Create classroom presentations worthy of an ‘A’
Making effective classroompresentationstakes practice.
When you follow a few PowerPoint presentation tips for students, you’ll be up to the challenge.
Plan Your Slide Layout
Make your slides easy to follow.
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Put the title at the top where your audience expects to find it.
Phrases should read left to right and top to bottom.
Keep important information near the top of the slide.
You may have a really cool font on your rig, but save it for other uses.
Often, fancy fonts aren’t easy to read on a screen and distract more than anything.
Don’t use more than twodifferent fonts, one for headings and another for content.
Use Contrasting Colors for Text and Background
Dark text on a light background is best.
This combination offers the most visibility.
Sometimes, though, you may want a dark background for effect, to dazzle the crowd.
In that case, make the text a light color for easy reading in a classroom presentation.
Text is often difficult to read on patterned or textured backgrounds.
Keep the color scheme consistent throughout your classroom presentation.
Also, keep the slide design consistent with that theme.
Use footnotes to cite quotes and statistics or to add extra details related to the text on the slide.
Print Out Speaker Notes
Reading a PowerPoint presentation in front of a class can be nerve-wracking.
you’re able to also use the printed slides as handouts for the class.
Alternatively, you might want to add avoiceoverto the slideshow to avoid speaking in class altogether.
Using the Browsed at Kiosk setting when setting up the presentation lets you show the presentation unattended.
Theslideshowis a visual aid and not the objective of the classroom presentation.
