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Title: Power Pointless


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Power Pointless
  • A Caring Critique Of The Ubiquitous Presentation
    Software

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  • With Power Point came the ability to do both
    graphics and text

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  • WORDART
  • With text came and slide
    transitions

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  • And animation

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  • And sound effects

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  • And a chart wizard that can turn something
    understandable like this

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  • Into something meaningless like this

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3 Ways to Use PowerPoint
  • Visual-aid for a live presentation
  • Non-interactive Kiosk
  • Interactive Kiosk or online
  • No single presentation will work in all 3
    formats!

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Common PowerPoint Problems
  • Too much Too little
  • Too many rules
  • Rule of six
  • Rule of three
  • Rule of twenty
  • Triple delivery leave-behinds

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PowerPoint Doesnt Respect Us!
  • Office Assistant
  • That annoying little paper clip that thinks it
    knows what we want to do
  • The Light bulb
  • No, I dont want a media clip that illustrates
    that concept!
  • Auto content wizard
  • Suggested as a joke, the name made fun of the
    inept user
  • Overused, too many unrelated presentations look
    the same

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Why Do You Use PowerPoint?
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What Do You Hate About PowerPoint?
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What Tips Can You Offer To Improve Power Points ?
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A Few Simple Tips
  • Use the W and B keys
  • Raise the room lights
  • Project on Marker board and mark-up or fill in
    your presentations
  • (have students do it!)
  • Limited use of animation, transition and sound
    effects

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My Rule of Six Suggestions
  • Use for Discussion Questions
  • Create slides during Brainstorming
  • Go Retro the slide/sound approach
  • The single slide approach
  • Give In do brief marketing presentations for
    ideas or persuasive speeches
  • Less is More ban the use of clip-art,
    templates, themes, etc.

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