Pump Up the Volume

PowerPoint Tips and Tricks

 

Suzy Payne
 
 

| Introduction | Internet Activities | Conclusion |

Introduction

The following links come from all over the World Wide Web and represent a variety of aspects related to the PowerPoint You may complete the following Internet activities alone or by working in a group. You may complete all or only some of the activities depending on your goals for the study ofPowerPoint

The purpose of this Web page is to give you a sampling of some of the aspects related to PowerPoint. Some of the activities ask you to make a personal commitment to what you like, believe, or feel about a topic. Good luck and have fun!
 

 

Activities on PowerPoint

PowerPoint Basics

Activity:

1.How does color effect your audiences interest in your topic?

2.What are the good and bad points about auto layout?

3.Why is a uniform background more appealing to the user than a different one on each page.

More Sources:

Basics


Balance

Activity:

1.What ideas on the balance of graphics and text are new to you?

2.In your opinion do the predesigned templates follow these rules?

3.How will you change your next PowerPoint presentation?


Graphics

Activity:

1.How do graphics enhance your PowerPoint presentation?

2.What are the basic rules of using graphics?

3.How has this information changed your ideas about the use of graphics?


Evaluating PowerPoint Presentations

Activity:

1.Click on the link to view a PPT presentation. Exam the length and run the show

2.How would you react to this presentation? Why?

3.What do you think is an appropriate length of a presentation? By the time you get to the end of the presentation what would you need to remember the beginning of the presentation?


Readability

Activity:

1.What are the tips and tricks you have researched on readability?

2.Create a simple PowerPoint presentation using some of the good and bad rules learned on readability. Try it out on several others in class. What are the opinions of you and others on the readability of the presentation. 

3.What has your research proven to you?

Some Sites to research

Text guidelines

An Example of guidelines for a convention

http://www.iupui.edu/~webtrain/tutorials/powerpoint2000_basics.html - text

Less is better

Presenting your PowerPoint

Activity:

1.What new information did you learn?

2.Did this help you with how to present your PowerPoint? What specifically attracted your attention.

3.How do you use sound in your presentation? What are some guidelines to make it effective?

Text Guidelines

Activity:

1.What are the suggestions for font type? Try it out. Do you agree?

2.Why should you avoid text overload?

3.What are your preferences for displaying text in PowerPoint?

Conclusion

When and how can you use it to create an effective presentation for class or work? What new ideas have you learned?

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