Death by PowerPoint(And how to avoid it)

Death by PowerPoint

Death by PowerPoint

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first

four sharpening the axe.” - Abraham

Lincoln

•Don’t•Ever•Do •A•Slide•Like this!

The 5 Rules of Not Having the Worst PowerPoint Ever

(most of which I will break on this slide, for emphasis)

• “No more than six words on a slide. EVER” (Godin, n.p.).

• “No cheesy images. Use professional stock photo images” (n.p.).

• “No dissolves, spins or other transitions” ( n.p.).

• Ditch the sound effects!• No terrible color schemes or unreadable

fonts! “When in doubt, throw it out!”

Friends don’t let friends use Comic Sans, Papyrus, or Curlz MT !

10:20:30 Rule

Example PowerPoint

MLA Format• Schalit, Ariel. "Israel Unveils Its Largest Find of Medieval

Gold Coins." Israel Unveils Its Largest Find of Medieval Gold Coins. Msn News, 18 Feb. 2015. Web. 18 Feb. 2015.

• http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/offbeat/israel-unveils-its-largest-find-of-medieval-gold-coins/ar-BBhI0hJ

Bibme.org

• Do you know how to format your backgrounds?• Do you know how to use the

preset templates and color schemes?

Works Cited

• Godin, Seth. How Can I Make My PowerPoint fjfjfjfjfPresentations Amazing? Lifehacker.com. 20 fjfjfjfjfNov. 2013. http://lifehacker.com/

• Harker, Zoie. NCLB PowerPoint. BYU-Idaho. 20 Nov. fjfjfjfjf2013.

• Lincoln, Abraham. Quotes. Goodreads.com. 20 Nov. fjfjfjfjf2013. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes

• Pictures From: • fjfjfjfjfthesocialogicalcinema.com • fjfjfjfjfjennifermccrea.com • fjfjfjfjfeofdreams.com

Let’s Try a Sample Slide!

• Cite a Source- Owl at Purdue MLA• Format Background• Add a Picture• Choose a Font/Color• Add a Chart