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The 2006 Winter Olympics

Original by

Ms. J. Jilks

Adapted by

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Guidelines

Choose your topic: An athlete, sport, an event, funding…

Use a web to plan your ideas Collect some images

Ensure that they are not plagiarized Ask permission of the original author Draw some images and scan them

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Guidelines

Edit the slide masters to suit you Slice colour, composition, font, text colour Use the 5 principles of design (see next page) Use spell checker Ask a friend to peer edit it Add sounds, if they will enhance Add motion, but remember to K.I.S.S. it!

(Simpler is better!) Thank about how your slides change:

Record action, timings, sounds, narration Do a final run-through and ask:

it is too busy, to distracting, too simple, too long or short?

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5 Principles of Design

1. Proximity 2. A l i g n m e n t3. Contrast: colour (scotopic vision)Contrast: colour (scotopic vision)

Typefaces: T - serif for textT - sans serif for titles

4. Repetition ¶ colour, font, images, themes

5. Balance: FORMAL with informal

See the difference between the fonts?

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Plan your slides…

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Guidelines

Start with an introduction: 100 word essay assignment is a good start! Copy your text into the “click to add notes” section No more than 10 items per slide No more than a few words for each piece of text ‘jot note’ ideas, no full sentences

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Add graphics

Charts, graphs and other data clarifies information.Do not overwhelm them with data!

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Diversity

Check your presentation for bias by gender, ethnic origins or stereotyping

Have you collected facts Are your facts referenced? Are the facts consistent in 2 or 3 sources? Have you used at least 3 sources? Have you provided opinions disguised as facts? Do you have an introduction or outline Have you any conclusions?

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