Effective Use of

PowerPoint as a
presentation tool
.
Context

PowerPoint presentations consist of a number of individual pages or

"slides". The "slide" analogy is a reference to the slide projector. A
better analogy would be the "foils" (or transparencies/plastic sheets)
that are shown with an overhead projector, although they are in
decline now. Slides may contain text, graphics, sound, movies, and
other objects, which may be arranged freely. The presentation can be
printed, displayed live on a computer, or navigated through at the
command of the presenter. For larger audiences the computer
display is often projected using a video projector. Slides can also
form the basis of webcasts.
Advantages

PowerPoint can be an effective visual tool to

present material to your audience.  At the
same time, it can be a distraction to your
students when used improperly.  It’s
important to understand some basic principles
regarding PowerPoint visuals and
presentation to help make your lecture more
effective and understandable.
The use of PowerPoint for teaching presentations has considerable
potential for

encouraging more professional presentations. This paper reviews the

advantages

and disadvantages associated with its use in a teaching and learning

context and

suggests some guidelines and pedagogical strategies that need to be

considered

where it is to be used. It summarizes some of the key principles of

presentation that

are frequently ignored and suggests some of the approaches that need to
be
Some good reasons to use
PowerPoint

So why should you consider using PowerPoint for your teaching and
learning
activities? There are many reasons but the key ones include:

Appropriate use of PowerPoint can enhance the teaching and learning

experience for both staff and students

It provides encouragement and support to staff by facilitating the structuring of

a presentation in a professional manner. The templates provided have been

designed to default to good presentation criteria such as the number of lines

of information per slide and appropriate font sizes and types, etc: using the

styles of the default templates can significantly improve the clarity and

structuring of a presentation. This helps to avoid the common use of

excessive text often found on overhead transparencies.

 Benefits for students

PowerPoint assists collaborative learning in group projects

by involving every student in the learning and teaching
processes. It empowers students to be in charge of their own
learning, and offers them opportunities to demonstrate their
work.

This format is attractive to students, and it appeals to

students' diverse learning styles, such as visual, auditory,
kinesthetic, and creative by employing multimedia methods,
such as sounds, images, color, action, design, and so on.
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It has a spell-check function, which blackboards do not

have.

Students who are absent from class can go through the

content by watching PowerPoint presentations, allowing
them to learn at home and not fall behind. Sounds and
motions can help them to understand the important points
in a lesson
 Benefits for teachers

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Teachers can use PowerPoint presentations to enhance the

effectiveness of classroom instruction in many ways and
in every subject area.

The greatest advantage of using PowerPoint in the

classroom is that teachers can modify lessons and use
them over and over again. Therefore, teachers save time
on handing out instructional material, writing on
blackboard, repeated speech and so on.
 Main points can be emphasized by using
graphics, animation and sound

PowerPoint can enrich the information in a

lesson, and make the presentation more
organized and flexible

PowerPoint can be used for content review

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