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Designing Effective PowerPoint Presentations
Victor Chen
ERAU
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Make it Big (Text)
• This is Arial 12
• This is Arial 18
• This is Arial 24
• This is Arial 32• This is Arial 36
• This is Arial 44
Too Small
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Make It Big (How to Estimate)
• Look at it from 2 metres away2 m
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Keep It Simple (Text)
• Too many colours• Too Many Fonts and Styles• The 6 x 7 rule
– No more than 6 lines per slide– No more than 7 words per line
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Keep It Simple (Text)
Instructional Technology:A complex integrated process involving people, procedures, ideas, devices, and organization, for analyzing problems and devising, implementing, evaluating, and managing solutions to those problems in situations in which learning is purposive and controlled(HMRS 5th ed.)
Too detailed !
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Keep It Simple (Text)
A process
involving people, procedures & tools
for solutions
to problems in learning
(HMRS 5th ed.)
Instructional Technology:
Much Simpler
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Keep It Simple (Sound)
• Sound effects may distract too
• Use sound only when necessary
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Keep It Simple (Transition)
• This transition is annoying, not enhancing
• "Appear" and "Disappear" are better
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Keep It Simple (Animation)
2 m
Too distracting !
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Keep It Simple (Animation)
2 m
Simple & to the point
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Make It Clear (Capitalisation)
• ALL CAPITAL LETTERS ARE DIFFICULT TO READ
• Upper and lower case letters are easier
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Sanserif Z SerifZ
Make It Clear (Fonts)
busyclear
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• Serif fonts are difficult to read on screen• Sanserif fonts are clearer• Italics are difficult to read on screen• Normal or bold fonts are clearer• Underlines may signify hyperlinks• Instead, use colours to emphasise
Make It Clear (Fonts)
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Make It Clear (Numbers)
Use numbers for lists with sequenceFor example:
How to put an elephant into a fridge?
1. Open the door of the fridge2. Put the elephant in3. Close the door
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Make It Clear (Numbers)
How to put a giraffe into a fridge?
1. Open the door of the fridge
2. Take out the elephant
3. Put the giraffe in
4. Close the door
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Make It Clear (Bullets)
Use bullets to show a list without• Priority• Sequence• Hierarchy, …..
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Make It Clear (Colours)
• Use contrasting colours • Light on dark vs dark on light• Use complementary colours
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Make It Clear (Contrast)
• Use contrasting colours• Light on dark vs dark on light• Use complementary colours
low contrast
high contrast
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Make It Clear (Contrast)
• Use contrasting colours • Light on dark vs dark on light• Use complementary colours
This is light on dark
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Make It Clear (Contrast)
• Use contrasting colours • Light on dark vs dark on light• Use complementary colours
This is dark on light
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Make It Clear (Complement)
• Use contrasting colours
• Light on dark vs dark on light • Use complementary colours
These colours do not complement
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Make It Clear (Complement)
• Use contrasting colours
• Light on dark vs dark on light • Use complementary colours
These colours complement
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Make It Clear (Size)
• Size implies importance
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Make It Clear (Size)
•Size implies importance
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Be Progressive
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Complexity of Interactions
Mo
de o
f Instru
ction
Individual Pair Group
DirectInstruction
GuidedInquiry
DiscoveryLearning
IndividualInstructive
Tools
IndividualConstructive
Tools
SocialConstructive
Tools
SocialCommunicative
Tools
Informational Tools
Types of Instructional Tools
Too many in one go!
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Complexity of Interactions
Mo
de o
f Instru
ction
Individual Pair Group
DirectInstruction
GuidedInquiry
DiscoveryLearning
IndividualInstructive
Tools
IndividualConstructive
Tools
SocialConstructive
Tools
SocialCommunicative
Tools
Informational Tools
Types of Instructional Tools
Progressive & thus focused
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Understanding Technology
Floppy disk
User interface
CPU
I/O Error
Backup system
Software
Mouse
Debugger
Function key
Main Storage
Too many & not focused
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Understanding Technology
Floppy disk
User interface
CPU
I/O Error
Backup system
Software
Mouse
Debugger
Function key
Main Storage
Progressive & thus focused
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Be Consistent
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Be Consistent
• Differences draw attention• Differences may imply importance• Use surprises to attract not distract
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Be Consistent
Differences draw attention• Differences may imply importance• Use surprises to attract not distract
This tick draws attention
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Be Consistent
Differences draw attention Differences may imply importanceoUse surprises to attract not distract
These differences distract!
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Be Consistent
• Differences draw attention• Differences may imply importance• Use surprises to attract not distract
This implies importance
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Be Consistent
• Differences draw attention• Differences may imply importance• Use surprises to attract not distract
Confusing differences!
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Be Consistent
• Differences draw attention• Differences may imply importance• Use surprises to attract not distract
This surprise attracts
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Be Consistent
• Differences draw attention• Differences may imply importance• Use surprises to attract not distract
These distract!
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Some Final Words
• Communication is the key• Text to support the communication• Pictures to simplify complex concepts• Animations for complex relationships• Visuals to support, not to distract• Sounds only when absolutely necessary