These videos are extremely helpful! I'm definitely going to save them and look back at them the next time I am required to make a power-point for my class! Thanks so much for providing them!
I put together my powerpoint in class based on the article I brought... and then I realized that it was all in the font Times New Roman! Apparently that is the lazy font! Will never use that font again for presentations!
I am now ashamed to use Times New Roman… Like Kelsey Macdonald, I have been newly informed that it is the “lazy font”. Times New Roman will not be appearing in my future presentations! (Mind you, I won’t be using fonts such as Wingdings or Lucida Calligraphy either.)
Wow! My comment actually posted! Usually when I press "post comment", everything I wrote promptly disappears and I can't post (no matter which computer or browser I use). Does anyone else have this problem?
The video was useful that I did not realize there were so many points that we need to consider when making a powerpoint like choice of fonts.I have learned to divide the article into 3 parts:introductory, body and conclusion. And finally I have successfully converted them into powerpoint slides!Plus I would not use Times New Roman font anymore!
That video was entertaining and informing! I learnt that the different fonts you use can represent your personality. I don't normally use times new roman for power points but it was a nice reminder to make sure I switch it up, but make sure it is readable. I also realized how annoying it can be to have so many bullet points! That bad habit is something I am really going to look out for!
It was nice to hear some new tips about creating an effective powerpoint presentation. Such as, pay attention to the number of bullets, font style and colour scheme. We have all sat through a boring Powerpoint, but it is nice to be able to identify those specific details that will help to improve a presentation.
I always thought that Powerpoints were so tedious and boring to make. I've learned today that there are easy ways to make powerpoints simple and interesting. Bullet points, photos, font size and design are key aspects to focus on. The long paragraphs are for your notes and speech, not for the slides.
I'm happy we had practice on powerpoint today. It was much more difficult to navigate than I expected. I run a mac. What version of powerpoint do you have? It sounded like your version may be easier to run than mine.
Many years ago when I used PC, I never had the opportunity to make a powerpoint presentation. I always let the other members of my group do that part of the presentation :) I have a Mac now and I find it much better and easier to use keynote. For some reason though, I always end up using Powerpoint itself to make my presentations. I actually had to learn how to use it properly but I am enjoying the process. I learned many interesting things about Powerpoint during the last couple of lectures which I hope to use in the future.
I found these video sources to help me out a lot when making powerpoint because I'm usually one of those people who try to include as much info as i can. Pictures are not generally my primary point of focus or making it interesting ... ! Well theres something to work on . Thanks for the resources!
I really enjoyed working on the powerpoints today in class. I actually got some quality time to learn how to work the program, as well as some good feedback in how I can make it better. The video we watched in class was HILARIOUS, not to mention extremely helpful!
I thought the video by Don McMillan was so funny! Comedy is a great way to make a point because you actually tend to remember it. I also thought Alexei's slideshare was very effective. Simple is the way to go, but simple is not so simple...it takes some work.
The video in class today was great advice, definitely something to keep for future use. I thought it was funny the Times New Roman was categorized as 'the lazy font'. I use that font pretty regularly, looks like I'm lazy.
Thanks for all the video's Jess they are very helpful and very entertaining! I'm excited to use all these tips for my other classes, as well as, when I do presentations. I also enjoyed that we got a chance to practice our power point today. Soon I will be a power point pro!
The video is helpful. I realize there are so many dont and dos in making a power point. It reminds me not to be lazy and should change times new roman into other kinds of words. Also, keeping my words in bullet point and adding color to it can make my point stand out. Now i know how to use simple words and simple design to make my power point sounds interest!
I really like the point about not reading every word of a slide, along with the font choices. I've see a lot of presentations where someone choses a font that looks great close up, but is really hard to read from the back of the room!!
"Death by Powerpoint" was helpful in pointing out little things that should be avoided in a powerpoint. I'm always focusing on the content, but how you show it to others can mean even more! Next time I have to make a powerpoint, I'll try to check details like bullets and backgrounds to make sure they are used effectively.
Though this week's study, I knew a lot about the effective ways to make a powerful powerpoint. In "Death by powerpoint", it shows us what we shouldn;t do during making the powerpoint and presenting. Before, I like put a lot texts in the powerpoint in order to make my slides filled. However, it is absolutely wrong way to present since audience won't have so much time to read your slide rather than listening to your speech. If we have to much words in slides, audience not only cannot read each word in the slide, also cannot clearlly listen what we are talking about.
"Death by power point" was very insightful and is going to be a useful tool for my future planning of power points. Too bad I was just introduced to this recently! Ales 204 is presenting itself to be a necessity when it comes to being successful in presenting and communicating to your audience!
Hah.. I use Times New Roman all the time, guess I'm pretty lazy. The presentation gave me a lot of ideas on how I can use bullet points, backgrounds and other media to be more effective with conveying my message. I look forward to making my next powerpoint much more interesting and stimulating for the audience to watch
Take-home message that stuck with me; use IMAGERY with LESS TEXT to convey your point, 1 point/slide, and use DIFFERENT FONTS. I am wondering if that 60-slide presentation is the way to go, or if that is too many and would give some people in a business meeting a headache? In between too little slides and too many slides - you will have to judge your audience I suppose...
