Presentations Key takeaways Erin Sussman Eight principles that make slides powerful and easy to understand Effective slides Visualize key points Pay attention to design Avoid paragraphs of text ID: 418941
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Effective PowerPoint PresentationsKey takeaways
Erin SussmanSlide2
Eight principles that make slides powerful and easy to understand
Effective slides
Visualize key points
Pay attention to design
Avoid paragraphs of text
Make font legible
Remove jargon
Highlight key information
Animate complex slides
Animate off-screenSlide3
5 design steps
Who is my audience? How familiar are they with our work?
Who is your audience?
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What is our overall goal? Is it to inform? To recommend action?
What is your objective?
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What is the key message I want the viewer to take away? What is my slide’s action title?
What is your message?
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What data provides the best evidence to support my key message?What is the best evidence
4What layout or design best displays my information? How should I lay out my slide?
Design the slide5Slide4
Mac keyboard shortcuts
TO
PRESS
Delete one character to the left
DELETE
Delete one character to the right
Cut selected text or object + X or F2Copy selected text or object + C or F3
Paste cut or copied text or object + V or F4Paste special
+ CONTROL + VDuplicate selected object + DIncrease the font size + SHIFT + >Decrease the font size + SHIFT + <
Change the case of lettersSHIFT + F3Apply bold formatting
+ BApply an underline + UApply italic formatting + IApply subscript formatting (automatic spacing) + SHIFT + MINUS SIGN
Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing) + SHIFT + PLUS SIGNCenter a paragraph
+ EJustify a paragraph + JLeft align a paragraph + LRight align a paragraph + R
Undo the last action + Z or F1Open the Format Text dialog box, Font options
+ TOpen the Format Text dialog box, Paragraph options + OPTION + MDuplicate selected object + DSelect the next objectTAB
Select the previous objectSHIFT + TABSelect all objects and all text
+ AMove the selected object in the direction of the arrowArrow keysNudge the selected object slightly in the direction of the arrow + arrow keyGroup the selected objects + OPTION + G
Ungroup the selected objects + OPTION + SHIFT + GSlide5
PC Keyboard shortcuts
Control +
A
= Select all
Control + B = BoldControl + C = Copy
Control + D = Duplicate highlighted objectControl + E = Center justify textControl + F = Find (word)Control + G = Group
Control + H = ReplaceControl + I = ItalicsControl + J = Justifies textControl + K = Insert HyperlinkControl + L = Left justify textControl + M = New native
(non-Wizard) PowerPoint slideControl + N = New native(non-Wizard) PowerPoint presentationControl + O
= Open fileControl + P = Print Control + Q = Quit applicationControl + R = Right justify textControl + S = Save
Control + T = Opens font windowControl + U = UnderlineControl + V = PasteControl +
W = Close windowControl + X = CutControl + Y = Repeat the last functionControl + Z = Undo last stepControl + Shift + D = Create an exact copy of slide
Control + Shift + G = UngroupControl + Shift + M = Creates a new blank Bain slideControl + Shift + P + Use up/down arrowkeys = Change text point size
Control + [ = Decrease font sizeControl + ] = Increase font sizeControl + Shift + + = Change to/from text superscriptAlt + Control + Shift+ > = SuperscriptAlt + Control+ Shift + < = Subscript
Shift + F3 = Changes selection from lower case, upper case, sentence caseIn address window of browser, type in only a domain name, e.g. Amazon, then hit
Control + EnterControl + Enter fills in: http://www. - .comControl + Shift + Drag mouse = Duplicate object and maintain alignmentAlt + R + R + T = Brings object to frontAlt + R
+ R + K = Sends object to backSlide6
Useful links
Imagery
Microsoft
- Free images and clip art
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/iStock Photo - Prices vary but high quality and affordablehttp://www.istockphoto.com/
Getty Images - Prices vary and a little more expensivehttp://www.gettyimages.com/Cartoon Stock - Political and funny illustrationshttp://www.cartoonstock.com/Templates
Microsoft - Free templateshttp://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/powerpoint-templates-FX102828209.aspxPresentation Load - High quality, not free. Good place to get ideashttp://www.presentationload.comInspiration
Slide Guruhttp://slideguru.com/galleryNote and Pointhttp://noteandpoint.com/Flowing Data
- Data visualizationhttp://flowingdata.com/Prezihttp://prezi.com/explore/popular/