More Effective Presentations

Carol Costello

Dept. of Foreign Languages

& ESL San Antonio

College

I used to think I made wonderful slides

NOW

I thought this was necessary . . .

Workshop Structure

7

Background

In the Classroom

The BIG Picture

I thought this was a good slide . . .

04/10/2023 8

HRH Abdullah bin

Abdul Aziz

King of Saudi Arabia

HRH Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz

King of Saudi Arabia

9

Japan

I saw empty space differently

Fewer Words

More Meaning

Less of this . . .

More of this . . .

High Resolution Sources

• Your own collection• MS Clipart • Google images large format• Bing• Flikr• Yahoo images of the week• Decadentart• iStock ($)

Tips & Techniques

1) Bleed the Photo

2) Crop and

Enlarge for

Effect

3) Drop in a Text Box

Wake me when it’s over

4) Dark background

s can be lightened for effect

6) Rule

Thirds

of

7) The 7-

Word rule

Less is more!

8) Use of White Space

Meaning is Intuitive

Engagement/Edutainmen

t

Oral Communications

My Favorite City!

Carol CostelloOral Communications 1

March 31, 2010

Summary

Use high resolution photos

Low Resolution

Bleed

Drop in a Text Box

Crop

Crop and Enlarge

Use the Rule of Thirds

Minimize Text

• Coatamundi are a raccoon-like animal living in Central and South America

• They love to eat peanuts

• In many places they are not afraid of people!

White Space is Powerful

Advantages:Visual Power Point Presentations

• Take More Time and Thought

• Improve your Power Point Skills

• More impact on your audience—they enjoy and remember!

• You feel better about your communications skills