Death by PowerPoint(And how to avoid it)
Death by PowerPoint
Death by PowerPoint
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first
four sharpening the axe.” - Abraham
Lincoln
•Don’t•Ever•Do •A•Slide•Like this!
The 5 Rules of Not Having the Worst PowerPoint Ever
(most of which I will break on this slide, for emphasis)
• “No more than six words on a slide. EVER” (Godin, n.p.).
• “No cheesy images. Use professional stock photo images” (n.p.).
• “No dissolves, spins or other transitions” ( n.p.).
• Ditch the sound effects!• No terrible color schemes or unreadable
fonts! “When in doubt, throw it out!”
Friends don’t let friends use Comic Sans, Papyrus, or Curlz MT !
10:20:30 Rule
Example PowerPoint
MLA Format• Schalit, Ariel. "Israel Unveils Its Largest Find of Medieval
Gold Coins." Israel Unveils Its Largest Find of Medieval Gold Coins. Msn News, 18 Feb. 2015. Web. 18 Feb. 2015.
• http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/offbeat/israel-unveils-its-largest-find-of-medieval-gold-coins/ar-BBhI0hJ
Bibme.org
• Do you know how to format your backgrounds?• Do you know how to use the
preset templates and color schemes?
Works Cited
• Godin, Seth. How Can I Make My PowerPoint fjfjfjfjfPresentations Amazing? Lifehacker.com. 20 fjfjfjfjfNov. 2013. http://lifehacker.com/
• Harker, Zoie. NCLB PowerPoint. BYU-Idaho. 20 Nov. fjfjfjfjf2013.
• Lincoln, Abraham. Quotes. Goodreads.com. 20 Nov. fjfjfjfjf2013. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes
• Pictures From: • fjfjfjfjfthesocialogicalcinema.com • fjfjfjfjfjennifermccrea.com • fjfjfjfjfeofdreams.com
Let’s Try a Sample Slide!
• Cite a Source- Owl at Purdue MLA• Format Background• Add a Picture• Choose a Font/Color• Add a Chart