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Effective Presentations

Danny Nicholson

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Benefits of ICT Presentation

• “Better quality” presentation

• Easy access to multimedia resources (images/video etc)

• Preparation of backbone of lesson in advance

• Easily stored, shared, printed and recalled

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Golden Rules

Some golden rules:

• Make it clear

• Keep it simple

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Make it clear

• Make the font large enough to read.

• 12 point font

• 20 point font

• 36 point font

• 44 point font

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Make it clear

• Choose a clear font.

• Avoid fancy fonts.

Arial

Comic SansTahoma

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Make it clear

• Use colour wisely

For many pupils a pastel colouredbackground makesthe text much easier to read…

…than the same text on a plain White background. It reduces glare.

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Make it clear

• Use contrasting colours

Use dark text on a light background.

Or light text on adark background.

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Make it clear

• Be aware of colour blind pupils… avoid certain combinations.

• Eg: Red/Green

And thisAvoid this

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Make it clear

• Use text sparingly

• Six points per page

• Break text up into bullets

• ALL CAPITALS IS HARD TO READ

• Mixed case text is clearer.

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Make it clear

• Avoid distracting backgrounds

• Stick to flat colours

• or a slight graduated tint

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Keep it Simple

• Use appropriate images

• Images to support not distract

• Don’t overload slides with clipart

• Memorable images

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Keep it Simple

• Don’t overload slides with text

• Keep slides concise

• Split over several slides if necessary.

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Can you read it?

• Test out your presentation

• Go to the back of your classroom and see if you can read it

• Don’t just assume it can be read.

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Add interactivity

• When using an IWB, build in activities where the pupils can interact with the board.

• Allow thinking time for all to attempt it.

• Kinaesthetic learning.

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Shared resources

• PowerPoints are available on the web

• Can purchase presentations

• Some are better than others.

• Evaluate them before buying / using

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Summary

• Keep them simple

• Keep the slides clear

• Make sure it’s legible

• Concentrate on the message, rather than special effects.

• Add interactivity where possible

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