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Making PowerPoint Slides Avoiding the Pitfalls of Bad Slides Tips to be Covered Outlines Slide Structure Fonts Colour Background Graphs Spelling and Grammar Conclusions Questions Outline Make your 1st or 2nd slide an outline of your presentation Ex: previous slide Follow the order of your outline for the rest of the presentation Only place main points on the outline slide Ex: Use the titles of each slide as main points Slide Structure – Good Use 1-2 slides per minute of your presentation Write in point form, not complete sentences Include 4-5 points per slide Avoid wordiness: use key words and phrases only Slide Structure - Bad This page contains too many words for a presentation slide. It is not written in point form, making it difficult both for your audience to read and for you to present each point. Although there are exactly the same number of points on this slide as the previous slide, it looks much more complicated. In short, your audience will spend too much time trying to read this paragraph instead of listening to you. Slide Structure – Good Show one point at a time: Will help audience concentrate on what you are saying Will prevent audience from reading ahead Will help you keep your presentation focused Slide Structure - Bad Do not use distracting animation Do not go overboard with the animation Be consistent with the animation that you use Fonts - Good Use at least an 18-point font Use different size fonts for main points and secondary points this font is 24-point, the main point font is 28-point, and the title font is 36-point Use a standard font like Times New Roman or Arial Fonts - Bad If you use a small font, your audience won’t be able to read what you have written CAPITALIZE ONLY WHEN NECESSARY. IT IS DIFFICULT TO READ Don’t use a complicated font Colour - Good Use a colour of font that contrasts sharply with the background Ex: blue font on white background Use colour to reinforce the logic of your structure Ex: light blue title and dark blue text Use colour to emphasize a point But only use this occasionally Colour - Bad Using a fontcolour that does not contrast with the background colour is hard to read Using colour for decoration is distracting and annoying. Using a different colour for each point is unnecessary Using a different colour for secondary points is also unnecessary Trying to be creative can also be bad Background - Good Use backgrounds such as this one that are attractive but simple Use backgrounds which are light Use the same background consistently throughout your presentation Background – Bad Avoid backgrounds that are distracting or difficult to read from Always be consistent with the background that you use Graphs - Good Use graphs rather than just charts and words Data in graphs is easier to comprehend & retain than is raw data Trends are easier to visualize in graph form Always title your graphs Graphs - Bad Good January January February February March March April April Blue Balls Red Balls Items Sold in First Quarter of .4 30.6 27.4 38..6 20.4 31.6 Bad January January February February March March April April Blue Balls Red Balls 20.4 30.6 27.4 38..6 20.4 31.6 Sheet1 January February March April Blue Balls 20.4 27..4 Red Balls 30.6 38.6 34.6 31.6 Sheet2 Sheet3 Graphs - Good Good January January February February March March April April Blue Balls Red Balls Items Sold in First Quarter of .4 30.6 27.4 38..6 20.4 31.6 Sheet1 January February March April Blue Balls 20.4 27..4 Red Balls 30.6 38.6 34.6 31.6 Sheet2 Sheet3 Graphs - Bad Good January January February February March March April April Blue Balls Red Balls Items Sold in First Quarter of .4 30.6 27.4 38..6 20.4 31.6 Bad January January February February March March April April Blue Balls Red Balls 20.4 30.6 27.4 38..6 20.4 31.6 Sheet1 January February March April Blue Balls 20.4 27..4 Red Balls 30.6 38.6 34.6 31.6 Sheet2 Sheet3 Graphs - Bad Minor gridlines are unnecessary Font is too small Colours are illogical Title is missing Shading is distracting Spelling and Grammar Proof your slides for: speling mistakes the use of of repeated words grammatical errors you might have make If English is not your first language, please have someone else check your presentation! Conclusion Use an effective and strong closing Your audience is likely to remember your last words Use a conclusion slide to: Summarize the main points of your presentation Suggest future avenues of research Questions?? End your presentation with a simple question slide to: Invite your audience to ask questions Provide a visual aid during question period Avoid ending a presentation abruptly JanuaryFebruaryMarch April Blue Balls20.427.49020.4 Red Balls30.638.634.631.6 Items Sold in First Quarter of JanuaryFebruaryMarch April Blue Balls Red Balls 20.4 27..4 30.6 38.6 34.6 31. JanuaryFebruaryMarch April Blue Balls Red Balls Guide and Template for Leader Profile Leadership Profile