1. EFFECTIVE USE OF
POWERPOINT
Prepared by:
Czarina RonicaCioco
FV1216
PowerPointActivity 1
2. OVERVIEW
What is a PowerPoint Presentation?
Tips in Using PowerPoint effectively
• Plan the Content Outline
• Use Contrasting Colors
• Use a Big Enough Font Size
• Don’t use Moving Text
• Blank the Screen
• Have Extra Slides at the End
3. OVERVIEW
Tips in Using PowerPoint Effectively
• Turn the Pointer Off
• Use Visuals Instead of Text Slides
• Be Able to Jump to Any Slide
Uses of a PowerPoint Presentation
• General Uses
• Teacher Uses
• Student Uses
4. WHAT IS A POWERPOINT PRESENTAION?
A PowerPoint presentation is a visual material or tool a person
can use when reporting or presenting a topic.
It can be made/prepared in a software developed by Microsoft
called Microsoft PowerPoint.
5. TIPS IN USING POWERPOINT
EFFECTIVELY
What matters should we consider in making an effective PowerPoint
presentation?
6. PLAN THE CONTENT OUTLINE
The content of the presentation is more important than the
graphical appeal.
Therefore, the presenter must first develop the structure of the
whole presentation before planning how it would look like.
7. USE CONTRASTING COLORS
To make your text more visible, there needs to be a lot of contrast
between the text and the background.
Dark Background Light Text
Light Background Dark Text
8. USE A BIG ENOUGH FONT SIZE
After choosing an appropriate font style for the presentation, the
presenter must make sure the audience at the backmost part of
the room can see the presentation.
9. DON’T USE MOVING TEXT
When the text appears on the screen, the audience tend to read the
presentation because focusing on the speaker.
Moving text is hard to focus on, therefore, might confuse the
audience.
10. BLANK THE SCREEN
This is done if the presenter wants the audience to focus on
him.
There are two ways to do it during the presentation:
• Press the B key to get a black screen
• Press the W key to get a white screen
11. HAVE EXTRA SLIDES AT THE END
This prevents the screen from going back to the program if by
accident advanced one slide to many times.
It is nice to have a slide at the end for the question-and-answer.
The last slide should be blank.
12. TURN THE POINTER OFF
It is somewhat disturbing to have the pointer appear while the
presentation is ongoing.
To prevent this from happening, press Ctrl+H, to enable the
pointer again, press the A key.
13. U S E V I S UA L S I N S T E A D O F T E X T
SLIDES
The audience will be bored to read your presentation if there is an
overload of chunky text.
It is better to minimize the texts and use visuals like images and
videos to get the audience’s attention.
14. BE ABLE TO JUMP TO ANY SLIDE
It is better to have navigation links in a part of
the slide to make going back and to a certain part of
the presentation easier.
15. USES OF A POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION
When and for how to use a PowerPoint presentation
16. GENERAL USES
To motivate
To captivate
To keep attention
To provide an alternative to text-based presentations
17. TEACHER USES
To introduce a topic
To provide background information
To bring other technologies into the classroom
18. TEACHER USES
To convey complex concepts
To assist leaners with a variety of leaning styles
To teach step-by-step process
19. STUDENT USES
To share new knowledge with peers
To collaborate with fellow students
To utilize graphics, sounds, or movie to elaborate topic
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