Conference Presentations

Click to edit Master subtitle styleAPRN, Teresa M. ONeill, PhD,

Fulbright Scholar Jordan

RNC

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Overview
Slide design Font Animation What to put on

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Slide Design
Sets the stage for your presentation Enhances what you are presenting Adds an artful backdrop Does not detract or distract from your 5/11/12 topic

Slide Design

Look for a design that provides good contrast Consider where you will be presenting Will the venue be darkened or will it remain lit?
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Slide Design

Backdrop and font Where is the text located? Full contrasting colors
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Slide Design Choice

Often, a slide design will look great on your computer screen But then it looks terrible on a large presentation screen Keep this in consideration when 5/11/12 deciding

Slide Design

Go with a minimal but elegant/sophisticated design Too fussy a design will focus the attention on that and not what you are presenting
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Slide Design Examples

Good slide design examples are obvious Not-so-good ones are harder to determine But sometimes they are obvious, too.
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This is a nice opener

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but continuing
The backdrop and shading of the letters can have people think they need to get their eyes checked

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This might get a little blurred

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Look at the Design

Will this allow you to have enough space to put your information?

Also, too, look at the size of the font that is part of the overall design

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Nice colors
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But looks a little strange with just the color at the right

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Very high contrast

Perhaps a little too subtitle Click to edit Master intense style In a dark room, this could be a problem

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This is somewhat of a strange color combination

And to lack of definite contrast Clickthe edit Master subtitle styleand shading makes this a difficult design to use

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Slide Designs

There are many that can be downloaded free online You are not restricted to what is on your computer And you can always design your own
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Slide design

And you can change color, font, and background, too You always have the option to customize

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Slide Font

Most slide design templates come with a set font This slide design font is Candara You can always change the font
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Font Considerations

Consider whether it is serif, or nonserif Sans serif font is a better choice as it provides a cleaner look to a presentation
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Font Examples
(all in size 28)
Serif Fonts Times New Roman Baskerville Courier Lucida Bright Garamond Perpetua Sans Serif Fonts Arial Verdana Geneva Helvetica Franklin Tahoma
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Avoid cute Fonts

(these are all the same size)
Bauhaus may look nice, but is hard to understand. Comic is fine for kids, but not for professional presentations

Save script for your signature or signature without it being obvious Presentation is important
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Animation

Use it or not? Animation can keep the presentation excitement going But you need to be able to use it wisely or not use it at all
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Animation

I want to tell you something important But I dont want to you see what Im telling you just yet I dont want to reveal everything at once
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Animation

Use animation wisely

Sometimes less is more

Stick to one type of animation The point of your presentation is not to dazzle them with your technological 5/11/12 know-how

Animation
Too many types of animation Confuses your audience And makes your presentation and message lost within the special effects Remember why you are there
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Decide Whether you want

Entrance effects Emphasis effects Exit effects Motion paths

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What Should You Put In?

Important information But just the salient points Give the important points Then talk around them
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What Should You Put In?

I am not putting everything in my presentation that I am saying because it will be too much on a slide and then become visually overwhelming to my audience. It is better to have the high points that you talk around than having every single word you will be saying on a slide. And, too, you dont want to have your slide full of words because it will take peoples minds off of what you are saying. Plus, some people take longer to read 5/11/12 things than others.

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What Should You Put In?

Good rule of thumb Four lines of seven

Four lines with no more than seven words per line

Seven lines of four

Seven lines with no more than four words

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What Should You Put In?

Sometimes you really want to put in a large amount of information If you really have to, consider using several slides to spread out what you want to say
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What Should You NOT Put In?

Cartoons While they may be funny, they arent appropriate for a professional presentation And you also dont know your 5/11/12 audience and their sense of humor

What Should You NOT Put In?

Random pictures of your city Random pictures of your family You may be proud of where you live and your family, but these detract and distract from your content
Is that what you want?
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Embedding video

Video is a great presentation enhancer

Watch for its time duration, though

Hyperlink it (see if you are using a Mac or PC) is already on Make sure the internet 5/11/12

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Clip Art
Clip art is a great way to enhance your presentation Again, use it carefully Too much can be too much
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Presentation Donts

Dont read the slide You are turning away from your audience
Your audience can read, too

Dont talk too quickly

Practice ahead of time Time the length of your presentation
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Presentation Donts

Dont

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Presentation Donts

Rapidly

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Presentation Donts

Advance the slides

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Presentation Donts

Rapidly advancing the slides can indicate you have too much information than your allotted time Or, it can indicate youve lost track of time
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Presentation Dos
DO have a script
Learn it Dont just read from it

Use the presenters view on your laptop

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Presentation View

Another way to have your notes but not be constantly looking at them

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Other Hints

Dont have too many slides

Remember that rapidly advancing thing

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Conclusion
A well-crafted presentation informs the audience It enhances your reputation and scholarship Let your presentation enhance your 5/11/12 message

Conclusion

Each time you do one, it becomes easier You learn something new each time, too! So, watch these easy stylistic things
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Thank you!

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