I found the articles on power point to be very informative. The articles had very good suggestions and reminders of what not to do. One of the best pieces of advice in the articles was to "keep it simple." It is unnecessary and distracting to have cluttered slides that contain too much information. The audience will either divert their attention away from the presenter to try and sort through the cluttered slides, of they will be disenchanted by the overload of information and lose interest. Keeping the information on slides to a minimum also takes away the tendency of the presenter to read straight off the slides. I also liked the suggestion to keep bullet points to a minimum, this is another way to get the presenter to offer the majority of the important information verbally instead of visually on the screen. What seemed to be a big theme in all three of the articles was that less is more when it comes to a power point presentations. Slides should be simple and professional and serve as a reinforcement of the oral presentation. Crazy font and over-the-top graphics are unnecessary and will only take away from the message the presenter is trying to deliver.

5 Tips:
1. Use your power point as a supplement to your presentation, not as the core of your presentation. Keep the information on your slides to a minimum so that the focus will be on what you are saying.
2. Use colors and graphics that compliment your presentation and go along with your theme.
3. Be sure that your text is legible so that the audience is not struggling to read your slides.
4. One of the articles said to have slides that reinforce what you're saying instead of slides that repeat what you're saying...this is something good to think about when planning your presentation!
5. Be confident and enthusiastic and I'm sure the class will be more receptive. Good luck!