Using Power Point Effectively

1. Using PowerPoint Effectively
Created By :
SITI SARAH
D09150018
MATHLA’ULANWAR UNIVERSITY
2017

2. Microsoft Power Point

3. PowerPoint is presentation software
that comes with Microsoft Office.
PowerPoint started out as a graphics
program designed by researches who wanted
to find a quick way of presenting
information when bidding for research
funding. PowerPoint was designed in 1987,
and the company which produced it was
rapidly bought up by Microsoft.

4. What’s wrong with PowerPoint?
The main problem is the way that it is misused.
The main charges leveled against PowerPoint by its
critics such as the famous academic and designer
Edward Tufte are that it :
 make presenters lazy and inclined to think in bullet
points.
 is not good at presenting data because there is not
enough space on the slide.
 encourages too much reliance on technological
gimics such as slide transitions.

5. What is good about PowerPoint?
 It can explain something in visual terms
 It is a comprehensive presentation package
 PowerPoint is a wonderful organizer
 You can add your own notes to give a personalized
commentary on individual slides
 You can run the software as a short automatic
presentation while you sit back

6. In addition, it can make your presentation
much more:
 memorable
 powerful and strong
 thought-provoking
 colorful
 creative
 dynamic
 fun
 portable

7. Mistakes that PowerPoint users
commonly make:
1. CONTENT
 Too much reliance on PowerPoint
 Relying on wizards
 Information overload
 Thinking in bullet points
 Getting too technical and wasting time

8. 2. HOW IT LOOKS
 Too many type styles
 Too small type size, making the text
unreadable
 Over complication just because the
technology is there

9. 3.AUDIENCE FACTORS
Audiences want variety
 Audiences can read too
 Audiences can snooze
 Audiences can get distracted

10. Tips for getting the best out of PowerPoint
 Think about your audiences
 A simple structure for the whole presentation
 Think in terms of ideas, not bullet points
 Tell a story
 Use a story board
 Use images to support the central message
 Keep it simple

11. Simple PowerPoint guidelines
 keep it readable
 keep it plain
 keep a consistent style
 minimize bullet points
 use color sparingly and carefully
 avoid movement
 avoid anything that is complicated

12. Key principles for effective use of PowerPoint
1. Keep reminding yourself that PowerPoint is a
support for your presentation, not the
presentation itself.
2. keep thinking from a user perspective, and
provide clarity and simplicity plus sufficient
information.
3. Use PowerPoint for what it does best.
4. You are not alone.
5. Stay in charge .
6. Enjoy, and express yourself creatively.

13. THANK YOU . . . . .