Some tips for an effective PowerPoint about a significant Indigenous Australian

The title tells us the name of the person

you are talking about, but also something about the person

Sam CookAn energetic, talent and inspiring woman.

• By Leesa Watego

Some facts about Sam Cook

• Born in 1973• From Kimberley

Region, Western Australia

Using the map to say where the person is from is more interesting than just

text. Arrows are also useful because they help the

audience

Sam Cook is inspirational. She has been an illustrator, a theatre director, a NAIDOC award winner, and she carried the Olympic torch in 2000. She also started Blak History Month in 2008 and writes the Great Moments in Blakistory. She must be really great. I like her.

Interesting slides use

images + text, not just text. Use bullet points to

make your ideas more easily read.

Sam Cook is inspirational. She has been an illustrator, a theatre director, a NAIDOC award winner, and she carried the Olympic torch in 2000. She also started Blak History Month in 2008 and writes the Great Moments in Blakistory. She must be really great. I like her.

I think Sam is an inspiration.

Your final slide is a “round-up” of your

ideas. “I believe …”, “I feel …”, “I think …”.

References & Images Used• Black & White Portrait Image of Sam Cook from http://www.publicenergy.ca/06-

07/honouring_theatre/windmill.htm• Images of “kissing” Sam, Artwork and newspaper cuttings from Sam Cook

Facebook Page• Map of Aboriginal Australia from

http://www.yale.edu/gsp/colonial/aboriginal_australia_map.html

Where did you get your information from?

Include the URL (web address) & who wrote the information if you

can.