends 60% of time on the top half of leaflet 15% 25% 25% 35% of time spent reading this area The eye flows from top left to bottom right and spends 60% of time on the top half of leaflet
 
Complicated Derivation
Good Illustration  Complicated Derivation Number of processors Memory needed per processor Memory Size Scales poorly Scales well
Mixing Important/ Unimportant Words ,[object Object],[object Object]
Important Words Only ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Unbalanced Lists ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Balanced Lists ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Grammatical Parallelism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Use Parallelism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ Fly In” Fails ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ Wipe from Left” Works ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Displaying Visuals
GRAPHICS Standard Personalized
GRAPHICS Tired and overworked clipart Fresh and memorable photo
Displaying Visuals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Displaying Visuals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],That was purely gratuitous!
Animating: Tips ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Visual Aids Should…
Theme Tone Support Visuals  Story  Data Closing Presentation Flow Point Point Point Point Point
A. Key point B. Key assertions C. Sub - assertions D. Evidence The Point Assertion 2 A Pyramid Structure Assertion 1 The Point Assertion 2 Assertion 1
Pyramid Principle”  requires you to begin with the insight or conclusion and then follow up with the support ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Reverse your logic flow
Subliminal Messages ,[object Object],[object Object]
Message: Decline
Message: Improvement
Message: Bad Event
Message: Good Event
Here are some of the things many listeners want from a talk:
Change in Thinking Higher level of understanding  Change in Performance Change in Behavior  Learning

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how to make Presentation Part 2

  • 1. Using PowerPoint to Design Effective Presentations THE CAIN PROJECT Power Point Etiquette
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  • 5. Choosing a Design Template Avoid templates with themes that don’t fit your information If your content includes images, avoid templates with large background graphics Streamlined templates with minimal background graphics present a professional image
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  • 12. Red/Blue Conflict Red letters on blue background creates “flicker effect” Blue letters on red background just as bad
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  • 15. Choose Color Carefully Similar intensities draw attention but make details hard to see. Strong, clean contrast draws attention, makes details easy to see
  • 16. Low Contrast White on yellow Yellow on white Black on blue Blue on black
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  • 33. Eye Flow The eye flows from top left to bottom right and spends 60% of time on the top half of leaflet 15% 25% 25% 35% of time spent reading this area The eye flows from top left to bottom right and spends 60% of time on the top half of leaflet
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  • 36. Good Illustration Complicated Derivation Number of processors Memory needed per processor Memory Size Scales poorly Scales well
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  • 47. GRAPHICS Tired and overworked clipart Fresh and memorable photo
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  • 52. Theme Tone Support Visuals Story Data Closing Presentation Flow Point Point Point Point Point
  • 53. A. Key point B. Key assertions C. Sub - assertions D. Evidence The Point Assertion 2 A Pyramid Structure Assertion 1 The Point Assertion 2 Assertion 1
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  • 60. Here are some of the things many listeners want from a talk:
  • 61. Change in Thinking Higher level of understanding Change in Performance Change in Behavior Learning

Notes de l'éditeur

  1. There are two ways to present information in PowerPoint: through text and through content. Here, “content” means anything other than text, such as graphics, tables, charts audio clips, and video clips. In this presentation, we will only deal with graphics, tables, and charts. Click Mouse In PowerPoint, text is meant to facilitate a presentation rather than reproducing it onscreen. You can tell this by the fact that the default format for text is bulleted lists. Bulleted lists are used for main points, rather than complete sentences. The text is meant to supplement the oral presentation, to give key terms and outline important concepts. Click Mouse Images are also meant to facilitate the presentation. Sometimes images are included because they help to illustrate or to explain a main point. But sometimes they are just used to ass visual interest. In either case, they should complement the presentation. Each image should fit the theme of the presentation and be directly relevant to whatever text it is placed beside. Click Mouse Tables an graphs are intended to support the presentation. Their purpose is to further the point that the presenter is making in the presentation by presenting information in a way that is visually appealing and easily understandable.
  2. Design templates are pre-prepared designs that include pre-set backgrounds and text styles and sizes. The advantages of using design templates is that it saves time and effort because it does half the work for you. The disadvantages are that they are easily recognizable (so your audience will know you had half the work done for you) and that they are not customized to the context of your presentation. If you decide to use a template, you need to make an informed decision about which one is appropriate to your purpose, your audience, the way you want to present yourself, and the text and content you will use. For example, Click Mouse Some templates have specific themes that are suggested through background graphics, such as the fireworks in this example. If the theme of the template doesn’t fit the information in the presentation, don’t use it. The template we see here would work well for a presentation of plans for your company’s 4 th of July picnic, but it doesn’t fit the topic of how to write a scannable resume. Click Mouse Another thing to consider is what kind of content you are using. Some designs, like the one you see here, have large background graphics. If the content you are using in your presentation includes images, the graphics in templates like this would be distracting. In the example to the right, the slide includes only text, so the background graphic adds some visual interest; however, if the slide had also included and example page from a scannable resume, the background graphics would have been distracting. Click Mouse When you want to present a professional image, it’s best to use streamlined templates with minimal background graphics. The example to the right is the template that was actually used by the Lab’s Business Writing Consultants for their workshop on writing a scannable resume. They chose the design because of its simple, yet interesting design and the clean, professional lines of its background graphics.