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=Group 1:= Baltzell, Kimberly Brungardt, Todd Dilibero, Justin Hinzman, Nancy Pfaffel, Christine Taylor, Rachel = = =Group PP Best Practices List:= 1. Less is more! Limit the number of bullets per slide and the number of words per Bullet (Portney, Watkins, 2009; Wasu, February 2010) 2. Focus on key points which will be expanded on during the verbal presentation (Portney, Watkins, 2009) 3. Use various designs and color schemes to enhance your presentation, but avoid incorporating a design that detracts from the material (Portney, Watkins, 2009). 4. Become familiar with useful commands and shortcuts that can be used to enhance your effectiveness as a presenter when using PowerPoint (Wasu, March, 2010) 5. Incorporate a mix of pictures, words, graphics, and videos (Starver, Shellenbarger, 2004) 6. Know your audience (Starver, Shellenbarger, 2004). 7. DO NOT READ YOUR SLIDES TO YOUR AUDIENCE (Moellenberg, Aldridge, 2010) 8. Engage your audience (Nilson, 2010). 9. Practice your presentation so you know how the slides work with your lecture (Wasu, February, 2010). 10. Do not provide handouts that contain the power point slides. Either provide a handout with key concepts that the students can take notes on or give handouts out after the presentation. This will help keep the students' attention (Wasu, February 2010; Wasu, March 2010). 11. Use images to represent or complement a concept, but do not use images for decoration (Sieber, 2009). 12. Introduce the topic conceptually in the first slides, so the students know where the class is going. (Nilson, 2010) 13. Use large font size and use a font type that is easy to see. (Wasu, Feb 7, 2010). Be aware of how it all looks together- font size, color, space between objects, and teh relationship between images and text (Vanderbilt University, n.d.). 14. Minimize distractions such as music, sound effects, animation, and background images (Vanderbilt University, n.d.). 15. Create slides with phrases, not sentences so you can talk and not read the information to the audience (Friedman, 2007). 16. Use a story, or example that engages, grabs attention, and evoke some emotion (Friedman, 2007). 17. There should only be between 7 and 35 pages on a slide (MouseProud, 2011). 18. Limit bullet points to a maximum of five per slide (Tuso, 2012). References Friedman, K. (2007). Communication is key to effective power-point presentation. Design Firm Management & Administration Report, 7(10), 1. Moellenberg, K., Aldridge, M. (2010). Sliding away from PowerPoint: the interactive lecture. //Nurse Educator, 36//(6), 268-272. MouseProud (2011). //Do you make these mistakes with your slideshows?// Retrieved from http://mouseproud.net/blog/mistakes/.  Nilson, L. (2010). //Teaching at its best: a research-based resource for college instructors,// (3rd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Portney, L, Watkins, M. (2009). //Foundations of clinical research,// (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. Sieber, T. (2009). //10 powerpoint tips for preparing a professional presentation//. Retrieved from http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-tips-for-preparing-a-professional-presentation/ Starver, K., Shellenbarger, T. (2004) Professional presentations made simple. //Clinical Nurse Specialist, 18//(1), 16-20. Tuso, J. L. (2012). //Tips for creating a good PowerPoint slideshow presentation//. Retrieved from http://jltuso.hubpages.com/hub/Tips-for-Creating-a-Good- PowerPoint-Presentation. Wasu, S. (February, 2010). //Avoiding Death by PowerPoint!// Retrieved from http://tickledbylife.com/index.php/avoiding-death-by-powerpoint/ Vanderbilt University (n.d.). //Making better powerpoint presentations//. Retrieved from http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/teaching-guides/technology/making-better-pow... Wasu, S. (March, 2010). //PowerPoint is my slave!// Retrieved from http://tickledbylife.com/index.php/powerpoint-is-my-slave/