1 Each slide has 3 “errors” in it. Can you find them?Presentation Ideas for Global Studies and World Languages Academy housed at Tallwod High School in Viriginia Beach, VA. Thanks for coming to my presentation. Today I’m going to be delivering a speech on presentations and will highlight a number of great techniques to use while employing PowerPoint. I will make reference to different websites, so please take note while you are preparing your presentations. Also, to keep your mind “in the game”, I have made at least three errors on each slide, some of them obvious, some of them stylistic, but all of them preventing you from giving a solid presentation. Each set of errors will appear on the bottom left corner when you click the next function. This is animated to do this. My presentation is specific to PowerPoint and does not talk about content. As you go through the presentation, please take note of all the “rules”. Just a note that the information/suggestions in the powerpoint will not be inaccurate. I am not trying to lead you astray. Thank you and good luck. Let’s begin. Each slide has 3 “errors” in it. Can you find them? Too busy title Spelling errors Breaking the 5/5 rule Block text not needed in presentation
2 Note on websites Note: Templates used in this presentation are from open-office-impress-templates-91.htm Repetition of word from title Colour contrast doesn’t work “Single entry” rule broken Websites given in middle of presentation, rather than as a last slide
3 Note on Visuals Placed on side Not covering more than ¼ of pageSignificant to the presentation Offers something to talk about Lack of consistent bulleting from previous slides Lack of consistent colouring from previous slides Word/picture overlap Picture/picture overlap Title format different from previous slide Wasted space
4 10, 20, 30 Rule Guy Kawasaki is a venture capitalist. He listens to hundreds of people trying to pitch potential products to him. In this article Guy evangelises a technique to keep all presentations to less than 10 slides and no more than 20 minutes and a font size of at least 30. Angles are annoying Info to be spoken rather than written Placement of web address should be either at bottom or as a last slide Web address should be as one line rather than “leaking over” Web address should be hyperlinked if it is being electronically sent (i.e. not as a presentation)
5 Clip art sux “Creative spelling” doesn’t work, doesn’t match entire “feel” of presentation Misalignment of pictures Misalignment of web addresses Multiple web addresses lose message of slide Pictures with additional words not related to the presentation Nothing says “third grade” like clip art
6 Animation basics -Don’t be annoying -Stay consistent-Consider the mood you are going for -Don’t add animation if you are going to click through them anyway through your presentation -Stay in some sort of logical order Annoying Lack of consistency Wrong mood Wrong order
7 Obvious things to AvoidObvious cut and paste E.g. William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616)[a] was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.[1] He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon".[2][b] His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of 38 plays,[c] 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.[3] Obvious Wikipedia or other questionable source Obvious change in style -E.g you use simple words in most of your text: “Shakepeare was British and wrote plays.” then suddenly this: Sonnet 130 is the poet's pragmatic tribute to his uncomely mistress, commonly referred to as the dark lady because of her dun complexion. The dark lady, who ultimately betrays the poet, appears in sonnets 127 to 154. Sonnet 130 is clearly a parody of the conventional love sonnet, made popular by Petrarch &, in particular, made popular in England by Sidney's use of the Petrarchan form in his epic poem Astrophel & Stella. If you compare the stanzas of Astrophel and Stella to Sonnet 130, you will see exactly what elements of the conventional love sonnet Shakespeare is light-heartedly mocking. In Sonnet 130, there is no use of grandiose metaphor or allusion; he does not compare his love to Venus, there is no evocation to Morpheus, etc. The ordinary beauty and humanity of his lover are important to Shakespeare in this sonnet, and he deliberately uses typical love poetry metaphors against themselves. Crowded, could be three slides instead of just one Bullets unaligned and inconsistent E.g. should be e.g. Examples are good, but don’t need to be so long to get point across Use of the word “obvious” not needed because it is in the title
8 Your job 1. Fix this powerpoint so that the rules are not “broken. Delete what is not needed. Add what is missing. 2. Submit to sharepoint (on your sharepoint, please…no need for it to be in my INBOX) 3. Come up with a shortlist of Rules to Follow 4. Read or study some of the websites listed in slide 11, especially the ones concerning good presentation skills. As in all slides, 10/20/30 rule broken Second person is used in slide title Number 11 “leaks over” causing confusion (i.e. no numbers from the “text” in alignment with numbers that are used for enumeration)
9 Note on websites Note: Templates used in this presentation are from open-office-impress-templates-91.htm Repeated slide not edited out
10 General Notes Roadsign Have a driving thesisRepeat structure for audience’s sake This may feel more than you are comfortable with Have a driving thesis Repeat throughout State what you are set out to prove from the onset Or if not, make sure it’s a clever set up Examples are to serve your purpose So, decide on your purpose Wrong placement of this slide Single Bullet error Use of conversational word choice (e.g. “so” and “or”) should be reserved for oral presentation not the visual powerpoint.
11 Note on websites Here are some alternatives Be aware: download at own risk If you are using free trial, be aware of terms and conditions Study the experts Analyze the professional difference or Too much new info in works cited Repeated title separated from first slide of same title Subtitles of what each website concerns would come in really handy, rather than one solid list