PowerPoint Slideshows

Assembled by Sandy McVey

• Clarity• Know what you want your presentation to say• A single mission that can be stated in a single simple

focused sentence

• Simplicity• Simple text and images foster trust and don’t distract

from the presenter

• Brevity• “Never use two words when one will do.” – Thomas

Jefferson

• Humanity• Unless you engage your audience, no one will care

Your CONTENT is what really matters!

Think Before you Create

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words…

Design Themes• Design ribbon

• Themes group• Dropdown

• Choose a style for your presentation• Change the color scheme if you choose

Slide Layouts

• Home ribbon• Slides group• Layout dropdown

• Choose the type of slide; title page, title and bulleted list, etc.

Insert Images (or sounds)

• Insert ribbon• Illustrations group

•Picture− A picture you have on your computer− i.e. digital camera pictures, logos, etc.

•Clipart− Free images (or sounds) provided by Microsoft

to enhance your presentation

•Photo Album− Add an entire folder of images at one time

Avoid OverwhelmingYour Audience

Sounds can add interest

Animations relate to the movement of text or images

• Slide show• Animation Schemes

•Apply the same animation to all slides

• Custom Animation•Control the movement on a single slide,

or slide element

• Slide transitions•Control the way one slide flows into the

next

THE END

• I hope you enjoyed today’s class!