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    This document provides tips for creating effective PowerPoint presentations. It suggests limiting animations and sounds, using simple templates rather than overly designed ones, including meaningful charts and graphs with clear titles, telling a story with photos used effectively, and focusing on the key messages rather than just reading slides. The document emphasizes keeping presentations concise by asking if a handout would work better, checking if the big picture comes across, and considering alternatives to PowerPoint.

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    Death by PowerPoint

    (avoiding a classroom tragedy)

    How a lot of people use PowerPoint

    How a lot of people feel about PowerPoint

    PowerPoint could be the most

    powerful tool on your computer

    but its not


    - Seth Godin

    Lifes too short for death by PowerPoint

    Relax.

    We can fix it

    Dos & Donts, Tips & Tricks for Better PowerPoint

    Presentations

    Nobody wants to
    watch you reading

    Can your students read and listen at the same time?

    Limit
    animations & sounds
    ZING!

    BL A

    M!

    WHOOSH!

    SOCK

    ! POW!

    The

    Template is not your


    message

    Bullets:
    Use with caution

    WHAT THE FONT?

    Simplicity is good

    Empty space is OK!

    Use

    Photos effectively!

    If you feel tempted to use a picture of two hands shaking in front of a globe, put the pencil down, step away from the desk, and think about taking a vacation or investigating aromatherapy. Nancy Duarte

    Surprise Them!

    Cut the clipart

    Make charts & graphs

    Meaningful
    90 80
    25 25

    Chart Titles are Helpful Chart Titles are Helpful

    70 60
    20 20

    50 40
    15 15

    30 20
    10 10

    10 0
    0 0 1 1 4 4

    5 5

    99%
    Terrible
    7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46 49 52 55 58 61 64 67 70 73 76 79 82 85 88 91 94 97 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46 49 52 55 58 61 64 67 70 73 76 79 82 85 88 91 94 97 If You Don't Tell Me The X Axis, How Will IHow Will I Know What it Is? If You Don't Tell Me The X Axis, Know What it Is?

    East West North

    Series1 Series1 Series2 Series2 Series3 Series3 Series4 Series4 Series5 Series5 Series6 Series6 Series7 Series7 Series8 Series8 Series9 Series9 Series10 Series10 Series11 Series11

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    Us

    The Others g

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    Them

    NOISE

    d b e

    More

    CONFUSION

    Three key parts of a presentation

    Step by Step

    Write it down, and draw it up

    Start with an outline

    The importance of

    storyboarding

    Check yourself

    Questions to ask

    Whats the point?

    because thats what your students will ask.

    Would a handout work better?

    When you are done with your presentation, will your students see the big picture?

    And Its OK NOT to use PowerPoint

    have fun

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