avoiding the chicken
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AVOIDING THE AVOIDING THE CHICKEN…CHICKEN…
Creating Effective Presentations
Think about Think about presentations that you presentations that you have seen:have seen:
◦What did you like about the presentation?
◦What did you dislike about the presentation?
KEEPING UP KEEPING UP APPEARANCESAPPEARANCES
Using FontUsing Font
Serif Sans-SerifWinston-SalemWinston-SalemWinston-SalemWinston-SalemWinston-Salem
Winston-SalemWinston-SalemWinston-SalemWinston-SalemWinston-Salem
Using ColorUsing Color
BlueYellow
White
Orange
Black
Using Using BackgroundBackground
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Charts and Tables, Charts and Tables, oh my!oh my!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulworthington
Reading the presentationReading the presentation
It is amazing how many people try to fit as much text as they can on a PowerPoint slide. People who write complete sentences or paragraphs need to understand that people stop listening to you as soon as you put all that text up there. What are you doing now? You are reading the slide and not listening to me. The only thing worse…someone who reads the slide out loud for the audience.
Watch the Watch the AnimationsAnimationsJust because you canDoes not mean you shouldBecause we do not talk In bulletsOr when graphics enterIs your head spinning or is mine?
My recommendation:My recommendation:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ifindkarma
Keep it Simple, Keep it Simple, Stupid…Stupid…Font: 28 or higher, Sans-Serif
Color: light background with dark text, contrast
5 bullet limitAvoid complexity
MAKING CHANGEMAKING CHANGE
AlternativesAlternativesGoogle DocsSlidesharePreziVuvox
Consider…Consider…Adding videoUsing images to communicate not decorate
Adding humorBeing personal