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9 Tips forBetter Classroom Presentations 20 Minute WorkshopAnimo Inglewood Charter High School
Narciso C. Aguda, Jr. M.EdInstructional Technology Coordinator
There are 300 million PowerPoint users in the world*
They do 30 million PowerPoints
each day*
About a million presentations are going on right now*
About 50% are unbearable*
It’s killing our students….
USE _________ note-taking strategies.
1
_________ out your lecture as ____________ or slides.
Have students ____ - ____ the missing words or phrases as you speak.
active
Printhandout
sFill out
DITCH most ___________ and _____________.
2
Fortunately and unfortunately, PowerPoint has become a presentation __________.
Most of your __________ have seen the gamut of the ____________ graphics and templates.
It’s time to get ____________!
Clipart
students
embedded
templates
staple
creative
Some great free clipart sites.
2
1. _____________________2. _____________________3. _____________________4. _____________________
http://sxc.huhttp://www.iconarchive.com/
http://images.google.comhttp://www.bing.com/
VARY your ______-______, not your ______-____
3
Too many font-faces make reading your slide very _____________.
font sizefont face
difficultTry varying your Font-Size to
highlight important points. It’s easier for
the eye and brain to evaluate one or two fonts-faces at different sizes. Of course, keep your
font size large enough so that your class can read the text.
________ _____ are a MUST!
3a Large fonts
Try varying your Font-Size to highlight important points. It’s
easier for the eye and brain to evaluate one or two fonts-faces at different sizes. Of course, keep your font size large enough so that your class can read the text.
Try varying your Font-Size to highlight important points. It’s easier for the eye and brain to
evaluate one or two fonts-faces at different sizes. Of course, keep
your font size large enough so that your class can read the text.
Don’t _______ a slide with all your information.
4 pack
People tend to put every word they are going to say on their PowerPoint slides. Although this eliminates the need to memorize your lecture, ultimately this makes your slides crowded, wordy, and boring. You will lose your audience’s attention before you even reach the bottom of your…
Don’t _______ a slide with all your information.
4 pack
(continued)…first slide.
Don’t’ be afraid to give _____________ points their own slide.
5important
And make slides visual by incorporating large pictures as backgrounds. Use semi-transparent placeholders to keep the integrity of your visual.
Don’t reveal until you are ________________________
5ready to talk about
itshapesUse ____________ and/or _________________ to hide and uncover points that you will be presenting later.
animations
What nucleotide is found
in RNA and NOT DNA?
(U)racil
DITCH the _________ ________
6 bulletpoints• Avoid• Excessive• Bullet• Pointing• Only• Bullet• Key• Points.• Too• Many
• Bullet-Points• And• Your• Key• Messages• Will• NOT• Stand• Out.• In Fact,
• The• Term• “Bullet-
Point”• Comes• From • People• Firing• Guns At• Annoying• Presenters
Use _________________ to bullet instead.
6 Pictures/icons
Bullet point #1Bullet point #2Bullet’s don’t kill people.Overuse does.
_______-____ your slides as you present them.
7 Mark up
Take animations _______ of the box.
8 out
DNAThe Molecule of Life
The sugar and
phosphate make up
the _________
Nucleotides
Sugar
P
Sugar
P
Sugar
P
backbone
Transcription: making a copyStep 2:
RNA Polymerase ______nucleotides to mRNA in the 5’3’ direction
adds
T A T A
TA TA
A G
C
TC G A A C G G
A
TC
CGTTCGAG
CT
3’ 5’
5’ 3’
UCCGUUCGAGCRNA polymerase
mRNA
Exception to base-pair rule: ___ instead of ___
U T
Get out of ____________.
9 powerpoint
____________.10 Rehearse,
rehearse, rehearse!
9 Tips forBetter Classroom Presentations 20 Minute WorkshopAnimo Inglewood Charter High School
Narciso C. Aguda, Jr. M.EdInstructional Technology Coordinator