Sample Presentation

1. SamplePresentation Jim Belk Math 261, Fall 2010

2. Using PowerPoint • You can also use Microsoft PowerPoint to make slides. • PowerPoint is not free, but most computers on campus have it. • You can see your slides as you make them. Not as frustrating as LaTeX.

3. Pictures PowerPoint has its own drawing toolbar. You can make simple pictures right inside the program: C F E B A D

4. Equations PowerPoint has an equation editor for making equations:

5. Equations Alternatively, you can use LaTeX to make your equations and then copy them into PowerPoint:

6. General Advice • Use large fonts (at least 24 point).

7. General Advice • Use large fonts (at least 24 point). • Avoid long sentences.

8. General Advice • Use large fonts (at least 24 point). • Avoid long sentences. (Long pieces of text are difficult to read when they appear on slides, so unless you really need to have something written in great detail it’s better to say it out loud than to write the whole thing. Basically, your audience should be listening to you speak during the presentation, not reading the slides.)

9. General Advice • Use large fonts (at least 24 point). • Avoid long sentences. • Don’t just read from the slides.

10. General Advice • Use large fonts (at least 24 point). • Avoid long sentences. • Don’t just read from the slides. • Sentence fragments: OK

11. General Advice • Use large fonts (at least 24 point). • Avoid long sentences. • Don’t just read from the slides. • Sentence fragments: OK • Use about 1–3 slides per minute.

12. General Advice • Use large fonts (at least 24 point). • Avoid long sentences. • Don’t just read from the slides. • Sentence fragments: OK • Use about 1–3 slides per minute. • Practice beforehand!