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How to Survive a Presentation

How to Survive a Presentation. Style Techniques Preparation. How to Survive a Presentation. Plenty of reasons for stage fright. If you’re not worried, you should be. Worry now Prepare Relax. Style Tips. Color Contrast Fonts, sizes Information density Rely on built-in features.

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How to Survive a Presentation

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  1. How to Survive a Presentation Style Techniques Preparation University of Vermont

  2. How to Survive a Presentation • Plenty of reasons for stage fright. • If you’re not worried, you should be. • Worry now • Prepare • Relax University of Vermont

  3. Style Tips • Color • Contrast • Fonts, sizes • Information density • Rely on built-in features University of Vermont

  4. Color and Contrast • Contrast between text and background • Rules for print and display differ University of Vermont

  5. Rules for print and display differ Serif fonts work well on paper Rules for print and display differ San-serif fonts are easier to read on-screen projected Font Choices, Font Choices University of Vermont

  6. Font Sizes • Default title size: 44 points • Default text size: 32 points • Minimum size: 16 points University of Vermont

  7. Less Is More • Bullet your key points. • Provide details verbally. • No more than 6 or 7 points per slide. • Use “notes” for details. University of Vermont

  8. Animation • Animation … • can • make • your • audience • nauseous. University of Vermont

  9. Animation Tips • Animation can also keep their interest • Use with care • Be consistent? University of Vermont

  10. Clip Art • Can keep interest. • Stereotypical and insulting? • Illustrative or distracting? University of Vermont

  11. Tech Tips: Getting Started • Office Assistant • Design templates • Slide layouts & color schemes • Slide masters & title masters • Slide show controls University of Vermont

  12. Murphy Must’ve Used PowerPoint • Check out the room • Bring your own equipment • Have a Plan B University of Vermont

  13. Plan B • Bring universal file format • … on universal medium … or media • Multiple copies • Bring your own equipment • Use Web version • Have a Plan C • Good acting: this was plan A all along University of Vermont

  14. Plan C • Printed handouts & notes • Overheads • Web pages on your own disk University of Vermont

  15. Plan D • Send out for pizza? University of Vermont

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