Tips for Students:
Designing Attractive and
Effective Powerpoint
In the scope of
education, presentation is one thing sthat should be mastered and developed by
both students and teachers, so the presented material can be understood by the audience. On
Saturday 29 April 2017, a sharing about presentation and how
to maximize powerpoint was held at Stube-HEMAT
Yogyakarta secretariat and attended by fifteen participants from various
campuses around Yogyakarta. The participants enthusiastically listened to the
material presented by Aditya Wikan Mahastama, S.Kom, M.Cs, an Information
Technology lecturer of Duta Wacana Christian University,
In his presentation, the
facilitator emphasized that everyone can design powerpoint based on his/her own
creativity. Powerpoint is the material point that has power, so the displayed content
is not a long text. An
interesting powerpoint design will certainly make the audience more interested
so it is easy to receive the material. The designs to be used in the
presentation should be appropriate to the context of the material and audience,
such as whether the presentation is intended for young children, scientific
forum, businessmen or spiritual group. An unsuitable design will damage the material
which is delivered.
On the other hand, the
speaking skills are needed when delivering powerpoints in order to be more interactive and not boring.
Examples of interesting powerpoints that the participants have
not known yet and how to make it are also presented in this session.
Images or animations can be inserted in powerpoint to attract audience’s attention and to
keep listening to the
material delivered. At the end of the session, the facilitator presented info
about unique and more colourful powerpoint design website that can be
downloaded freely matching with individual taste.
Wilton, one of the
participants said that this activity encouraged him to be more creative when
making powerpoint. If we are able to deliver the material by powerpoint well,
of course our presence will be awaited by audience who has ever
followed our
presentation. (RA).
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