You will identify a leader you admire and research her or his biography and recent successes. Your research should include an interview transcript. You will also research the leader’s organization or company for its mission and recent accomplishments. Then you will complete a set of short-answer essays. Details of each essay’s factors are in a list at the end of this document. Aim to use all of the essay factors listed in the guide in your Leader Profile document. You are encouraged to consider the use of the Template which begins on page 5. Due Date: See LEO Assignment link Assignment Points Earned: See LEO Assignment link Getting Started : 1. Make a list of leaders you admire. Consider exploring the CEOs of Xerox, Nissan, Yahoo, General Motors, Northrup Grumann, Costco, or Pepsico or the recent recognition (promotion) of the 4-Star General of the Navy, Michelle Howard. While you do not have to research these people, they are a head start on locating leaders who easily explain aspects of their philosophy and successes. As one of your resources for research of the leader: You will want to find an interview from the leader you have selected to profile. Finding an interview with your leader: Try · UMUC Library and these search terms: “Interviews with CEOs†· Adam Bryant’s Weekly Corner Office Column in the New York Times: · Google the leader’s name and the term “interview†2. Select your leader. 3. Identify the leader’s company or organization and research its mission, goals and recent activities. Use company or organization websites. Review articles or media stories about the company. Make notes. To write this essay, first think about Northouse chapters assigned earlier · Chapter 7 on Path-Goal Approach to Leading · Chapter 10 on Servant Leadership · Chapter 11 on Authentic Leadership In addition to a careful review of Northouse Chapter 7, choose either Servant Leadership (Chapter 10) or Authentic Leadership (Chapter 11) to use as important theory for analysis of your leader’s successes. If, for whatever reason, you do not believe that these Northouse Chapters help you examine your leader effectively, then search the Table of Contents of Northouse to find a 2nd model (chapter) you want to use. You are to use two (2) models of leadership, with one model being the Path-Goal Theory, for your analysis . Short Answer Essay Topics: There are five (5) essays. Answering each one is worth up to 20 points. Pay attention to writing thoughtfully and clearly. Most essays below have more than one (1) part. Make certain you copy and paste the essay as given below into your document. You may use the Template at the end of this document to make your effort more accurate. Specific Essay Topics begin here: 1_Identify your leader and his or her current position. Summarize the leader’s early life and education (2 paragraphs). Then write a 3rd paragraph answering this question: What are two (2) events earlier in life, which may have set the stage for his or her leadership success, based on your research/analysis? [Remember to review format] [Add references] 2_What qualities of leadership seem to appear more recently in your leader’s career path? Consider promotions, areas of new responsibility, evidence of trust by those around him or her, expressed comments from your leader about his or her attitude towards others, including respect. (1 or more paragraphs) [Remember to review format] [Add references] 3_Examine and then summarize your leader’s current organization. Pay attention to its mission and if published on a website, identify the corporate values of the organization. Highlight recent developments in the organization. (1 or more paragraphs) In a 2nd-3rd paragraph use your judgment and research into your leader’s strengths to describe or explain the reasons the leader is a good fit for the organization at this time (1-2 paragraphs) [Remember to review format] [Add references] 4_Return to your notes on the factors of leading found within Path-Goal Theory (Northouse, 2013, chapter 7. Explain the primary factors which make up this theory. (1 paragraph) Compare your leader’s approach to path-goal theory. What factors of his or her leadership seem to align or fit to this theory? What factors seem to be different than what’s emphasized in Path Goal? (1-2 paragraphs) [Remember to review format] [Add references] 5_Use the 2nd theory you researched (either Servant Leadership, Chapter 10; or Authentic Leadership, Chapter 11, or another model of leadership from Northouse) and explain the primary factors which make up this theory. (1 paragraph) Compare your leader’s approach to the 2nd model of leadership from Northouse (selected by you). What factors of his or her leadership seem to align or fit to this model theory? What factors seem to be different than what’s emphasized in this model? (1-2 paragraphs) [Remember to review format] [Add references] At the end, include a References section in HTML (for example, an