| PowerPoint should help the presentation not be the presentation. It is easy to let PowerPoint totally dominate the substance of your presentation. Ask yourself the following questions. | ||||
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A collection of excellent hints and tips was written by Judith Swift of
the Communication Studies Department here at the University of Rhode
Island.
click here for "Thoughts on PowerPoint Presentations
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| A classic PowerPoint spoof was done by Peter Norvig, the director of
search quality at Google. He imagines Abraham Lincoln using the
autocontent wizard to prepare the Gettysburg address.
Note the absurd graph for "four score and seven years ago." |
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click here for the Gettysburg address! |
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There are times when visuals are more useful than words. For example, complex graphs or movies. Should you present a graph as a handout or a PowerPoint slide or both? There is little alternative to a movie, unless you're very skilled and can do a demonstration. For example, here's a video, where the words add nothing. |
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