bruce mayer, pe licensed electrical & mechanical engineer bmayer@chabotcollege
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Engineering 10. PowerPoint GuideLines. Bruce Mayer, PE Licensed Electrical & Mechanical Engineer [email protected]. Student Presentations. During Meetings of 26Apr & 1May ANY Topic OK Engineering topic preferred if possible Counts as BOTH HW10 and EXTRA Credit - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Bruce Mayer, PE Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering
Bruce Mayer, PELicensed Electrical & Mechanical Engineer
Engineering 10
PowerPoint
GuideLines
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Bruce Mayer, PE Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering
Student Presentations
During Meetings of 26Apr & 1May ANY Topic OK
• Engineering topic preferred if possible• Counts as BOTH HW10 and EXTRA Credit
– Worth a Total of 6 ptsAnd Do NOT have to do any more for HW10
HW10 alternative = Exercise 14.11• Write: Resume, Cvr Ltr, Thank You ltr
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Student Presentation Logistics
Done Using POWERPOINT 10-15 Minutes
• 5-10 Slides
Inform Me of Your Intention by M/23Apr• eMail Presentation to the Instructor
– Will to load onto rm3902 presentation computer– Presentation accepted as eMail Attachment Until
The DAY BEFORE The PresentationCan also bring on USB Drive on Presentation Day
OnCampus PPT Prep Resource
• The Communications Studies Operation Maintains a COMMUNICATIONS LAB that is Available to ALL Students for FREE
• The “Comm Lab” Specializes in Helping Students with PowerPoint Presentations
• The Rm 803 CommLab Hours of Operation:
• Mon: 9a-3p• Tue: 9a-12n & 1-4p
• Wed: 9a-12n & 1-3p• Thur: 9a-12n & 1-2p
Chabot “Std” PPT Template
• The “Standard” Chabot College Template is OnLine at
http://www.chabotcollege.edu/photos/downloadpowerpoint.cfm?filename=chabot1
Presentation Training
• The BEST Presentation Training →
Giving Presentations• There is No Substitute for EXPERIENCE in
this Regards– PREPARE Carefully & Extensively– Do a POST-MORTEM Evaluation
• Ask YourSelf: What could I have done BETTER
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Bruce Mayer, PE Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering
Some tips to make your presentations
presentable
Basic Power Point Guidelines
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Bruce Mayer, PE Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering
Basic Rules for Presentations
Contrast is important. For paper…
• Dark text on a light background.
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Basic Rules for Presentations
For projection…• Light text on a semi-dark
background• The eye is attracted to the
light on the screen
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Basic Rules for Presentations
Stick with a single background.• The background is the stage
for your information.• Set the stage and leave it
alone!
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Bruce Mayer, PE Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering
Basic Rules for Presentations
Don’t try to dazzle the audience with graphics or style…but with the information.
The medium is not the message.
The information is the message.
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Bruce Mayer, PE Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering
Basic Rules for Presentations
Balance.
Do not center bullet points. It makes the text ragged.
And hard to read and follow with your eyes.
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Bruce Mayer, PE Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering
Basic Rules for Presentations
Balance.
Generally, left-justify bullets. This keeps things neat.. and easy to follow.
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Bruce Mayer, PE Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering
Basic Rules for Presentations
Balance.
Centered graphics leave little room for text.
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Bruce Mayer, PE Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering
Basic Rules for Presentations
Balance. • Place graphics off-center.
• More room for text.
• Better balance.
• More pleasing to the eye.
• Left placement leads the eye to the text.
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Basic Rules - Capitalization
• AVOID ALL CAPS – VERY HARD TO READ.
• First Cap –
• More Formal
• Harder To Type And More Decisions.
• This is an example of capitalizing the first word
• Less formal.
• Easier to type and fewer decisions
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Use Restraint With Fonts
Employ only a few...stick to familiar fonts Stay away from gimmicky fonts unless
for a theme.
Keep type sizes consistent. Serif vs. Sans Serif.
