Download - LDCUpowerpointpresentations Tips
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Making PowerPoint SlidesAvoiding the Pitfalls of Bad Slides
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Tips to be CoveredOutlinesSlide StructureFontsColourBackgroundGraphsSpelling and GrammarConclusionsQuestions
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OutlineMake your 1st or 2nd slide an outline of your presentationEx: previous slideFollow the order of your outline for the rest of the presentationOnly place main points on the outline slideEx: Use the titles of each slide as main points
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Slide Structure GoodUse 1-2 slides per minute of your presentationWrite in point form, not complete sentencesInclude 4-5 points per slideAvoid wordiness: use key words and phrases only
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Slide Structure - BadThis page contains too many words for a presentation slide. It is not written in point form, making it difficult both for your audience to read and for you to present each point. Although there are exactly the same number of points on this slide as the previous slide, it looks much more complicated. In short, your audience will spend too much time trying to read this paragraph instead of listening to you.
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Slide Structure GoodShow one point at a time:Will help audience concentrate on what you are sayingWill prevent audience from reading aheadWill help you keep your presentation focused
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Slide Structure - BadDo not use distracting animation
Do not go overboard with the animation
Be consistent with the animation that you use
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Fonts - GoodUse at least an 18-point fontUse different size fonts for main points and secondary pointsthis font is 24-point, the main point font is 28-point, and the title font is 36-pointUse a standard font like Times New Roman or Arial
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Fonts - BadIf you use a small font, your audience wont be able to read what you have written
CAPITALIZE ONLY WHEN NECESSARY. IT IS DIFFICULT TO READ
Dont use a complicated font
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Colour - GoodUse a colour of font that contrasts sharply with the backgroundEx: blue font on white backgroundUse colour to reinforce the logic of your structureEx: light blue title and dark blue textUse colour to emphasize a pointBut only use this occasionally
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Colour - BadUsing a font colour that does not contrast with the background colour is hard to read Using colour for decoration is distracting and annoying.Using a different colour for each point is unnecessaryUsing a different colour for secondary points is also unnecessaryTrying to be creative can also be bad
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Background - GoodUse backgrounds such as this one that are attractive but simple
Use backgrounds which are light
Use the same background consistently throughout your presentation
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Background BadAvoid backgrounds that are distracting or difficult to read fromAlways be consistent with the background that you use
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Graphs - GoodUse graphs rather than just charts and wordsData in graphs is easier to comprehend & retain than is raw dataTrends are easier to visualize in graph form
Always title your graphs
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Graphs - Bad
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Graphs - Good
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27.438.6
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20.431.6
Blue Balls
Red Balls
Items Sold in First Quarter of 2002
Sheet1
JanuaryFebruaryMarchApril
Blue Balls20.427.49020.4
Red Balls30.638.634.631.6
Sheet2
Sheet3
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Graphs - Bad
Good
20.430.6
27.438.6
9034.6
20.431.6
Blue Balls
Red Balls
Items Sold in First Quarter of 2002
Bad
20.430.6
27.438.6
9034.6
20.431.6
Blue Balls
Red Balls
Sheet1
JanuaryFebruaryMarchApril
Blue Balls20.427.49020.4
Red Balls30.638.634.631.6
Sheet2
Sheet3
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Graphs - BadMinor gridlines are unnecessaryFont is too smallColours are illogicalTitle is missingShading is distracting
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Spelling and GrammarProof your slides for:speling mistakesthe use of of repeated wordsgrammatical errors you might have make
If English is not your first language, please have someone else check your presentation!
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ConclusionUse an effective and strong closingYour audience is likely to remember your last words
Use a conclusion slide to:Summarize the main points of your presentationSuggest future avenues of research
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Questions??End your presentation with a simple question slide to:Invite your audience to ask questionsProvide a visual aid during question periodAvoid ending a presentation abruptly
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sourcewww.iasted.org/conferences/formatting/Presentations-Tips.ppt
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LDCU ppt RESEARCH FORMAT (15 minutes presentation)TITLE ( Name of Researcher/s, Department)INTRODUCTION ( maximum of 3 slides)STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM/ OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY (maximum of 2 slides)SCOPE AND DELIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY(maximum of 2 slides)METHODS/MATERIALS AND METHODS ( Flow chart )RESULTS ( per problem/per objective including Tables, Figures, Plates)CONCLUSION/SRECOMMENDATION/S