“Death by PowerPoint” points out only significance creates passion, passion attracts attention, and attention leads to action. Next time, when I need to do presentation, I will find something I am really passion about and it will make my job significant and easy attract people’s attention. Again, in video also points out that rehearsal is important, it will never work completely for the first time. Practice loudly and check room and equipment are tips help for a success presentation.
Really enjoyed the death by powerpoint clip, especially liked what he had to say about how the type of font you use says something about your personality. I also really liked what he said about using bullet points and to simplify what you are saying...don't over use the bullet point!
I really learned a lot about making a good powerpoint presentation. There are just so many ways to improve and really try to make it your own style. Be creative and use different fonts not normally used, but make sure it's still readable. I'm not really guilty of using the boring Times New Roman font, thank goodness. Be careful about colour choices for slides and avoid putting too much text in slides. Just be simple with bullets. You don't want to put your whole presentation word for word on the slides. This can overwhelm your audience and also try to avoid reading off of slides.
I learned many tips on how to create a good presentation, and become aware of differet font use and their impact. I really liked his joke about the different fonts that he tired to demonstate to audience, i think i did a great job at conveying his message about fonts! I always used Time New Roman font in everything i did, but hopefully not again, unless required by some profs. Also, another key point about good presentation is to keep bullet points to a average, one should not have too many points on one slide, becuase this will lead to loosing audience's attention! and lastly, carefully choose colors for presentation slides keeping in mind those who are color blind!
I loved Don's speech on bad powerpoint presentations, because that is exactly what I feel and think about everytime I see a really bad presentation. I find that the professors that I have had so far, have been pretty notorious for putting lots of graphs on presentations, which have virtually no meaning.
I've always found powerpoint presentations semi-difficult to develop. A lot of thought needs to go into them. Font, size, color, images - if there too many of not enough? Proper powerpoint format can make or break any presentation. This lecture was a nice little summary on the do's and don'ts.
These videos are extremely helpful!
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely going to save them and look back at them the next time I am required to make a power-point for my class!
Thanks so much for providing them!
I put together my powerpoint in class based on the article I brought... and then I realized that it was all in the font Times New Roman! Apparently that is the lazy font! Will never use that font again for presentations!
ReplyDeleteI am now ashamed to use Times New Roman… Like Kelsey Macdonald, I have been newly informed that it is the “lazy font”. Times New Roman will not be appearing in my future presentations! (Mind you, I won’t be using fonts such as Wingdings or Lucida Calligraphy either.)
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ReplyDeleteWow! My comment actually posted! Usually when I press "post comment", everything I wrote promptly disappears and I can't post (no matter which computer or browser I use). Does anyone else have this problem?
ReplyDeleteThe video was useful that I did not realize there were so many points that we need to consider when making a powerpoint like choice of fonts.I have learned to divide the article into 3 parts:introductory, body and conclusion. And finally I have successfully converted them into powerpoint slides!Plus I would not use Times New Roman font anymore!
ReplyDeleteThat video was entertaining and informing! I learnt that the different fonts you use can represent your personality. I don't normally use times new roman for power points but it was a nice reminder to make sure I switch it up, but make sure it is readable. I also realized how annoying it can be to have so many bullet points! That bad habit is something I am really going to look out for!
ReplyDeleteIt was nice to hear some new tips about creating an effective powerpoint presentation. Such as, pay attention to the number of bullets, font style and colour scheme. We have all sat through a boring Powerpoint, but it is nice to be able to identify those specific details that will help to improve a presentation.
ReplyDeleteI always thought that Powerpoints were so tedious and boring to make. I've learned today that there are easy ways to make powerpoints simple and interesting. Bullet points, photos, font size and design are key aspects to focus on. The long paragraphs are for your notes and speech, not for the slides.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy we had practice on powerpoint today. It was much more difficult to navigate than I expected. I run a mac. What version of powerpoint do you have? It sounded like your version may be easier to run than mine.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Many years ago when I used PC, I never had the opportunity to make a powerpoint presentation. I always let the other members of my group do that part of the presentation :)
ReplyDeleteI have a Mac now and I find it much better and easier to use keynote. For some reason though, I always end up using Powerpoint itself to make my presentations. I actually had to learn how to use it properly but I am enjoying the process. I learned many interesting things about Powerpoint during the last couple of lectures which I hope to use in the future.
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ReplyDeleteI found these video sources to help me out a lot when making powerpoint because I'm usually one of those people who try to include as much info as i can. Pictures are not generally my primary point of focus or making it interesting ... ! Well theres something to work on . Thanks for the resources!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed working on the powerpoints today in class. I actually got some quality time to learn how to work the program, as well as some good feedback in how I can make it better. The video we watched in class was HILARIOUS, not to mention extremely helpful!
ReplyDeleteI thought the video by Don McMillan was so funny! Comedy is a great way to make a point because you actually tend to remember it. I also thought Alexei's slideshare was very effective. Simple is the way to go, but simple is not so simple...it takes some work.
