Dont do this

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Dont do this

• A bad presentation

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Why use PowerPoint?

• Because we have to
• Its fun
• It looks good
• Everyone else seems to be doing it

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Doing it badly

• Dont end up with a page like this one.
• It is completely packed with dense text. Its a
  sure sign of a bad presentation when the
  presenter starts reading whats on the slide.
• A far better idea might be to provide one or two
  (not more than 7) bullet points which you use to
  talk around. Or perhaps some graphs or pictures
  to illustrate your point.
• The colour scheme is not good
• Some of the nicest presentations I have ever seen
  contain no text at all, but instead use images to
  provide a counterpoint to the presentation
• Avoid spilling mistakes
• Dont randomly mix and match fonts
• Animate? Is it the right thing for your
  presentation?
• Dont repeat yourself
• Repeating yourself is a bad idea
• People cant read small text. If theres too much
  of it they will stop listening to you
• Dont go off the bottom of the screen.

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Do not use technology for the sake of it
Powerpoint
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This is good?
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Where am I?
Title page Why? Doing it badly Technology for the
sake of it This is good? Where am I Conclusion

• How much longer do you have to sit through this?
• How could I let you know?
• Should I do so?

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PowerPoint can make a point powerfully if
thats what you want

• Use PowerPoint warily
• Good servant, bad master
• Anyone can read your paper. Make them want to do
  so
• Dont forget contact info
• Jon Dron jon.dron_at_brighton.ac.uk
• http//www.brighton.ac.uk/cmis/staff/jd29/