jambo
Puritan Board Senior
I wonder what other members of the PB think of using PowerPoint during their sermons. Having watched PP presentations where words or statements whistle and dance on to the screen I have always been reluctant to use it. I did use it for the first time just a few weeks ago and just last week I overhead someone say 'Even Stuart used PowerPoint' as if they were amazed that I had finally entered the 21st century. I have composed some self-imposed guidelines for using PowerPoint and if anyone wants to add further guidelines then please do so.
1. I am preaching a sermon not giving a lecture.
2. PowerPoint is the slave not the master.
3. Keep it as simple as possible.
4. PP fits around the sermon, the semon does not fit around the slides.
5. If the laptop/projector/memory stick fail can I carry on preaching without changing anything?
6. Whilst preaching is it distracting me? ie remembering to click or having to turn to look at the screen etc
7. Do not have too many slides.
8. Make sure your spelling is correct!
9. As with any illustration is it appropriate?
1. I am preaching a sermon not giving a lecture.
2. PowerPoint is the slave not the master.
3. Keep it as simple as possible.
4. PP fits around the sermon, the semon does not fit around the slides.
5. If the laptop/projector/memory stick fail can I carry on preaching without changing anything?
6. Whilst preaching is it distracting me? ie remembering to click or having to turn to look at the screen etc
7. Do not have too many slides.
8. Make sure your spelling is correct!
9. As with any illustration is it appropriate?
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