How to do a How to do a PowerPoint Presentation!!PowerPoint Presentation!!

Science TeachersScience Teachers

All BlocksAll Blocks

Jan. 2013Jan. 2013

ContentsContents

Setting up your slidesSetting up your slidesTransitions and animationsTransitions and animationsSoundsSoundsGraphicsGraphics

Don’t use too many words!Don’t use too many words!

This is the only time I will ever tell you This is the only time I will ever tell you that you shouldn’t use complete that you shouldn’t use complete sentences. Take a look at this slide. sentences. Take a look at this slide. There are way too many words. People There are way too many words. People watching this presentation are going to watching this presentation are going to be trying to read the words and won’t be be trying to read the words and won’t be listening to what you are saying. Also, listening to what you are saying. Also, it’s not particularly nice to look at, is it? it’s not particularly nice to look at, is it? Instead….Instead….

Use Short Bullet Points!Use Short Bullet Points!

Short phrasesShort phrasesUse key termsUse key termsJust a few Just a few

wordswords

No details, No details, just main just main ideasideas

Explain out Explain out loudloud

Proofread and Spell CheckProofread and Spell Check

Their is a spell-checker: use it!Their is a spell-checker: use it! Spell check won’t recognize Spell check won’t recognize

scientific names - you need to scientific names - you need to check themcheck them

Mistake on this slide that spell-Mistake on this slide that spell-check won’t catch: what is it?check won’t catch: what is it?

Transitions, Animations and FontsTransitions, Animations and Fonts

• This one is too slow (“crawl in”)This one is too slow (“crawl in”)

• So is this one (“swivel”)So is this one (“swivel”)

• This one is really annoyingThis one is really annoying!•This font is too small

•This is too hard to read

Don’t Have Too Many ImagesDon’t Have Too Many Images

Better transitionsBetter transitions

Fly inFly inCheckerboardCheckerboardBlindsBlinds

Peek inPeek inAnything else Anything else

that’s quickthat’s quick

If you use a patterned If you use a patterned background:background:

This is hard to readUse a color that contrasts wellUse a color that contrasts wellThis is also hard to readThis is also hard to read

SoundsSounds

Okay when Okay when changing slideschanging slides

Don’t use a sound Don’t use a sound for each item on the for each item on the slideslide

Should be Should be appropriate to the appropriate to the presentationpresentation

GraphicsGraphics

Should go along with Should go along with the info presentedthe info presented

Don’t need one on Don’t need one on every slideevery slide

Make sure to include Make sure to include the URL either with the URL either with photos or at end in photos or at end in image creditsimage credits

www.antennex.com/hws/ ws0402/icy.html

Final ChecklistFinal Checklist

Slides have few words and are easy to Slides have few words and are easy to read read

No spelling mistakesNo spelling mistakes Transitions are quickTransitions are quick Sounds are appropriateSounds are appropriate Graphics make sense and have URL Graphics make sense and have URL

includedincluded

Now…Now…