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What's going on guys, It's Daniel Man, and I'm going to show you guys how to become a
better teacher.
So one of the greatest innovations in the realm of education has been the development
of the powerpoint.
Since it's creation in the late 1980's it has been used in so many different environments
such as schools, the workplace, conferences, etc.
at one point in your life, you yourself have used a powerpoint or you have seen one used
yourself.
As great as a visual as a powerpoint can be it can be absolutely painstakingly brutal
to sit through a powerpoint slide
we call this term, Death by Powerpoint.
Death by Powerpoint is defined as a Powerpoint so poorly constructed that it bores you to
death.
Now the question is, how does one create a powerpoint that does not lead to said definition.
Well i'm going to show you guys 6 tips on how to create an interesting and engaging
powerpoint, so that you yourself do not commit powerpoint ***.
Tip number 1, using a powerpoint for what it's meant to be used for.
powerpoint are made to be a visual aid and to deliver powerful points, hence the name
Power Point.
But what some people tend to do is they like to cram as much information into one slide,
making it into a power essay.
Take a look at this slide, there's a lot of important pertinent information, but imagine
trying to follow what i'm trying to say while reading at the same time, It's Difficult!
Now take a look at this slide, there's no sentences, but only bullet points.
Now you can see that it's a lot easier to follow what i'm trying to say.
If you do have to put a sentence in there, minimize it to only one.
And make sure that it pertains to the most important subject of that slide.
Tip number 2, minimize your bullets.
So now you have a list of topics you want to cover, you no longer have sentences, but
you still feel like you need to cram all that information into one slide.
Now your slide looks something like this.
This is a huge problem to have too.
See, humans are like squirrels and we tend to get distracted easily.
By this time you have scanned through the majority of the points, started daydreaming
about a few of them, while at the same time forgetting about the other topics.
My magic number for bullets is about 5.
Obviously put in the most important ones in there, but if you do need to put in more than
5, then separate them into different slides.
Switching in between slides also gives you audience the opportunity to collect their
thoughts about the concepts you just went over.
Tip number 3, avoid clip-arts or any other generic pictures from the program.
Looking at this guy does not make me want to think any harder than I have to.
In this day and age, everybody has a cell phone that has a decent camera.
Take 2 minutes and take a picture of yourself or somebody else and upload it.
When you look at a black and white Clip-art that everybody has seen it looks like you
are not putting any effort into your presentation.
That and it just looks blah!
There are websites out there that allow you to use professionally shot pictures for free,
an example is pexels.com or you can even use google images, and just look for ones that
are free to use.
Try implementing a picture as one of your backgrounds next time.
Take a look at this slide, doesn't it just look sexy!?
Tip number 4, Avoid boring templates.
Standard templates are a great tool to have if you are preparing a presentation, worth
75% of your final mark, by tomorrow’s deadline.
But if you are not a procrastinator, take some time to change the layout of a powerpoint
into something that people don’t see too often.
Implement different shapes and sizes and try to make it look unorthodox.
Unusual layouts are catchy to the eye and you will have more people paying attention
to it.
Look at how I have this generic template.
Pretty simple and boring.
Now look at how I take two shapes, and practically change the way the slide looks.
Also Instead of using typical bullet points, perhaps
switch it up a little bit and do something like this.
The possibilities with slide formatting are endless.
Anything that you haven’t seen yourself, your audience probably has not seen either
and you should give it a shot.
Tip number 5, use colours appropriately.
The use of different colours can evoke different types of emotions i.e.: Red is aggressive
and blue is more peaceful and calm.
One of the worst things you can do to a powerpoint though is ruin it using blinding colour combinations.
I challenge you to read this slide without getting some sort of eye strain.
If you lose focus or your eyes start to skip around, then obviously it’s not a good combination
to have.
Another issue with colours is having a font that is just as dark as the background, making
it difficult for your audience to even read.
When it comes to selecting a colour, try to avoid using colours at the far end of the
spectrum.
Either it will be too bright or too dark.
For backgrounds, what I like to do is select one that is in the middle of the colour wheel,
these have a pastel feeling to it which makes it easier to look at.
Adjust the HUE to your liking and try it out.
For the fonts, I will generally stick with a dark grey for a brighter background or bright
grey for darker backgrounds.
Grey is a relatively neutral colour that can work in many situations.
Play around with different combinations and see what works for you.
Tip number 6, Use big fonts to emphasize a point
Sometimes the most simplest format can have the biggest impact.
If you are trying to emphasize a particular statistic or point, the use of graphs or bullet
points can be mundane.
Take a look at this slide, see how lame it looks and it doesn’t even look that urgent.
Makes me want to unsubscribe to my own channel
If you want to make an impression, try putting a single word or number in the middle, with
a small description below it.
Take a look at this one.
Doesn’t it make you want to subscribe for more content?
I think so.
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Until next time, PEACE!