How to Use How to Use PowerPoint PowerPoint EffectivelyEffectively
Title pageTitle page Your presentation should always have Your presentation should always have
a title page. It tells the viewer what the a title page. It tells the viewer what the presentation is about and sets the presentation is about and sets the pace for the rest of the slides.pace for the rest of the slides.
Using InsertsUsing Inserts Inserting clip Inserting clip
art or pictures art or pictures is a great way is a great way to make your to make your presentation presentation more more interesting and interesting and personal.personal.
Use colors that Use colors that compliment your compliment your
presentation.presentation.
Animation can….. Animation can…..
Distract the Distract the viewers.viewers.
Confuse the Confuse the viewers.viewers.
And even And even scare your scare your viewers.viewers.
So use So use animation animation sparingly!sparingly!
FontFont
Use a Use a bigbig size font so that size font so that everyone can read your everyone can read your presentation.presentation.
Use the appropriate font Use the appropriate font stylestyle for the type of presentation for the type of presentation that you are giving.that you are giving.
The final The final PresentationPresentation
Don’t read word for word Don’t read word for word paragraphs from your paragraphs from your slides. Instead add in slides. Instead add in details or information details or information that will back up what that will back up what you presenting.you presenting.
Do not look at your Do not look at your PowerPoint slides while PowerPoint slides while you are presenting. you are presenting. Instead look at and talk Instead look at and talk directly to your audience. directly to your audience.
Using PowerPoint Using PowerPoint in the Classroomin the Classroom
Use PowerPoint to enhance your lessons.Use PowerPoint to enhance your lessons. Use questions in your presentation to Use questions in your presentation to
start a dialogue between you and the start a dialogue between you and the students.students.