Avoiding Power Point Overload
- 1. Avoiding PowerPoint Overload By Liam, Deloris, Daniel,and Lizzy
- 2. The brain has two channels for processing information The Verbal Channel Processes sound The Visual Channel Processes diagrams, writing, pictures, etc. There are information capacities Know your audience and communicate with them.
- 3. Five Fabulous ways to make a fantastic PowerPoint!
- 4. Write a heading instead of a title The Signaling Principle -mind learn better when more organized (outlines and headings) Tea making instructions could be…
- 5. Tea This is bad because: It doesn’t really tell you what the slide is about… Instead, you should put:
- 6. How to make a cup of Tea: This is much better because: It shows the same as the previous slide in a less useless way. It tells you exactly what is in the slide.
- 7. Use the Slide Sorter view when creating the PowerPoint The Segmentation Principle -people learn better when presentation is in smaller sizes Helps the author identify: A flow Missing information Repetition Clutter Slide crowding
- 9. Do not clutter your slides The Modality Principle - people learn better hearing the lecture instead of the text on screen Main ideas--too much text or visuals overloads the mind’s visual channel Narrate more, write less Use Notes Page view
- 10. Present your information with visuals The Multimedia Principle – the mind learns better with visuals Some ways Charts/ Graphs Reduce words Diagrams Apple
- 11. Include only necessary information in your presentation The Coherence Principle- reduce irrelevant details that could lead to different subjects Summarize the topic with main idea and control bullet points
- 12. Include only necessary information in your presentation (2) Don’t copy and paste information from sites, use your own words Make sure text covers topics and make sense without unnecessary details Remember: Less is more!
- 14. Credits http://esl.vcc.ca/eslvoc/ESLWEB/HEAR.GIF (hearing) http://www.best-of-web.com/_images/080521-151906-007007.jpg (eye) http:// se.ethz.ch/people/leitner/erl_g/image/tea_cup_small.jpg (tea) http://www.guidesandtutorials.com/image-files/ppt_08-03.gif (slide sorter view) http://adairjones.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/apple-full.jpg (apple) http://www.guilamuir.com/ideasource/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/man-presenting-at-a-business-meeting.jpg (presenting) http://www.getentrepreneurial.com/images/Life%20Success%20in%203%20Steps.jpg (success)