how to keep your audience engaged, interested & awake

How to Keep Your AudienceEngaged, Interested & Awake

Presenting With

Presenting with PowerPoint

Inspiration Information

Great Show

File Menu

Office Button

PowerPoint 2007

Results Oriented User Interface

Access to previous PP files

New, Print, Save commands

Special commands

- ROUI

PowerPoint 2007

Toolbars

Ribbons

Identifier tabs

Organized into groups

PowerPoint 2007

Toolbars

Ribbons

Identifier tabs

Organized into groups

Contextual ribbons

Toolbars

Ribbons

Identifier tabs

Organized into groups

Contextual ribbons

PowerPoint 2007

PowerPoint 2007

InsertAdd

Content

Pictures Clip Art Text Box Movies and Sound

PowerPoint 2007

Animations

Motion Graphic

s

Animation tab

Custom Animation

PowerPoint 2007 - TipRight Click on

Mouse

Your Friend

PowerPoint 2007 - Tip

Large File Size

Compress

Images

Any image selected

150 ppi

Compress some or all images

Save as new name

PowerPoint 2007 - Tip

Lots of Image

s

Photo Album

Insert – Photo Album

PowerPoint 2007 - Design Tips

Repeat design elements

Consistent spacing

Proper spacing

Be brief

Designing in PowerPoint

PowerPoint 2007 - Design Tips

No more than 2 typefaces

Sans Serif recommended - Verdana

Avoid using all CAPS

Use Bold or Color for emphasis

Avoid busy backgrounds

Designing in PowerPoint

PowerPoint 2007 - Design Tips

No more than 2 typefaces

Sans Serif recommended

Avoid using CAPS

Use Bold or Color for emphasis

Avoid busy backgrounds

Designing in PowerPoint

PowerPoint 2007 - Design Tips

Know your material

Handouts at the end

Engage your audience

Bullet points key audience

Notes key you

Presenting Your Show

Generally under the direct supervision of a licensed architect, but other training settings are allowed including under the supervision of a registered engineer or a registered landscape architect, under direct supervision of one experienced in that activity, and full-time teaching or research in a NAAB-accredited degree program

PowerPoint 2007 - Design Tips

3 – 6 per page

Minimum of words

One at a time

Easy on the animation

Simple graphic

Effective Bullet Points

Generally under the direct supervision of a licensed architect, but other training settings are allowed including under the supervision of a registered engineer or a registered landscape architect, under direct supervision of one experienced in that activity, and full-time teaching or research in a NAAB-accredited degree program

PowerPoint 2007 - Design Tips

SmartArt Bullets

3-6 per page

Minimum of words

One at a time

Easy on the animation

Simple graphic

PowerPoint 2007 - Design Tips

Visualize what will be heard and seen

Readable slides

Use large fonts

Smart font choices

Colors matter

Know Your Audience

What am I trying to

say?

Great

Show

Proper Use

Consistent

Design

Engaged

Audience

PowerPoint that doesn’t SUCK