Science in the Media - Session 1: Presentation Tips
When preparing your group presentation, keep the following tips in mind.
Colors
- Use colors that are pleasing and easy on the eyes.
- Use contrasting colors: for a dark background, use light fonts; for a light background, use dark fonts.
Fonts
- Use common fonts – especially if you will show the presentation on a different computer.
Font Size
- Make sure your font is large enough to read from all ares of the room.
- Keep text to a minimum – keep it short and sweet.
Slides
- Keep slides attractive and professional. Distracting slides could take away from your content. Avoid too many transitions, animations, and clutter.
- When making a professional presentation, do not animate a long sentence "by letter.”
Animation
- Less is more.
- Use visual effects in small doses – if you emphasize everything with animation, you emphasize nothing.
- Consistency is crucial for formal presentations. Stick with a familiar patterns so you don't jar your audience.
- Consider your audience and the tone you want to convey. Save the wackier animation and sound effects for less formal presentations.
- Experiment with the various effects until you understand what each one does, then use them selectively.
Remember
- Make presentations pleasing and interesting without over-using transitions, sound, and animations.
- Preview your presentation on the presentation equipment you plan to use.
- Think of your audience - is this a presentation you'd like to sit through?
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Presentation Grading Rubric
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