ReplyDeleteThe video in class today was great advice, definitely something to keep for future use. I thought it was funny the Times New Roman was categorized as 'the lazy font'. I use that font pretty regularly, looks like I'm lazy.
ReplyDeleteMichelle - I'm so glad you were finally able to post your comment!
ReplyDeleteShelby, wonderful that you found the practise useful. :)
ReplyDeleteYup Jenny, simple is not always so simple! Creating a clear and design-friendly presentation takes a lot of effort and time.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the video's Jess they are very helpful and very entertaining! I'm excited to use all these tips for my other classes, as well as, when I do presentations. I also enjoyed that we got a chance to practice our power point today. Soon I will be a power point pro!
ReplyDeleteThe video is helpful. I realize there are so many dont and dos in making a power point. It reminds me not to be lazy and should change times new roman into other kinds of words. Also, keeping my words in bullet point and adding color to it can make my point stand out. Now i know how to use simple words and simple design to make my power point sounds interest!
ReplyDeleteThe video is funny and helpful. I wonder if it would be appropriate to present a comedy skit and get the point across in the professional fields?
ReplyDeleteI really like the point about not reading every word of a slide, along with the font choices. I've see a lot of presentations where someone choses a font that looks great close up, but is really hard to read from the back of the room!!
ReplyDelete"Death by Powerpoint" was helpful in pointing out little things that should be avoided in a powerpoint. I'm always focusing on the content, but how you show it to others can mean even more! Next time I have to make a powerpoint, I'll try to check details like bullets and backgrounds to make sure they are used effectively.
ReplyDeleteThough this week's study, I knew a lot about the effective ways to make a powerful powerpoint. In "Death by powerpoint", it shows us what we shouldn;t do during making the powerpoint and presenting. Before, I like put a lot texts in the powerpoint in order to make my slides filled. However, it is absolutely wrong way to present since audience won't have so much time to read your slide rather than listening to your speech. If we have to much words in slides, audience not only cannot read each word in the slide, also cannot clearlly listen what we are talking about.
ReplyDelete"Death by power point" was very insightful and is going to be a useful tool for my future planning of power points. Too bad I was just introduced to this recently! Ales 204 is presenting itself to be a necessity when it comes to being successful in presenting and communicating to your audience!
ReplyDeleteHah.. I use Times New Roman all the time, guess I'm pretty lazy.
ReplyDeleteThe presentation gave me a lot of ideas on how I can use bullet points, backgrounds and other media to be more effective with conveying my message.
I look forward to making my next powerpoint much more interesting and stimulating for the audience to watch
Take-home message that stuck with me; use IMAGERY with LESS TEXT to convey your point, 1 point/slide, and use DIFFERENT FONTS. I am wondering if that 60-slide presentation is the way to go, or if that is too many and would give some people in a business meeting a headache? In between too little slides and too many slides - you will have to judge your audience I suppose...
ReplyDelete“Death by PowerPoint” points out only significance creates passion, passion attracts attention, and attention leads to action. Next time, when I need to do presentation, I will find something I am really passion about and it will make my job significant and easy attract people’s attention. Again, in video also points out that rehearsal is important, it will never work completely for the first time. Practice loudly and check room and equipment are tips help for a success presentation.
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed the death by powerpoint clip, especially liked what he had to say about how the type of font you use says something about your personality. I also really liked what he said about using bullet points and to simplify what you are saying...don't over use the bullet point!
ReplyDeletelove the personality preakdown through font. its funny to realise the things you are doing without even realising it
ReplyDeleteI really learned a lot about making a good powerpoint presentation. There are just so many ways to improve and really try to make it your own style. Be creative and use different fonts not normally used, but make sure it's still readable. I'm not really guilty of using the boring Times New Roman font, thank goodness. Be careful about colour choices for slides and avoid putting too much text in slides. Just be simple with bullets. You don't want to put your whole presentation word for word on the slides. This can overwhelm your audience and also try to avoid reading off of slides.
ReplyDeleteI learned many tips on how to create a good presentation, and become aware of differet font use and their impact. I really liked his joke about the different fonts that he tired to demonstate to audience, i think i did a great job at conveying his message about fonts! I always used Time New Roman font in everything i did, but hopefully not again, unless required by some profs. Also, another key point about good presentation is to keep bullet points to a average, one should not have too many points on one slide, becuase this will lead to loosing audience's attention! and lastly, carefully choose colors for presentation slides keeping in mind those who are color blind!
ReplyDeleteI loved Don's speech on bad powerpoint presentations, because that is exactly what I feel and think about everytime I see a really bad presentation. I find that the professors that I have had so far, have been pretty notorious for putting lots of graphs on presentations, which have virtually no meaning.
ReplyDeleteI've always found powerpoint presentations semi-difficult to develop. A lot of thought needs to go into them. Font, size, color, images - if there too many of not enough? Proper powerpoint format can make or break any presentation. This lecture was a nice little summary on the do's and don'ts.
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