Do's & Donts in Preparing PowerPoint Presentation

POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS By Lois Villanueva DO ’S AND DON’TS OF

I. Design Keep a certain consistency in titles, backgrounds, colour, images, and slide transitions

II. Colours Monochromatic colours always look great Neighbouring colours also look great together (yellow-green; yellow-orange, blue-green, red-orange) Opposites attract (black and white; red and green) Use vibrant colours rather than all neutral colours

COMPLEMENTARY AND CONTRASTING COLOURS

Monochromatic green Warm analogous colours Cool analogous colours Complementary/warm Complementary/warm Very warm Pastel/cool Dramatic More examples

III. Content – keep it simple Don ’t put too many words on a slide (at least seven words per line) Don ’t use too many bullets or lines (no more than five lines per slide )

Too many words Animation is great for capturing the audience ’s attention and adding interest to any presentation, if used in moderation but if there are too many they direct the people’s attention away from your message. If only the main points are on the screen, the audience will realize their importance but if you overwhelm your audience with techno-fluff, the audience will be left confused. The overuse of technological bells and whistles in PowerPoint presentations is an under-rated problem because many presenters think "If it's new and dynamic; it will make my PowerPoint presentation much better. ”

Compare to this…… . Use animations in moderation Only show the main points to make the audience appreciate their importance Avoid overuse of technological bells and whistles

Animation is great for capturing the audience ’s attention and adding interest to any presentation, if used in moderation but if there are too many they direct the people’s attention away from your message. The overuse of technological bells and whistles in PowerPoint presentations is an under-rated problem because many presenters think "If it's new and dynamic; it will make my PowerPoint presentation much better. ” Use animations in moderation Avoid overuse of technological bells and whistles

Too many lines….. DO show up early for your talk to check whether your equipment works DO check whether the projector's resolution is the same as your laptop ’s laptop laptop laptop laptop DON'T leave Standby Power Management on your laptop on. DON'T leave your ScreenSaver on. DON'T require frequent mouse or keyboard interaction on a slide. DON'T use the mouse as a pointer. Pointer pointer pointer DON'T use the edges of the slide. Some projectors crop slides. DO use large fonts. Small fonts are hard to read DON'T use dark fonts on dark backgrounds or light fonts on light backgrounds. DON'T use dark backgrounds in a poorly-lit room or light backgrounds in a well-lit room.

List of reasons why children might be forced to work. Lack of decent jobs for adults. Large families require a variety of incomes to feed their members. Some jobs require small hands and bodies (sewing, crawling in small spaces). Agriculture jobs pay by the amount of produce picked. This system encourages families to bring more children into the field to help collect farmed goods. Poor families can't afford to send their children to school. It is cheaper to pay small children because they are less likely to complain than adults. Many families around the world are unfamiliar with the rights of their children and deem it acceptable to send children to work. Girls are often kept at home to look after younger children and do household chores. Families think that school won't help their children survive. Therefore, they send children to work where they can make money to feed themselves and family members. Migrant children don't live in one place long enough to attend school; instead they work in the fields with their parents .

Cut into two or more slides DO show up early for your talk to check whether your equipment works DO check whether the projector's resolution is the same as your laptop ’s laptop laptop laptop laptop DON'T leave Standby Power Management on your laptop on. DON'T leave your ScreenSaver on. DON'T require frequent mouse or keyboard interaction on a slide .

6) DON'T use the mouse as a pointer. Pointer pointer pointer 7) DON'T use the edges of the slide. Some projectors crop slides. 8) DO use large fonts. Small fonts are hard to read 9) DON'T use dark fonts on dark backgrounds or light fonts on light backgrounds. 10) DON'T use dark backgrounds in a poorly-lit room or light backgrounds in a well-li t room.

IV. FONTS Use large fonts – 36-40 pts for titles/headlines and 24 pts for key points , not smaller than that Don ’t use more than 3 fonts Use visually simple fonts Use more non-serif rather than serif fonts Don ’t use bold font all throughout Don ’t use all capital Don ’t use red letters

Do ’s and Don’ts of PowerPoint DO show up early for your talk to check whether your equipment works DO check whether the projector's resolution is the same as your laptop ’s laptop laptop laptop laptop DON'T leave Standby Power Management on your laptop on. DON'T leave your ScreenSaver on. DON'T require frequent mouse or keyboard interaction on a slide 40 pts 24 pts.

