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Research Presentations

English 102


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Introduction Slide

Who are You?

Begin with a brief introduction of yourself

Name

Background

Picture or graphic


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Lea Fortkamp

English Teacher

College Writing

AP Language & Comp34 years old

DePaul University BA, M.Ed.


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Create outline of your presentation(Here is an outline of this power point)

Essential Slides

Elements of Design

Color, Contrast, and Patterns

Size and Fonts Layout

Graphics and Animation

Organization of Text

Logical Order of Slides

Hierarchy of Text

Correctness and Proofreading

Tips for better power points


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Include These Essential Slides Title Slide(s)

Your background info Title of your presentation

Date and any other relevant information Overview Slide

Outline of your presentation Topics should match headings on slides

Body Slides (clear, logical order see rubric) Concluding Slide

Revive thesis Show works cited End with discussion question(s)


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Elements of DesignColor, Contrast, and Patterns

Colors set mood:

Warm vs. cool colors Colors with symbolic meaning:

Red suggests passion, warmth, or holiday associations.

Blue suggests calm, water, peace, the sky.

Visual contrast implies logical contrast. Patterns of color, font, size, and layout should be

consistent to facilitate reading and remembering.


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Elements of DesignSize and Fonts

Larger fonts imply greater importance. Bold provides emphasis as well as hierarchy.

Change in fonts indicates a change in importance.

Sans seriffonts often used for headingsthis slide uses

Calibri for headings. Seriffonts facilitate the flow of readingthis slide uses

Constantia for text.


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Elements of DesignLayout

Preformatted slide designs offer layout options.

Follow reading order: left to right and top to bottom. Balance and size graphics and fonts.

Dont overcrowd a slide.

Dont use large blocks of text on a slide.


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Elements of DesignGraphics and Animation Consider your audience:

Technicalspecialized

Professionalphotographic Casualmay use Clipart

Balance the graphic and text: Top to bottom Left to right

Caption with a text box asneeded.

Use animation sparingly andappropriately.

The textbook for English 102


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Organization of TextLogical Order of Text

Plan the presentation overall.

Prepare your overview. Move or rearrange slides as needed.

Add slides as needed.

Change formats as needed. Match elements of design with organization.


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Organization of TextHierarchy of Text

A slide is an outline with levels of information.

Slide headings are major points. Bullets are used to list information.

Numbers are used when information is sequential.

Elements of design reflect hierarchy: color, font, size,and layout.


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Correctness and Proofreading Check for parallelism of all elements.

Proofread for grammar errors and typos. Check for consistencyofpunctuation for various

structures.

Check for consistencyofdesign elements.


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