Welcome to Best Practices in PowerPoint

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Welcome to Best Practices in PowerPoint

• Facilitator Dr. Sophia Scott

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Agenda

• Review of PowerPoint Concepts
• PowerPoint in the classroom
• PowerPoint on the web
• PowerPoint Nuggets of Wisdom

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Features of PowerPoint

• Templates
• Wizards
• Preparing presentations
• Editing presentations
• Preparing materials

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PowerPoint Templates

• Called Design templates
• Add a background to your presentations
• Creates a well-designed look
• Examples

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PowerPoint Wizards

• Tool that helps to create presentations with
  sample content
• Interactive tool that guides you step by step
• Helps make recommendations for the presentation
• Example

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Preparing Presentations

• Use a design template so you can focus on content
• Use PowerPoint interactively
• Outline the lecture using PowerPoint
• Use text sparingly
• The Joy of Six max of six points six words
  per point

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How to Design Effective PowerPoint Presentations
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Know Your Audience
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Organize the Content
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Present in a Variety of Ways

• Use
• Tables
• Charts
• Shapes
• Graphics
• Stair steps
• Dont overuse Bullets

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Font Styles
Garamond
Ariel
Comic Sans
Bookman Old Style
Courier New
CG Times
Times New Roman
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Say it With Graphics
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Use Animation When Appropriate
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Editing PowerPoint Presentations

• Use the tools provided
• FOCUS on content not presentation
• Read Edit before showing

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What do you think of the Following Slides?
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Great Graphics
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Keep it Real

• First Year Success
• At Southeast, youll learn two kinds of skills
  and knowledge  those particularly targeted for a
  specific career or profession (your major), and
  those that will serve you regardless of your
  chosen profession (University Studies).  In your
  major, youll learn leading-edge information that
  will allow you to be successful in your first
  job.  In University Studies, youll learn skills
  and knowledge that will go beyond job-specific
  abilities.  These are the skills that will make
  you a valuable employee and a valued colleague.
•  Advising At Southeast, you are encouraged to
  consider many academic and career interests. Our
  academic advisors can help by providing guidance
  related to course selection and registration. If
  you havent selected a major, the University
  Studies advisor can provide you with assistance.
• First STEP Orientation Sign up for our specially
  designed Southeast orientation program. This
  critical program connects students and parents
  with faculty, staff and other Southeast students
  and parents. During the day you not only will
  meet with an adviser and get that all-important
  class schedule but also you will get your
  official I.D. card, get advice about academic
  majors and possible careers, learn about social
  activities and find out where those critical
  offices and services you will need are located.
• First Year Seminar Check out our nationally
  recognized and required First Year Seminar, where
  youll be introduced to the University Studies
  program and the value of a liberal education
  while addressing one of a variety of themes.
• Kent Library Southeast's Kent Library is your
  partner in finding information for completing
  research papers and class assignments. Library
  professionals can work with you in person, by
  phone or e-mail. Online resources bring the
  library to wherever you are, 24 hours a day,
  seven days a week.

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I like Color

• Do you like this color?
• Do you like this color?
• Do you like this color?
• Do you like this color?
• Do you like this color?
• Do you like this color?
• Do you like this color?

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Animation and sound too far

• This is point one
• This is point two
• This is point three
• This is point four

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Preparing Materials

• Use notes
• Prepare handouts
• Can use PowerPoint for transparency handouts

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Agenda

• Review of PowerPoint Concepts
• PowerPoint in the classroom
• PowerPoint on the web
• PowerPoint Nuggets of Wisdom

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PowerPoint in the Classroom

• Make it interactive
• Use text sparingly
• Print slides in advance
• Put on website
• Use as an outline
• Leave out information to be filled in class

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PowerPoint in the Classroom

• Remember the Joy of Six
• Minimize animated text, sound and transitions
• Black out the screen (use B on keyboard)
• Use three slides per minute
• Use 24 font or bigger
• Dont turn your back on your students

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PowerPoint Overload
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Focus on minimizing Distractions!
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Agenda

• Review of PowerPoint Concepts
• PowerPoint in the classroom
• PowerPoint on the web
• PowerPoint Nuggets of Wisdom

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PowerPoint on the Web

• Can enhance learning online
• Do not overuse
• Use creative ways to present the information
• Specify what you want your students to look for
  (terms, concepts, examples)
• Narrative the clips for added interactivity
• View as both PowerPoint HTML

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Issues with PowerPoint on the Web

• Some animations slide transitions are not
  supported
• Some images do not show in certain resolutions
• Frames could be a problem
• Sounds do not play

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Agenda

• Review of PowerPoint Concepts
• PowerPoint in the classroom
• PowerPoint on the web
• PowerPoint Nuggets of Wisdom

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PowerPoint Nuggets of Information

• Use PowerPoint tools
• Focus on Content not presentation
• Do not overuse PowerPoint
• Vary your Presentations
• Edit
• Make PowerPoint Interactive

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What are some tips you can offer using PowerPoint
in the classroom Web?