Do ’s and Don’ts of PowerPoint DO show up early for your talk to check whether your equipment works DO check whether the projector's resolution is the same as your laptop ’s laptop laptop laptop laptop DON'T leave Standby Power Management on your laptop on. DON'T leave your ScreenSaver on. DON'T require frequent mouse or keyboard interaction on a slide 24 pts 24 pts.

Do ’s and Don’ts of PowerPoint DO show up early for your talk to check whether your equipment works DO check whether the projector's resolution is the same as your laptop ’s laptop laptop laptop laptop DON'T leave Standby Power Management on your laptop on. DON'T leave your ScreenSaver on. DON'T require frequent mouse or keyboard interaction on a slide DO show up early for your talk to check whether your equipment works DO check whether the projector's resolution is the same as your laptop ’s laptop laptop laptop laptop DON'T leave Standby Power Management on your laptop on. DON'T leave your ScreenSaver on. DON'T require frequent mouse or keyboard interaction on a slide 18 pts .

ICT FOR EDUCATION PROJECT Sponsored by Quezon City High School International Alumni Association Reporting Period-Third Phase August 2008-May 2010 32 pt 20 pt 32 pt 24 pt

POWERPOINT PPT 3 PPT 2 PPT 1 PPT 4 Planning Execution Testing Deployment 20 pt 28 pt 48 pt

ICT FOR EDUCATION PROJECT Sponsored by Quezon City High School International Alumni Association Reporting Period-Third Phase August 2008-May 2010 Book Antiqua Bernard Arial Braggadocio DON ’T USE TOO MANY FONT TYPES

Your text here Arial . Your text here . Apple Casual Your text here Brittanic Bold . Your text here Cooper black . Don ’t use many different fonts for the same set of points/ideas

DO show up early for your talk to check whether your equipment works DO check whether the projector's resolution is same as your laptop ’s DON'T leave Standby Power Management on laptop on. DON'T leave your ScreenSaver on. DO show up early for your talk to check whether your equipment works DO check whether the projector's resolution is the same as your laptop ’s DON'T leave Standby Power Management on laptop on. DON'T leave your ScreenSaver on. ARIAL, SANS SERIF TIMES ROMAN, SERIF

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DON ’T USE ALL CAPITAL LETTERS DO SHOW UP EARLY FOR YOUR TALK TO CHECK WHETHER YOUR EQUIPMENT WORKS DO CHECK WHETHER THE PROJECTOR RESOLUTION IS THE SAME AS YOUR LAPTOP DON ’T LEAVE STANDBY POWER MANAGEMENT ON YOUR LAPTOP ON DON ’T LEAVE YOUR SCREENSAVER DON ’T REQUIRE FREQUENT MOUSE OR KEYBOARD INTERACTION ON A SLIDE DO SHOW UP EARLY FOR YOUR TALK

1. Students are divided into groups and discuss which one they will choose, then they present their arguments on PowerPoint. To guide them in analysing and comparing the three positions, the students are asked to read this document (embed here your document on how to decide the right thing to do) as well as access the following websites 2. After presentations, the teacher facilitates further discussions and stimulate students ’ reactions to the presentations 3. At the end of discussion, the teacher summarizes the different points and make generalizations based on the principles of valuing….

1. Students are divided into groups and discuss which one they will choose, then they present their arguments on PowerPoint. To guide them in analysing and comparing the three positions, the students are asked to read this 2. After presentations, the teacher facilitates further discussions and stimulate students ’ reactions to the presentations 3. At the end of discussion, the teacher summarizes the different points and make generalizations based on the principles of valuing….

Don ’t use bold for key points --Use normal font 1. Students are divided into groups and discuss which one they will choose, then they present their arguments on PowerPoint. To guide them in analysing and comparing the three positions, the students are asked to read this 2. After presentations, the teacher facilitates further discussions and stimulate students ’ reactions to the presentations 3. At the end of discussion, the teacher summarizes the different points and make generalizations based on the principles of valuing….

