Research Presentations English 102

Introduction Slide Who are You?

Begin with a brief introduction of yourself
Name Background Picture or graphic

Lea Fortkamp
English Teacher

College Writing
AP Language & Comp

34 years old
DePaul University BA, M.Ed.

Create outline of your presentation

(Here is an outline of this power point)

Essential Slides

Elements of Design Color, Contrast, and Patterns Size and Fonts Layout Graphics and Animation Organization of Text Logical Order of Slides Hierarchy of Text Correctness and Proofreading
Tips for better power points

Include These Essential Slides

Title Slide(s) Your background info Title of your presentation Date and any other relevant information Overview Slide Outline of your presentation Topics should match headings on slides Body Slides (clear, logical order see rubric) Concluding Slide Revive thesis Show works cited End with discussion question(s)

Elements of Design
Color, Contrast, and Patterns
Colors set mood: Warm vs. cool colors Colors with symbolic meaning:

Red suggests passion, warmth, or holiday associations. Blue suggests calm, water, peace, the sky.

Visual contrast implies logical contrast. Patterns of color, font, size, and layout should be

consistent to facilitate reading and remembering.

Elements of Design
Size and Fonts

Larger fonts imply greater importance.

Bold provides emphasis as well as hierarchy. Change in fonts indicates a change in importance. Sans serif fonts often used for headingsthis slide uses Calibri for headings. Serif fonts facilitate the flow of readingthis slide uses Constantia for text.

Elements of Design
Layout
Preformatted slide designs offer layout options. Follow reading order: left to right and top to bottom.

Balance and size graphics and fonts.

Dont overcrowd a slide. Dont use large blocks of text on a slide.

Elements of Design
Graphics and Animation
Consider your audience: Technicalspecialized Professionalphotographic Casualmay use Clipart Balance the graphic and text: Top to bottom Left to right Caption with a text box as

needed. Use animation sparingly and appropriately.

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Organization of Text
Logical Order of Text
Plan the presentation overall. Prepare your overview.

Move or rearrange slides as needed.

Add slides as needed. Change formats as needed.

Match elements of design with organization.

Organization of Text
Hierarchy of Text
A slide is an outline with levels of information. Slide headings are major points.

Bullets are used to list information.

Numbers are used when information is sequential. Elements of design reflect hierarchy: color, font, size,

and layout.

Correctness and Proofreading

Check for parallelism of all elements. Proofread for grammar errors and typos. Check for consistency of punctuation for various

structures. Check for consistency of design elements.