2. Overview
Why are effective presentations important?
Discussion
5 key points
Examples and non-examples
Activity: 8 slide presentation on your favorite
hobby
Conclusion
3. Why are effective
presentations important?
PowerPoint can put your audience to
sleep if you
Read your slides
Include too much text or too many
graphics
Don’t proofread
Make each slide different
Luckily, there are 5 keys to help prevent
audience boredom!
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4. 5 Keys to Creating Great
Presentations
Choose a theme
Be consistent
Color is important
Less is more
Whitespace is your ally
5. Choose a Theme
Gives a professional feel
Can provide structure
Fonts and color are preselected and coordinated
Can be tweaked to meet your needs
7. Be Consistent
Font should be the same throughout your
presentation
Color
Size
Placement
Punctuation
Differences can be distracting
Slide transitions should be complimentary
A different transition for each slide can be
distracting
9. Color is Important
Mood for presentation
i.e. Use school or company colors when appropriate
Legibility
Make sure your text color doesn’t interfere with your
background color
Contrasting colors can help
10. Example and Non-example
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11. Less is More
Don’t fill up every square-inch of your slide
Watch out for distracting slide or text effects
Too many can overwhelm
12. Example and Non-example
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13. Whitespace is Your Ally
Images
Effective when appropriate
Don’t need to take up the whole slide
Golden rule: 2 per page
Text
Keep it brief
14. Example and Non-example
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15. Summary of the 5 Keys
Choose a theme
Be consistent
Color is important
Less is more
Whitespace is your ally
16. Practice Activity
Let’s practice using the key points of our discussion
Create an 8-10 slide PowerPoint Presentation
Topic Ideas
Favorite hobby
Favorite vacation
Place you want to visit
Expectations:
Present your topic in an open discussion
Credit will be given for completion
Let’s learn from each others triumphs and mistakes