Week 8 - UPC0004 *ten tips, three kinds of presentations, three parts, five top power point tips all meant to be numbers*

Lecture:

This weeks lecture focused on presentation stratagies. We were asked to watch a clip from myspace tv, "Death by Powerpoint" presented by Don McMillan. McMillan explains the common mistakes people make when using powerpoint to aid in their presentation and gave us ten points to remember when presenting:

1. Only put key points on each slide


2. Remember to check spelling


3. Use minimal bullet points


4. Use appropriate colour schemes


5. Don't over do the amount of slides


6. Use simple graphs and tables


7. Keep animations minmal and make sure they aren't too distracting


8. Use neat fonts,not outrageous or boring fonts


9. Use appropriate pictures but don't over do it


10. Remember to reference any facts or quotes used throughout

We were also made aware of the three kinds of presentations:

1. Self Contained Presentations - web page, CD rom and video


2. Written Presentations - essay and paper


3. Stand and Deliver - oral presentation

Typoically presentations have three parts:

1. Introduction - tell them what you are going to tell them


2. Body - tell them


3. Conclusion - tell them what you told them

Tutorial

Task 1:

In this weeks tutorial we were asked to visit http://www.personal.psu.edu/uxg3/blogs/undergraduateresearch/2008/02/online-resources-for-how-to-pr.html and note five top power point tips:

1. Use appropriate information


2. Keep animations minimal and undistracting


3. Use appropriate colour schemes


4. Use minimal bullet points, containing only key words


5. Don't use the power point as your only source of information, ie - don't read strait off your power point

Task 2:

We were also asked to create our own power point presentation on how to give a low impact presentation:

• Use low impact, unconflicting colours that are easy on the eye and an appropriate font:

• Only use appropriate information, don't over use bulletpoints and remember KISS (keep it simple stupid):



• Appropriate colour scheme, so as to not distract viewers attention from the overall presentation:


• Keep animations minimal:



• Use appropriate, readable fonts:





• Conclusionas should always be a summary of main points: