[LM_NET] HIT: TECH: Effective PowerPoint

[Toni Buzzeo <tonibuzzeo@TONIBUZZEO.COM>]

Thanks to everyone who responded with suggestions of articles that might be 
helpful in creating effective PowerPoint presentations for instruction.

Best,
Toni

I occasionally used a suggestion site that Microsoft used to have about 
PowerPoint design to get ideas about effective presentations.  I also 
adhere to the "Rule of 6."  No more than 6 bullets per page and no more 
than 6 words per bullet.

Last year at NCCE (Northwest Computer Conference for Educators is what it 
stands for I think) Patrick Crispin did a PowerPoint on how to make 
effective PP presentations...You can find it at 
<http://netsquirrel.com/powerpoint/complete.html>http://netsquirrel.com/powerpoint/complete.html
Scroll down to Now That I Know PowerPoint, How Can I Use It to Teach?

Link to a great ppt.
<http://www.d.umn.edu/~jmackiew/Effective_PowerPoint_Presentations.ppt>http://www.d.umn.edu/~jmackiew/Effective_PowerPoint_Presentations.ppt

http://netsquirrel.com/powerpoint/complete.html
Scroll down to Now that I know PowerPoint...

Slide Show Safety:
<http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/safety.html>http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/safety.html

Is PowerPoint Evil?
<http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/johnson/johnson003.shtml>http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/johnson/johnson003.shtml

I also have a more general article on effective workshops that mentions PPT 
at: 
<http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/sw.htm>http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/sw.htm

http://presentationzen.blogs.com/
Lots on the good use of PPT.

Powerpointlessness by Jamie McKenzie
<http://www.fno.org/sept00/powerpoints.html>http://www.fno.org/sept00/powerpoints.html

One of the best sites I've ever used is 
<http://www.presentersuniversity.com/>www.presentersuniversity.com  It
requires a free registration but it is really worth the few minutes it
takes.  They have articles on the effective use of PowerPoint and really
cool backgrounds.  The other great thing about this site is that it
addresses presentation in general and there are backgrounds available for
ALL presentation packages!


If I may just voice a humble opinion. I feel that, at times, it is not the 
creation of the PowerPoint that is so effective as the way the speaker uses 
that presentation for instruction. I have sat in countless meetings when 
the slide was on the screen and the speaker just stood there and read it to 
us. I know how to read and so does everyone else in the class/meeting. If, 
however, the slide merely illuminated the idea with bullet points and/or an 
illustrations and then the speaker elaborates on those points (without 
reading them verbatim) then you have a more effective presentation. I think 
too often presenters rely on the "bells & whistles" with animation and 
sound effects to the detriment of the presentation as a whole. In short, 
the PowerPoint should merely illuminate what the speaker is teaching.


Toni Buzzeo, MA, MLIS <mailto:tonibuzzeo@tonibuzzeo.com>
Maine Library Media Specialist of the Year Emerita
Maine Association of School Libraries Board Member
Buxton, ME 04093
http://www.tonibuzzeo.com
Toni Buzzeo and YOU (Libraries Unlimited 2005) JUST PUBLISHED! 

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