the strength of presentations use to focus & direct attention
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The strength of presentationsThe strength of presentations
Use to focus
Use to focus
& direct attention& direct attention
The strength of presentationsThe strength of presentations
•One idea per slide
•One idea per slide
1what
1what
•Don’t dilute your message
•Don’t dilute your message
or
Put as little as you can on each slide!
Put as little as you can on each slide!
Nicholas NegroponteBeing digital
AtomsAtoms BitsBits
Costly
Costly to copy
Costly to move
Costly
Costly to copy
Costly to move
Cheap
-D or Ctrl-D
You’ve got mail!
Cheap
-D or Ctrl-D
You’ve got mail!
Slides, overheadsSlides, overheads .htm, .ppt, .jpg.htm, .ppt, .jpg
Everything has the same emphasisEverything has the same emphasis
Can’t tell what’s importantCan’t tell what’s important
Title Title
• Point
• Point
• point
• Point
• Point
• point
Show
me!Show
me!
Don’t tell me!Don’t
tell me!
Use
diagramsdiagrams
modelsmodels
mapsmaps
OshburgOshburg
AppleburgAppleburg
WinneburgWinneburg
PicturesPictures
Cool!Cool!
ChartsCharts
The BasicsThe Basics
The idea is sequencingThe idea is sequencing
Presentation problemsPresentation problems
• Reading• Making
others read• Showing off
• Reading• Making
others read• Showing off
• Pontificating • Hiding• Title, point,
point, point
• Pontificating • Hiding• Title, point,
point, point
Presentation problemsPresentation problems
• Reading• Making
others read• Showing off
• Reading• Making
others read• Showing off
• Pontificating• Hiding• Title, point,
point, point
• Pontificating• Hiding• Title, point,
point, point
Presentation problemsPresentation problems
ReadingReading
Presentation problemsPresentation problems
Making others readMaking others read
Presentation problemsPresentation problems
Showing offShowing off
The idea is sequencingThe idea is sequencing
… not animation… not animation
Don’t let your presentation compete with your message
Don’t let your presentation compete with your message
• Movement effects are attention getting• if used sparingly
• Movement effects are attention getting• if used sparingly
• The default effect is• The default effect is
Fly from leftFly from left
Motion sickness Motion sickness
• Caused by difference between• visual field • inner ear perception
• Motion soon becomes repetitive• Nobody notices anymore• Until someone throws up
• Caused by difference between• visual field • inner ear perception
• Motion soon becomes repetitive• Nobody notices anymore• Until someone throws up
• Save flashy transitions and effects for
• Save flashy transitions and effects for
• Gives pacing and dynamics to your presentations
• Gives pacing and dynamics to your presentations
emphasisemphasis
• Gives pacing and dynamics to your presentations
• Gives pacing and dynamics to your presentations
• Gives pacing and dynamics to your presentations
• Gives pacing and dynamics to your presentations
• Stay low key• Stay low key
DissolveDissolve
Smooth and subtleSmooth and subtle
WipeWipe Revealing!Revealing!
Presentations Presentations with with PowerPointPowerPoint
Backgroundissues
Background issues Contrast
Use light objects on Use light objects on a dark backgounda dark backgound
Background issues ContrastBackground issues Contrast
Or dark objects on a light backgoundOr dark objects on a light backgound
Low contrast is difficult to read
Even with strongly contrasting colors
Low contrast is difficult to read
Even with strongly contrasting colors
(Darker than background)What looks good on your monitor
(Lighter than background)May not look good projected
High contrast has more impact!
TypeissuesTypeissues
• Bigger type is easier to read
• If you need to use smaller type, you probably have to much on the slide.
• 36 pt minumum for all text.
• 24 pt. minumum for graphics
• Bigger type is easier to read
• If you need to use smaller type, you probably have to much on the slide.
• 36 pt minumum for all text.
• 24 pt. minumum for graphics
Type issues LegibilityType issues Legibility
Type issues LegibilityType issues Legibility
Normal upper and lower case is easier to read than ALL CAPITALSNormal upper and lower case is easier to read than ALL CAPITALS
Type issues LegibilityType issues Legibility
Normal upper and lower case is always easier to read than ALL CAPITALSNormal upper and lower case is always easier to read than ALL CAPITALS
Type issues LegibilityType issues Legibility
Normal upper and lower case is always easier to read than ALL CAPITALS
Use bold, italics, size, colors for emphasis
Normal upper and lower case is always easier to read than ALL CAPITALS
Use bold, italics, size, colors for emphasis
Type issues LegibilityType issues Legibility
Type issues Legibility
Legibility
LEGIBILITY
• Upper and lower case words form unique shapes
• All upper case words are all rectangles
• Upper and lower case words form unique shapes
• All upper case words are all rectangles
Type issues Legibility
Legibility
LEGIBILITY
All upper case takes up more room
without adding legibility
All upper case takes up more room
without adding legibility
Type issuesMixing type styles
Combine normal, bold, italic, bold italic within a typeface freely
Use to define function
For emphasis
Never underline
Combine normal, bold, italic, bold italic within a typeface freely
Use to define function
For emphasis
Never underline
Type issues
GroupGroup AlignAlign
LayerLayer
PowerPower
The power of computer graphics is at your fingertips
The power of computer graphics is at your fingertips
Less is more
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WinneburgWinneburgWinneburgWinneburg
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