The document provides guidelines for designing effective PowerPoint presentations, including making text and elements big, simple, clear, progressive, and consistent. Key recommendations are to use large, easy-to-read fonts; simplify content with fewer words, lines, and details; ensure clear contrast and complementarity of colors; and be progressively focused in content and consistent in design elements to avoid distraction.
The document provides guidelines for designing effective PowerPoint presentations, including making text and elements big, simple, clear, progressive, and consistent. Key recommendations are to use large, easy-to-read fonts; simplify content with fewer words, lines, and details; ensure clear contrast and complementarity of colors; and be progressively focused in content and consistent in design elements to avoid distraction.
The document provides guidelines for designing effective PowerPoint presentations, including making text and elements big, simple, clear, progressive, and consistent. Key recommendations are to use large, easy-to-read fonts; simplify content with fewer words, lines, and details; ensure clear contrast and complementarity of colors; and be progressively focused in content and consistent in design elements to avoid distraction.
The document provides guidelines for designing effective PowerPoint presentations, including making text and elements big, simple, clear, progressive, and consistent. Key recommendations are to use large, easy-to-read fonts; simplify content with fewer words, lines, and details; ensure clear contrast and complementarity of colors; and be progressively focused in content and consistent in design elements to avoid distraction.
Clear Summary üClick the words to explore üPress <-- to go back üPress Esc to stop Make It Big Make it Big (Text) • This is Arial 12
• This is Arial 18 • This is Arial 24 • This is Arial 32 • This is Arial 36 • This is Arial 44 Make it Big (Text) • This is Arial 12
• This is Arial 18 Too Small
• This is Arial 24 • This is Arial 32 • This is Arial 36 • This is Arial 44 Make It Big (How to Estimate) • Look at it from 2 metres away 2m Keep It Simple Keep It Simple (Text)
• Too many colours
• Too Many Fonts and Styles • The 6 x 7 rule – No more than 6 lines per slide – No more than 7 words per line Keep It Simple (Text) Instructional Technology: A complex integrated process involving people, procedures, ideas, devices, and organization, for analyzing problems and devising, implementing, evaluating, Too detailed and managing solutions to those! problems in situations in which learning is purposive and controlled (HMRS 5th ed.) Keep It Simple (Text) Instructional Technology: A process involving people, procedures & tools for solutions to problems in learning (HMRS 5th ed.) Much Simpler Falling Leaves Observed Christchurch Dunedin Wellington January 11,532,234 14,123,654 3,034,564 February 1,078,456 12,345,567 16,128,234 March 17,234,778 6,567,123 16,034,786 April 16,098,897 10,870,954 7,940,096 May June Too detailed ! 8,036,897 10,345,394 16,184,345 678,095 14,856,456 4,123,656 July 8,890,345 15,347,934 18,885,786 August 8,674,234 18,107,110 17,230,095 September 4,032,045 18,923,239 9,950,498 October 2,608,096 9,945,890 5,596,096 November 5,864,034 478,023 6,678,125 December 12,234,123 9,532,111 3,045,654 Falling Leaves in Millions In 106 Christchurch Dunedin Wellington January 11 14 3 February 1 12 16 March 17 6 16 April 16 10 7
Much Simpler May 8 10 14 June 16 0 4 July 8 15 18 August 8 18 17 September 4 18 9 October 2 9 5 November 5 0 6 December 12 9 3 Falling Leaves 50 Wellington 45 Dunedin 40 Christchurch 35 30 25 Too detailed ! 20 15 10 5 0January February March April May June July August September October November December Falling Leaves 50 Wellington Dunedin Christchurch 40
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0 January March May July September November Keep It Simple (Picture)
• Art work may distract your audience
• Artistry does not substitute for content Keep It Simple (Sound)
• Sound effects may distract too
• Use sound only when necessary Keep It Simple (Transition)
• This transition is annoying, not
enhancing • "Appear" and "Disappear" are better Keep It Simple (Animation)
2m
Too distracting ! Keep It Simple (Animation)
2m
Simple & to the point
Make It Clear Make It Clear (Capitalisation)
• ALL CAPITAL LETTERS ARE
DIFFICULT TO READ • Upper and lower case letters are easier Make It Clear (Fonts)
Sanserif Z Serif Z clear busy Make It Clear (Fonts)
• Serif fonts are difficult to read on screen
• Sanserif fonts are clearer • Italics are difficult to read on screen • Normal or bold fonts are clearer • Underlines may signify hyperlinks • Instead, use colours to emphasise Make It Clear (Numbers) Use numbers for lists with sequence For example: Make It Clear (Numbers)
Guidelines for a healthy diet:
1. List your ten favourite foods. 2. List your ten favourite drinks. 3. List all green vegetables. 4. List water. 5. Avoid 1&2; eat only 3; drink only 4. Make It Clear (Bullets)
Use bullets to show a list without
• Priority • Sequence • Hierarchy, ….. Make It Clear (Colours)
• Use contrasting colours
• Light on dark vs dark on light • Use complementary colours Make It Clear (Contrast)
• Use contrasting colours
• Light on dark vs dark on light high contrast • Use complementary colours
low contrast Make It Clear (Contrast)
• Use contrasting colours
• Light on dark vs dark on light • Use complementary colours
This is light on dark
Make It Clear (Contrast)
• Use contrasting colours
• Light on dark vs dark on light • Use complementary colours
This is dark on light
Make It Clear (Complement) • Use contrasting colours • Light on dark vs dark on light • Use complementary colours
These colours do not complement
Make It Clear (Complement) • Use contrasting colours • Light on dark vs dark on light • Use complementary colours
These colours complement
Make It Clear (Size)
• Size implies importance
Make It Clear (Size)
• Size implies importance
Make It Clear (Focal Points)
• Focal points direct attention
Make It Clear (Focal Points)
• Focal points direct attention
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Individual Social Instructive Communicative Tools Tools Direct Instruction Individual Pair Group Complexity of Interactions Types of Instructional Tools Discovery Learning Individual Social Mode of Instruction
Constructive Constructive Tools Tools Guided Informational Tools Inquiry Progressive Individual & Social thus Instructive Tools focused Communicative Tools Direct Instruction Individual Pair Group Complexity of Interactions Understanding Technology Mouse I/O Error
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Software thus focusedDebugger Floppy disk Backup system Be Consistent Be Consistent
• Differences draw attention
• Differences may imply importance • Use surprises to attract not distract Be Consistent
üDifferences draw attention
• Differences may imply importance • Use surprises to attract not distract
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Be Consistent
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§ Differences may imply importance o Use surprises to attract not distract
These differences distract!
Be Consistent
• Differences draw attention
• Differences may imply importance • Use surprises to attract not distract
This implies importance
Be Consistent
• Differences draw attention
• Differences may imply importance • Use surprises to attract not distract
Confusing differences! Be Consistent
• Differences draw attention
• Differences may imply importance • Use surprises to attract not distract
This surprise attracts
Be Consistent
• Differences draw attention
• Differences may imply importance • Use surprises to attract not distract
These distract! In Summary
• Big • Simple • Clear • Progressive • Consistent Some Final Words
• Communication is the key
• Text to support the communication • Pictures to simplify complex concepts • Animations for complex relationships • Visuals to support, not to distract • Sounds only when absolutely necessary
