Monday, September 19, 2011

They Snooze, You Lose Chapter 1 Reflection

Chapter 1: Tweaking Presentations
This chapter was full of handy tips for improving PowerPoint presentations and the rationale or research behind many of them. I listed them below so that it would be easier for me to revise my PowerPoint.  Boy do I have my work cut out for me.

  • Templates
    • background shouldn't compete with content
    •  keep away from irrelevant elements
    • decorations need to be on the left because we are used to reading left to right 
  • Color
    • increases willingness to read, boosts motivation and participation, improves retention, and sells
    • yellow is the first color seen by the eye
    • warm colors such as red and yellow are seen before blue and green
    • careful with color combinations, what feelings do they arouse?
  • Type
    • no more than 40 words per slide
    • must be read in 3 seconds
    • don't use all CAPS; difficult to read
    • titles start on left side instead of centering; brain used to left to right
    • vary leading space between lines
    • decide on a font size by thinking about the person in the back of the room
    • font should match the content (occasion)
    • not more than 2 typefaces on one slide
Burmark, L. (2011). They snooze you lose. (pp. vi-262). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

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1 comment:

  1. Corrected Citation:

    Burmark, L. (2011). They snooze you lose. (pp. vi-262). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

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