How to Create an Amazing PowerPoint Presentation
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This document provides guidance on creating an effective PowerPoint presentation in the style of a TED Talk. It recommends choosing a basic design template and modifying it with a copyright-free background photo. Bullet points should be avoided and instead information should be presented with SmartArt graphics. All videos should be embedded directly into the presentation rather than providing URLs. The presentation should not involve reading off of slides but rather using them as a guide for speaking to the audience. Effective slides contain minimal text in a large font size and use images to enhance the message without distracting from the speaker. Citations should be provided for referenced information.
How to Create an Amazing PowerPoint Presentation
- 1. How to Create an Amazing PowerPoint Presentation by Wendy M. Stewart, MBA Background photo credit: Giuseppe Milo
- 2. What inspires you? Background photo credit: Giuseppe Milo
- 3. Create a 10 – 15 minute TED Talk style PowerPoint on something that inspires you! Background photo credit: Giuseppe Milo
- 4. Choose a basic design… Background photo credit: Giuseppe Milo
- 5. …and alter it. Background photo credit: Giuseppe Milo
- 6. First… Background photo credit: Giuseppe Milo
- 7. Select a copyright-free photograph for the background: Background photo credit: Giuseppe Milo
- 8. Click on the image below to explore different images on Flickr: Background photo credit: Giuseppe Milo
- 9. Watch this video to learn how to add the photograph you selected into the background: Background photo credit: Giuseppe Milo
- 10. Give credit to the photographer (if they ask for you to) in Flicker. Background photo credit: Giuseppe Milo
- 11. Make sure your words are easily visible over the background image....
- 12. NOT Like This!
- 13. Reduce the transparency of the photograph.
- 14. No bullet points allowed! • Bullet Point 1 • Bullet Point 2 • Bullet Point 3 • Bullet Point 4 • Bullet Point 5
- 16. Change this: • Bullet Point 1 • Bullet Point 2 • Bullet Point 3 • Bullet Point 4 • Bullet Point 5
- 17. To this: Bullet Point 1 Bullet Point 2 Bullet Point 3 Bullet Point 4 Bullet Point 5
- 18. Or this: Bullet Point 1 Bullet Point 2 Bullet Point 3 Bullet Point 4 Bullet Point 5
- 19. Bullet Point 1 Bullet Point 2 Bullet Point 3 Bullet Point 4 Bullet Point 5 Or even this:
- 20. With the click of a button!
- 21. How to change bullet points into SmartArt:
- 22. Embed ALL videos into PowerPoint. Do not show urls! https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=qYPB_B0U5y8
- 23. Here’s How:
- 24. Do NOT read off of the slides.
- 25. Do NOT read off of the slides.
- 26. Talk to the audience instead! Photo credit: TED/Robert Leslie
- 27. Give photo credit! Photo credit: TED/Robert Leslie
- 28. Make it like a TED TALK:
- 29. What goes on my slides? Speaker guide. (n.d.). Retrieved from: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedxspeakerguide.pdf
- 30. Speaker guide. (n.d.). Retrieved from: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedxspeakerguide.pdf Use images or photos to enhance your presentation
- 31. What goes on my slides? Speaker guide. (n.d.). Retrieved from: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedxspeakerguide.pdf Use font size 40 points or larger. Choose a common sans serif font (like Verdana) over a serif font (like Times New Roman).
- 32. What goes in my slides? Use as little text as possible -- if your audience is reading, they are not listening. Avoid using bullet points. Consider putting different points on different slides. Speaker guide. (n.d.). Retrieved from: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedxspeakerguide.pdf
- 33. Use citations for information Use as little text as possible -- if your audience is reading, they are not listening. Avoid using bullet points. Consider putting different points on different slides. Speaker guide. (n.d.). Retrieved from: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedxspeakerguide.pdf
- 34. Background photo credit: Giuseppe Milo Refer to the rubric for grading information Click here for a link to the rubric
- 35. Background photo credit: Giuseppe Milo The end… Any questions?