Effective

Presentations

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Slide shows give the audience something to look at during a

presentation.

Before you even open your presentation

software…

Know Your Audience

Slide 4

–Age–What do they already know about the

topic–Reasons they’re attending

ContentDecide what topics you will include

Visual Aids

Slide 6

• Must relate to the slide topic• Help listeners understand

the message• Makes your presentation

more interesting

ONE Idea Per Slide

Slide 7

Main ideas only. Limit the amount of text!

Text SizeMake it Big :◦ 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 Text Clear & large enough people can see it easily

Do NOT Use

◦Too many colors◦Too Many Fonts and Styles◦Too many words

◦Main ideas or key points only

Too Much TextInstructional 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.)

Be Concise

A process involving people, tools, and Procedures for solutions to problems in learning(HMRS 5th ed.)

Instructional Technology:

Keep Graphics Simple Too many Graphics and Animations may distract your audience

Capitalization◦ALL CAPITAL LETTERS ARE DIFFICULT TO READ-THEY ALSO REPRESENT SHOUTING

◦Upper and lower case letters are easier to read

Fonts

SerifZ

busy clear

Sans Serif Z

Fonts◦Serif fonts are difficult to read on screen

◦San serif fonts are clearer

◦Italics are difficult to read on screen

◦Normal or bold fonts are clearer

ContrastUse dark colors on light backgrounds

Use light colors on dark backgrounds

Focal PointsFocal points direct attention

Be Consistent◦Differences draw attention•Differences may imply importance

◦Use surprises to attract not distractThis implies importance

Be Consistent◦Differences draw attention•Differences may imply importance

◦Use surprises to attract not distract

Too many differencesmay confuse.

Be Consistent◦Differences draw attention◦Differences may imply importance

◦Use surprises to attract not distract

This surprise attracts

Be Consistent◦Differences draw attention◦Differences may imply importance

◦Use surprises to attract not distract

Too many distract!

The following slides are examples of what NOT to do

Sports

SwimmingLacrosseSoccer

Dark on dark. Can’t read the text

5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY1. LOCATIONAbsolute- describes an object's location, relative to Earth. For instance, latitude and longitude coordinates are an example of Absolute Location. Relative location is more general and can be used relative to the surroundings of the object.

Relative-where it is in relation to another place. Ex: Riverton is southwest of Salt Lake. Utah is northeast of California and west of Colorado.

2. PLACEA place is an area that is defined by everything in it. All places have features that give them personality and distinguish them from other places. Physical-natural features of earth, such as landforms, bodies of water, temp. Cultural-everything that is involved in the people’s way of life; gov’t, language, religion, customs, beliefs.

3. HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONHow humans use and change their environment and the consequences of these changes.

4. MOVEMENTMovement refers to the way people, products, information and ideas move from one place to another. This can be local such as how did you get to school today, or it can be global such as how did humans get to North America?

5. REGIONSHow places are alike and different. Ex: political regions, physical characteristics, cultural characteristics, language.

Too many words Snoresville.

Animals

There are many kinds of animals in this world

Some are wild. Some are kept as pets.

Some, sadly, are slaughtered

Don’t Animate everything on the slide

Keep Graphics Simple

GWAMGWAM stand for Gross Words a Minute

Too much empty space.