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Interactive Presentation Design Contest

Presented by the Virginia 4-H Science and Technology Committee

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Slide Layout

Strive for a consistent design throughout your presentation

Start and end with a dark frame

Develop an attention-getting title slide

Avoid excessive detail

keep it simple

Make sure your slide appears balanced

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Slide Layout

Use appropriate number and type of builds Use appropriate types of slide transitions

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Use bullets and numbers to organize ideas in list

Text & Type

idea idea idea

1. idea

2. idea

3. idea

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Text & Type

No more than 5 lines per frame No more than 5 lines per frame No more than 5 lines per frame No more than 5 lines per frame No more than 5 lines per frame

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Text & Type

No more than 6 words per line

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CAPS CAPS CAPS CAPS CAPS CAPS

Text & Type

Avoid hyphenation as it interrupts the continuity of the message

Be consistent with initial caps Do not type in all CAPS

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MOO

Text & Type

For readability, don't place words over graphics

MOO

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Text & Type Make slide legible: 40 pt.

if the audience can't read it, don't use it

Make slide legible: 32 pt. if the audience can't read it, don't use it

Make slide legible: 24 pt. if the audience can't read it, don't use it

Make slide legible: 16 pt. if the audience can't read it, don't use it

Make slide legible: 14 pt. if the audience can't read it, don't use it

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Grammar & Spelling

Use the same verb tenses, same voice for verbs, and same number

Proofread carefully No spelling errors!!

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Does the image support the text??

Graphics

Make sure the image is truly needed.

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Charts Use appropriate graphs or charts to represent the

data. Insert menu, Chart command

Design Hint: Use clip art and custom animation to illustrate graphs. Insert menu, Picture, Clip Art command Slide Show menu, Custom Animation

command

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Charts

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1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr

East

West

North

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Charts

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Sound and Video

Was the use of sound distracting? Does the video or animation

enhance the presentation?

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Animation Effects

To Make the Best Better

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World Wide Web

Select the Insert Menu and choose the Hyperlink command to link to Web pages.

http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h

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Factors for Scoring

The 4-H member appearance poise grammar

20 points

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Factors for Scoring

Presentation Initial Preparation

Graphics Text and Type Grammar and Spelling Sound, Video, URL Links Slide Layout, Builds, and

Transitions80 points

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Questions