effective powerpoint larry macphee e-learning part i: delivery 10 tips for a better presentation
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Effective PowerPoint
Larry MacPheee-Learning
Part I: Delivery
10 tips for a better presentation10 tips for a better presentation
1. State your purpose.
Check your aim.
2. Know your audience.
Find out what they want!
3. Know your topic.
Know your talk.
4. Provide context.
i. Outline, ii. Explain, iii. Review.
5. Stay on pace.
Manage the flow.
6. Be enthusiastic!
Tell them why it matters!
7. Deliver it clearly.
Walk them through it.
8. The slides are not the talk.
The presenter adds context.
9. Don’t divide attention
People can either read or listen.
10. Know your venue.
Check the room.
Part II: Design
1. Layout2. Color3. Graphics4. Text5. Data6. Animation
Good design is unobtrusive.
Layout
Align Arrange Group
Victory posters.
Layout Sample 1
Victory posters.
Layout Sample 2
Color
ALL CAPS IN SCRIPT IS HARD TO READ
Offensive color palettes and bad contrast are also a problem.
Aaaah. Much Better.
“A memorable quote”
– Author
Graphics
The SOUTHWESTSOUTHWEST is warm pretty sunsets
lots of prickly cacti
The SOUTHWESTSOUTHWEST is warm pretty sunsets
lots of prickly cacti
Text
Text
Emphasize like you mean it!
Data
Data Visualization
Baby Names Wizard
News Dots
Preservation of Favoured Traces
The Visual Thesaurus
The art of data visualization.
• Pointless typewriter text.• Pointless laser text.
Please make it stop!
Avoid Effects
The End
Questions?Comments?
PowerPoint Samples
Blue Planethttp://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~lrm22/technology/msoffice/effective_powerpoint/BluePlan.pps
Gettysburg Addresshttp://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~lrm22/technology/msoffice/effective_powerpoint/gettysburg_address.ppt
Motivational Postershttp://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~lrm22/technology/msoffice/effective_powerpoint/motivational_posters.pps
Selected References
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte
The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint by Edward R. Tufte
Clear and to the Point by Stephen Kosslyn
Graph Design for the Eye and Mind by Stephen Kosslyn
Why Most PowerPoint Presentations Suck by Rick Altman
Show Me the Numbers by Stephen Few
Visualizing Data by William S. Cleveland
Information Graphics: A Comprehensive Illustrated Reference by Robert L. Harris