Utilizing PowerPoint

Presentation for
Teaching
Utilizing PowerPoint
Presentation for
Teaching
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TIPS
ADVANTAGE DRAWBACK & SAMPLES
TRICKS
Positive features Drawbacks of Rules and Samples of
of PowerPoint PowerPoint guidelines in PowerPoint
utilizing design
PowerPoint in
teaching
PowerPoint for teaching

85 % 25 % or
CAREFULLY USED CARELESSLY
LESS USED
highly effective tool to aid disengage students and
learning hinder learning
ADVANTAGE 1
Time and Energy Saving Portable Multimedia Supports
easy to update and modify can be easily shared and video, audio, images, and
for other courses transferred animation
DRAWBACKS 2
Less Classroom
Interaction Information Overload Instruction Driving
reduce the opportunity of lead to information overload minimize the opportunity
classroom interaction (especially with long of spontaneity and creative
sentences & paragraphs) teaching
TIPS & TRICKS 3 PREPARING THE PRESENTATION

Consider time & effort in

preparing a PP presentation

Check all the equipment you will

need when using the PPP in the
classroom
TIPS & TRICKS 3 SLIDE CONTENT
It’s better to have more
slides than having too much
text on one slide

When teaching Exam Prep

Class, use brief points instead
of long sentences

Utilise notes pages feature

TIPS & TRICKS 3 EMPHASIZING CONTENTS
Use italics, bold, and colour
to emphasize content
Lorem Ipsum

dark background light typeface

light background dark typeface

Lorem Ipsum
different colour slide background
TIPS & TRICKS 3 TYPEFACE
Use sans serif typeface
This is arial.
This is Arial Rounded
This is Tahoma
This is Bradley Hand ITC
This is Times New Roman
TIPS & TRICKS 3 TYPEFACE
Use sans serif typeface 18 points

This is arial.
This is Arial Rounded 25 points

This is Tahoma
30 points
Ensure that the typeface is large
enough to read from anywhere
(no less than 30 points) 48 points
TIPS & TRICKS 3 GRAPHICS
Images are to add realism

Size lace the graphics

appropriately on the slide

use 2D rather than 3D which

can interfere the intended
message
EXAMPLE
TIPS & TRICKS 3 ANIMATION & SOUND
Add motion, sound, or music
when necessary

Excessive movement can

interfere the intended message
TIPS & TRICKS 3 FINAL CHECK
CHECK!!!
• spelling
• correct word usage
• flow
• overall appearance
(Typos are obvious when projected)

Practice Session at least once to check for timing and flow

TIPS & TRICKS 3 FINAL CHECK
CHECK!!!
spelling
correct word usage
flow
overall appearance
(Typos are obvious when projected)

PREPARE PLAN “B” – how you will deliver the same lesson
without PPP
TIPS & TRICKS 3 HI-TOUCH FEATURES
Transition: MORPH (*Office365 & 2019 only)

Animation: APPEAR (letter by letter)

VIDEO & AUDIO Trim

Developer: TYPE-ON LIVE SLIDES

TIPS & TRICKS 3 COMMON MISTAKES
Use small and fancy typeface
Show cropped Grammar Presentation from books
Show bad quality images
Forget to check the flow
Forget to go live
Move away the Target Language Presentation
Unfinished PPP
SAMPLES 4