Click the icon to see a scenario. Formulate your questions here. Click the icon. Show your possible answers to your own questions. Click the icon. Welcome to your First Activity

Make good contrast between colour of fonts and background to be visible 1. Avoid dark letters against dark background 2. Avoid light letters against light background

DARK ON DARK DARK ON DARK CONTRAST CONTRAST CONTRAST DARK ON DARK

LIGHT ON LIGHT LIGHT ON LIGHT LIGHT ON LIGHT CONTRAST CONTRAST CONTRAST

2000 2010 2020 2030 This is sample text, please replace it with your original facts and figures. Thanks This is sample text, please replace it with your original facts and figures. Thanks This is sample text, please replace it with your original facts and figures. Thanks This is sample text, please replace it with your original facts and figures. Thanks

Uncle Liu, 60, karang guni man Ms. Li Peng, 28, resident of Singa Estate The cleaner must be lazy, never sweep… That ’ s why the void deck is always dirty. Mrs Tay, 45, housewife My mother told me I will be fined $1000 if I litter. Fatimah, 8, student living in Singa Estate F EED BACK There ’ s no rubbish bin near my parking lot, so I ’ ve no choice but to throw the litter on the floor. Unnamed, resident of Temasek Estate Aiya, why must keep estate clean? It ’ s always dirty anyway... Recently, our estate won the Cleanest Housing Estate award for 2nd year again! Q uit N ext

Uncle Liu, 60, karang guni man Ms. Li Peng, 28, resident of Singa Estate The cleaner must be lazy, never sweep… That ’ s why the void deck is always dirty . Mrs Tay, 45, housewife My mother told me I will be fined $1000 if I litter. Fatimah, 8, student living in Singa Estate F EED BACK There ’ s no rubbish bin near my parking lot, so I ’ ve no choice but to throw the litter on the floor. Unnamed, resident of Temasek Estate Aiya, why must keep estate clean? It ’ s always dirty anyway.. . Recently, our estate won the Cleanest Housing Estate award for 2nd year again! Q uit N ext

V. Photos/pictures/images Do import images and graphics to enhance your presentation Don ’t use too many pictures and graphics

The 2 suspects Is it Sgt. Paul Terano, a police officer who lives 100 meters on the next hilltop? Is it Ben Cruz who came home From college for the Holidays and lives 50 meters away downhill?

Final test NOTE: Click the icon to answer the final exam, then save the file to your desktop and send the saved file to: [email_address] Hey guys! Thank you so much for joining us in discovering Nuclear transformation. I hope both you and Carl learned something new today. He can now answer Mrs. Fowl ’s assignment. How about you? Can you answer Mrs. Sarigumba’s evaluation for you?  Click home if you ’re done

Examples of too many images, clip arts, and pictures

DO ’ S AND DON ’ TS OF POWERPOINT

MAGNIFICENT. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. So the three went home happy. They have been able to use their skills in math once again.

Group Output Click to quit Make a poster with a slogan condemning child labor. Use MS Paint, MS Word or MS PowerPoint.

VI. Animations and sounds Don ’t overuse annoying animations Don ’t use too many bells and whistles

RED means stop YELLOW means prepare to stop or prepare to go GREEN means go

Economic Growth Circular Flow Model Goods and Services Factors and Production Consumer Expenditures Wages Rent Dividends

Three friends . . . RADIX POLYN TRIGS Like to go to different places in the world. They love adventure & most of all they love mathematics very much. HOME

Radix loves to simplify radicals. Trigs is fascinated for trigonometry. Polyn likes to solve polynomials, especially graphs. HOME They always bring their tools in math in their journey.

VII. Text animations and transitions Avoid overuse of animations and transitions Reveal rather than push, subtly uncover rather than open abruptly Be consistent, do not change transition from one slide to another. Slower transitions tend to be smoother and more pleasing while fast transitions tend to be too abrupt and to attract too much attention to themselves.

Click the television to view the news: While watching the news, you remember your friend who is working as a child laborer to support their needs after her father died in an accident. http://www.gmanews.tv/video/17512/Police-rescue-16-child-laborers-in-Cubao-Quezon-City Scenario The news caught your attention. Police rescued 16 child laborers in Cubao, Quezon City!

Avoid overuse of animations and transitions Reveal rather than push, subtly uncover rather than open abruptly, turn on a candle rather than the headlights. Avoid overuse of animations and transitions Reveal rather than push, subtly uncover rather than open abruptly, turn on a candle rather than the headlights. Reveal rather than push, subtly uncover rather than open abruptly, turn on a candle rather than the headlights. Avoid overuse of animations and transitions

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Never use different text animations in one slide of the same object and related messages Name of Product A Name of Product B Name of Product C

Presenting the total package Don ’t parrot PowerPoint Time your remarks Give it a rest Distribute handouts at the end Edit ruthlessly before presenting

Do's & Donts in Preparing PowerPoint Presentation

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