• Serif Classic – Sans Serif Modern DON’T USE ALL CAPS.
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Choose Fonts Wisely
Italics are more difficult to read. Use bold when you want some words
to stand out. Font size
• Easy to read (18 pt)
• Easy to read (24 pt)
• Easy to read (32 pt)
•Easy to read (48 pt)
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Avoid Text Overload Having too much text on the screen can
defeat the purpose of using PowerPoint. The slides begin to look like a jumble of text, making slides difficult to read and unrecognizable from each other. People will either try to read everything or copy everything down or they will lose interest. List only the key points. If you have more info to include use more slides or create handouts.
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Use Solid Colors instead of fill Patterns on Charts
Patterns on bars or pie slices cause confusion.
Solid colors convey a clear bold message 0
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Use Simple Tables to Present Numbers
UseTables
For YourNumbers
But Nottoo Many
This row 10 90 100
This row 0.6 0.4 1
This row 1 2 3
That row 1 2 3
Try not to make footnotes too small
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Bruce Mayer, PE Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering
Basic Rules That You Must Have to Have a Good Presentation.
One of the most common mistakes in creating a presentation is to place too much information on the screen. This can cause the reader to become distracted from the speaker…just like you are now. Audiences are much more receptive to the spoken word.
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Basic Presentation Mistakes.
• Too much information.
• Reader gets distracted
• Audiences are much more receptive to the spoken word.
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Basic Rules
Keep it simple.. Make bulleted points easy to read. Keep text easy to understand. Use concise wording. Bullets are focal points. Presenter provides elaboration. Keep font size large.
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Basic Power Point Guidelines Build the Story…don’t give
them too much info at once. Stick with the same transition. Be creative but leave some
color choices to professionals. Try Stick to the “6-6” Rule
• Six words per line • Six lines per page
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Choosing a Color Scheme
Beginners Should Stick with Power Point defaults or company standard templates.
What may look good on your computer may be unreadable when projected.
Remember to use strong, contrasting colors for Text.
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The Color Wheel
Colors separated by another color are contrasting colors (also known as complementary)• Good CONTRAST
Adjacent colors (next to each other) harmonize with one another. e.g. Green and Yellow• Good BLENDING
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Use Contrasting Colors
Light colors on dark background.
• Dark colors on light background.
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Background – Bad
Avoid backgrounds that are distracting or difficult to read from
Always be consistent with the background that you use • No More than two
Background forms
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Clip Art & Graphics
A few excellent graphics are better than many poor ones.
Photographs can be powerful. Use sparingly!
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• Religious leader• Civil rights activist• Author• Poet• Minister
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Bruce Mayer, PE Engineering-10: Intro to Engineering
Martin Luther King Jr.
Religious leader Civil rights activist Author Poet Minister
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Good Chart Clear & Concise
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Bad Chart Busy & Unclear
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Some Comments
The Previous Tips are Good for General Interest Presentations
6 Words per Line, 6 Lines per Slide is Easy to Follow, But• Builds a NON-Archival Slide
– If Handouts are Made, Audience MUST MAKE NOTESThis is at Least as Distracting as too Much Text
• Slide Set is not FREE STANDING
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Comments cont.
You Don’t Want the Medium to Overwhelm the Message, But…
Presentation Should Show Respect for the Audience by• Being NEAT and Well ORGANIZED• Rehearsed Ahead of time if Needed• Made Available Either
– In HardCopy– OnLine
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Comments cont.
Technical Presentations Tend to be Graphics-Heavy• c.f. Dr. Ozer’s, Mr. C Cassilas ’s
Presentations
The MOST Difficult Task in Slide Construction → Balancing• Information Overload
– The slides look “Busy”
• Insufficient Information
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Summary
Need Careful Preparation Keep the Presentation Simple Avoid “Busy” Slides
• Too Much Text, Confusing Graphics
Keep Information Well Organized Do NOT read from your slides verbatim Remind the audience of key points at
the end of the presentation