How to create an effective

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How to create an effective
Power Point
Presentation
A Finley/Thompson production
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Be sure it is viewer friendly. 7 lines on a
slide maximum. 7 words a line maximum. Only 2
text changes per slide 1graphic per slide Font
size is greater than 30 Key words are highlighted
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TRENTON, N.J. - Tyco International Ltd., still
recovering from scandals that saw its longtime
former chief executive sentenced to prison, said
Friday it plans to split into three public
companies.Carving Tyco's electronics and health
care businesses from its remaining operations was
expected, but Wall Street still punished the
company on news the breakup would reduce profits,
cost 1 billion and take a year to
complete.Tyco, best known for its ADT home alarm
systems, warned its first quarter and full-year
2006 earnings from continuing operations would be
lower than expected.Its shares tumbled 3.19, or
10.5 percent, to close at 27.12 in trading on
the New York Stock Exchange.Tyco, which has its
operational offices in West Windsor, said the
breakup followed an extensive strategic review
and will strengthen the businesses. Operations
remaining in the core company include security
and fire-protection services."We believe that
separation is a logical next step in Tyco's
evolution," said Chairman and Chief Executive Ed
Breen in a morning conference call. He said the
board concluded the current structure was
inhibiting growth possibilities of the health
care and electronics businesses, both leaders in
their respective fields.In a move expected to be
completed in the first quarter of 2007, Tyco will
separate the companies through issuing tax-free
stock dividends to shareholders, who will own
dividend-producing stock in all three companies.
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• If you use color,

Be sure your font color
Is visible over your
Text color
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Transition Effects
Some are interesting
Some are effective
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Some transitions are very annoying because
there is too much movement
or it loads too slowly
or the sound distracts
and the viewer watches the slide show
instead of listening to the speaker.
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Pictures need to be clear. Use the highest
number of pixels possible.Explain the
picture, or discuss why it is included.
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Citing Internet ResourcesJust as you need to
cite books and periodicals to support your
research, you must also cite on-line
information including pictures!
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World Wide Web DocumentAuthor or originator,
Title of Document. Online Date of document
or date of download (day, month, year). URL
http//address/filename.
or for a World Wide Web ImageAuthor or
originator. Title of image. Online image
Date of document or date of download (day,
month, year). URL http//address/filename.
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Proof Read and Proof Viewyour
presentation.Remember
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Poor grammer and mechanixslooks more worser on
the big screamSpel chek!Punctuasion and
Kapitalizashun is important!
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A brilliant presentation never trumps a poor
speaker.However, a poor presentation can look
brilliant with a well-prepared speaker.