Powerpoint Presentations: Golden Rules
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YOU are the presentation… …and Powerpoint is only ONE visual aid to use- what else could you add? Oversized props, exaggerations, contrasting voices Concise Titles One easy to read font throughout. ALWAYS! Dark background – pale text – be kind to your audience’s eyes. They will be happier! Text Minimal text: • 6-8 lines per slide • Max 30 words per slide (The bullet points should be headlines, not news articles) • Sentence fragments built around key words • Font size 24 or bigger. Pictures 6 clear pictures, maximum Only present pictures that illustrate your point Link the pictures to key words so the viewer knows what to look for in the picture eg * Performance tips Use a hook question to start with- open their minds- then fill hole with information Use an ‘Ask’ question to finish – something for them to take away and think about after they leave Maybe use a Timeline or other structural anchor Pronunciation trick (Pro- nun- see- ay- shun) (Tri-K) Important info you can’t say oput loud? Put the phonetic spelling on the powerpoint and read it to them! They will have no idea that you can’t say it for real- #teachingtrickery * Photochromic Powerpoint Presentations: Golden Rules
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YOUarethepresentation…
…andPowerpoint isonlyONEvisualaidtouse- whatelsecouldyouadd?Oversizedprops,exaggerations,contrastingvoices
ConciseTitlesOneeasytoreadfontthroughout.ALWAYS!Darkbackground– paletext– bekindtoyouraudience’seyes.Theywillbehappier!
TextMinimaltext:• 6-8linesperslide
• Max30wordsperslide(Thebulletpointsshouldbeheadlines,notnews articles)
• Sentencefragmentsbuiltaroundkeywords
• Fontsize24orbigger.
Pictures6clearpictures,maximum
Onlypresentpicturesthatillustrateyourpoint
Linkthepicturestokeywordssotheviewerknowswhattolookforinthepictureeg *
PerformancetipsUseahookquestiontostartwith- opentheirminds- thenfillholewithinformationUsean‘Ask’questiontofinish– somethingforthemtotakeawayandthinkaboutaftertheyleaveMaybeuseaTimelineorotherstructuralanchor
Pronunciationtrick(Pro- nun- see- ay- shun)(Tri-K)Importantinfoyoucan’tsayoput loud?Putthephoneticspellingonthepowerpoint andreadittothem!Theywillhavenoideathatyoucan’tsayitforreal- #teachingtrickery
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Powerpoint Presentations:GoldenRules
Superchargetheevent!Performlikeaninformativestandupcomedian- drawtheaudiencein,interact,askrhetorical*questionstomakethemthink- thengivetheanswers.Useyourbodyandyourhandstohelpexpressyourself(butnottoomuchsothatitbecomesdistracting!)Youmightalsoconsideranother3Dproporvisualaid.
Speak….s…l..o..w..l..y…..Givethewordsroomtobreatheandtobeabsorbedbytheaudience.Itwillmakeyourperformancemorefluidandeasy,makeyouseemconfidentandwisenotlikearabbitcaughtintheheadlights.
ContextiseverythingContextisimportanttocomparenewfactsagainstoldandmakeconnections(i.e.formmemories)Trythefollowing- givedates bysayinghowfarawaytheyare:“Overahundredandtwentyyearsagoin1903”,Givesizes bycomparisons:“Theweightofthreegrownelephants,thelengthofastandardbathtub,thesizeofWales(!),astallasPeterboroughCathedral”,andlocationsmakerelativetoamape.g.DysonwasborninCromerwhichis(showNorfolkonamapofEngland,zoomin,showCromeronthemapofNorfolk– andnoweveryoneknowsthathealsogrewupinaseasidetown!)
BetheMEME!Someofthethingsthatmostgrabourattentionandstaywithusarememes.Theyachievethisbyhavingcolourful,clear,straightforwardimagesormovingGIFS,withshortstatementsmadeupfromsentencefragments,andoftenhaveahumorouspunchline.Oftenashortstatementatthetopisusedtosetupthememewithapunchlineatthebottom.
Memesarefast,direct,memorablecommunication:Andtheyalwayslinkuptoyourpreviousknowledgeandemotions.
Beopinionated!Lettheaudienceknowyouropinion- letthemknowhowyouarepersonallyengagedwiththeinformationyouaregiving- butalsoletthemunderstandthatitisyouropinionandthattheymustformtheirownopinion.Bybeingopinionateditencouragespeopletohavetheirownbecauseiftheydisagreethentheywillhavetoformareasonedcounter-argument,andiftheyagreecompletelytheywillbelookingforinformationtobackuptheirthinking.AlsoplayingtheDevil’sAdvocate(deliberatelytakingupacontroversialposition)reallygetspeopleworkedupandemotional- thereforemuchmoreengaged.
Practisefromascript,andthenignoreit:Ifyouknowyoursubjectandhavereheased soyouknowwhattosayandyoualsohavevisualcuesontheboardyoucantalkinamoreconversationalstyle,whichisfarmoreengaging,personalandmemorable.
(*RhetoricalQuestionsarequestionsthateitherimplyananswerortheyareusedasdevicesforyoutotellpeoplewhattothink.Alwaysansweryourownquestions.Askingaquestionisliketheprocessofplantingaflowerbulb,youopenupaholeinthegroundexactlytherightsizetoplantthebulbin,putitinandcoveritup.Therightquestionactslikeopeningaholeinthemind,youthenprovidethe‘bulb’ofinformationtofillthatholewhichiscoveredoverandlefttheretogrowovertime.)
