Holistic Powerpoint

AGFOX

CreatingPowerPointPresentations.pptx

Home >Nursing homework help >Holistic Powerpoint

General Tips for Creating PowerPoint® Presentations

NAME

SCHOOL

COURSE NAME

DATE

Title Slide (Previous Slide)

 Title of Presentation

 Student Name and Credentials

 Credentials should be listed as follows:

Highest academic degree earned within a discipline

 If you have an ASN, BSN, and MSN, only the MSN would be included

 Include degrees from other disciplines. Ex. MSN, MBA

Licensure credentials

Specialty Certifications

Others…

 School Name

 Course Number

 Date of Presentation

 Pictures on title slide are optional

Font Types and Sizes

Use at least an 18-point font

Use different size fonts for main points and secondary points

Main point font is 28-point (above)

This font is 24-point

Title font is 36-point

Use a standard font like Times New Roman or Arial

Words and Sentences –

Good

 Use 1 slide per minute of your presentation

 Write in point form, not complete sentences

 Include 4-6 points (sentences) per slide

 Use bullet points or number each point

 Avoid wordiness: use key words and phrases only (full sentences are not required)

 Tip: Sometimes graphics/pictures can be

used instead of words

 “Pictures are worth 1000 words”

Outline Slide

Create an outline for your presentation

If you have been given specific guidelines for content and order of slides, follow the instructions provided

Generally, make your 1st or 2nd slide an outline of your presentation

Only place main points on the outline slide

Ex: Use the titles of each slide as main points

Words and Sentences - 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.

Grammar & Spelling

Make sure to proofread for spelling and grammatic errors

Use the spell and grammar check program

Make sure to proofread for missing or repeated words

Animation: 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

Use the “Animation” feature to

set your each point to appear

“On Click”

Animation: Bad

Do not use distracting animation

Do not go overboard with the animation

Be consistent with the animation that you use

Color: Good

 Use a color of font that contrasts sharply with the background

 Ex: Dark blue or black font on white

background

 If a dark background (black) is used white or light colored font

 Use color to reinforce the logic of your structure

 Ex: light blue title and dark blue text

 Use color to emphasize a point

 But only use this occasionally

 Tip: Use can also use BOLD, Italics, or Underline

to emphasize points

Color: Bad

 Using a font color that does not contrast with the background color is hard to read

 Using color for decoration is distracting and annoying.

 Using a different color for each point is

unnecessary

 Using a different color for secondary points is also unnecessary

 Trying to be creative can also be badUse of too many different colors is distracting

Color: Conversion to B/W

Make sure your graphics are still legible even in black and white.

Necessary for handouts

Useful for colorblind viewers

Background: Good

 Use backgrounds such as this one that are attractive but simple

 Use backgrounds which are light

 While dark backgrounds with light font are actually easier on the eyes, light backgrounds with dark font are more common

 Dark background is expensive to reproduce on paper (for handouts)

 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 or Pictures: Good

Use graphs or pictures rather than just charts and words. (when appropriate)

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 or Pictures: Good

Use titles or captions for pictures

Use pictures with good resolution (high-quality)

Don’t stretch or change dimensions of

pictures

Crop pictures before resizing

Some pictures may be copyrighted

Always give credit to the source

Graphs: Bad

	January	February	March	April
Blue Balls	20.4	27.4	90	20.4
Red Balls	30.6	38.6	34.6	31.6

This graph is: Too small; no title; no focus (a bar chart might be more appropriate for an oral presentation).

Graphs - Good

Items Sold in First Quarter of 2002

100

January

February

March

April

Blue Balls Red Balls

Graphs - Bad

20.4

27.4

20.4

30.6

38.6

34.6

31.6

100

January

February

March

April

Blue Balls

Red Balls

This graph is bad because:

Minor gridlines are unnecessary

Font is too small

Colors are illogical

Title is missing

Shading is distracting

Pictures: Good

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC

Pictures: Bad

Reference Slide

Include references for citations used within the PowerPoint Presentation

References must be in APA style format

In-text citations must also be in APA format

References: (Example)

Bourgeault, I. L., Armstrong, P. Armstrong, & et al. (2001). Every day experiences of implicit rationing: Comparing the voices of nurses in California and British Columbia. Sociology in Health & Illness, 23(5), 633-653. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-

9566.00269

Boykin, A., & Schoenhofer, S. O. (2001). Nursing as caring: A model for transforming practice [Kindle Edition]. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com.

Fingfeld-Connett, D. (2008). Meta-synthesis of caring in nursing.

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 17, 196-204. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01824.x

Halvorsen, K., Forde, R., & Nortvedt, P. (2008). Professional challenges of bedside rationing in intensive care. Nursing Ethics, 15(6), 715-728. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733008095383

Thank You, Question, and Contact Info Slides - Optional

 It is customary to thank your audience with a simple thank you slide.

 You may also include thank you to anyone that helped you prepare your presentation

 Questions slide is included for live presentations to provide an opportunity for the audience to ask questions or provide feedback

 Contact information slide include your name and email address to provide the opportunity for the audience to contact you after the presentation

Celebrate Your Accomplishment!