PowerPoint--abbreviated PPT--was developed in 1984 by Robert Gaskins. This Microsoft software program is used in the classroom and business settings to bring greater dimensions to oral presentations.
PowerPoint can take a graphic and blow up the image on a screen so the entire class can see it. PowerPoint is dynamic, with photos, video, music and text all mixed together on one screen to help captivate the audience. PowerPoint becomes almost three dimensional when compared to flat, typed reports. Research that incorporates PowerPoint is far more memorable than research presented strictly through oral relay.
Putting your research into a PowerPoint presentation is best done using bullet points, graphics, photography, sound and video. You can stress a point of your research presentation with far more intent than if you were just talking to a class. PowerPoint font should be large--and preferably sans serif--so it can be read by the person farthest from the screen. PowerPoint slides should not be cluttered or confusing. The presentation should be short and to the point. A good rule of thumb is one slide for every page of your research.