Instead of one right way to do presentation slides, this presentation suggests there are four distinct genre, and explains what they are good for and how to construct them.

1. Four Presentation Genre Jeff McNeill University of Hawaii at Manoa 2007

3. S ummary I mpact E vidence W alkthrough “ WISE” use of Powerpoint

5. Genre Slide Format Bar chart, line chart, map, 1-2 0-1 Low Evidence Table, concept map 0-1 0-1 Informative only High Summarize None 0 1 stock photo Low Impact Table, concept map, process map, venn diagram 0-1 1-2 clipart Moderate Walkthrough Information graphics type Information graphics Images per slide Word count

11. Presentation Genre Construction Jeff McNeill University of Hawaii at Manoa 2007

16. Presentation Preparation Jeff McNeill University of Hawaii at Manoa 2007