PowerPoint Presentation

This item was created in PowerPoint. I changed the color scheme of a past presentation I gave this semester, mentioned in an earlier post. It was a book report on Resonate--a book on PowerPoint design by Nancy Duarte. Essentially, the author highlights the presence of a "story arch" within the presentation pattern of many famous speeches. Duarte also emphasizes the importance of minimalism within PowerPoint presentations--thus my use of mainly just images. (I went over what each of these meant verbally and provided a discussion prompt at the end of the presentation so that students could reflect on the contents of the PPT.)

Within this PPT, I used the color red to tie together all the elements of Nancy Duarte's book—e.g. found clip art that included the color red, added a red hue to photos, etc.—as this color denotes the energy and excitement present within resonance.

PPT References

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DBA Designs. (2011). Memory [Digital visualization]. Retrieved from http://www.dbadesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/memory36969112_crop1-640x650.jpg

Hatchcock, B. (2008). Story Arch [Digital visualization]. Retrieved from http://quarterlyconversation.com/my-life-in-alumni-profiles

Kelner, S. (2011). Steve Jobs [Digital visualization]. Retrieved from http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article6280790.ece/ALTERNATES/w620/Steve-Jobs.jpg

La Mesa Courier. (2011). Martin Luther King, Jr. [Digital visualization]. Retrieved from http://scoopsandiego.com/la_mesa_courier/local_news/a-city-of-la-mesa-centennial-event-th-annual-la/article_c783b5da-42cc-11e1-9f89-0019bb30f31a.html?mode=image&photo=0

Red Bull Stratos. (2012). Felix Baumgartner [Digital visualization]. Retrieved from www.redbullstratos.com/the-team/felix-baumgartner/

Tzadok, O. (n.d.). Abstract Art [Digital visualization]. Retrieved from www.osnatfineart.com

US History. (2012). Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness [Digital visualization]. Retrieved from www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/

USPS (n.d.). Liberty Bell Stamp [Digital visualization]. Retrieved from https://store.usps.com/store/