Creating a Presentation Overview

Performing Arts Academy

Mrs Beckenhauer

Presentation Software

“How To’s” Click icon to add picture

Presentations should be easy to

read and understand (NOT WORDY)

• Bulleted information• Visual focus• No Reading• Concise wording

BalanceLayout

Important

• NO Paragraphs• Too Many

points• Slide looks

empty• Interesting NOT

Distracting

Visual InterestAnimation Transitions

OUse on EVERY bullet or image

ORecommend CustomO Gives you

controlO Timing

OUse from one slide to next

OSelect individually or apply to all

Visual InterestAnimation

OUse on EVERY bullet or image

ORecommend CustomOGives you control

OTiming

OUse on one slide to the next

OSelect individually or apply to all

Transitions

Images

OHarvard Research proves images work

OStrong connection to contentODon’t go overboard

FontsOBig Bold Easy to readOScript fonts usually not a great choiceONO WordArtOStick to one font “family”

O No more than 2 font types per slide

OSeparate by color

Presentation Skills

O Talk TO your audienceO Make eye contactO Do NOT have back to audienceO Do NOT read from SBO Have notes

ProjectOMINIMUM of 10 slidesOPictures/Images on EVERY

slideOTransitions throughout

presentationONo “The End”, “El Fin”, etcOLimit words-Use index cards

when you present!OSources cited slide