POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONAbout Making PowerPoint Presentations & Other Products

OVERVIEW• Overview: Tell them what you’re going to tell them.• Main Slides: Tell them.• Conclusion: Tell them what you told them.

• What I’m going to tell you today:• Teeing up your presentation• Manipulation Techniques• What to do & not to do• Sample products, exercises, and ideas

• Conclusion & QuestionsK. I. S. S.

TEEING UP YOUR PRESENTATION• The most important consideration… CONSIDER YOUR AUDIENCE –

Why?Your Thoughts

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TEEING UP YOUR PRESENTATION(It’s not all ‘stand & deliver’)

Class NewsletterClass Newsletter

InvitationsInvitations

HandoutsHandouts

PamphletsPamphlets

PostersPosters

MANIPULATION TECHNIQUES (1 OF 2)

OBJECTS• Inserting shapes & objects• Tweaking & Copying Shapes• Selecting Multiples• Bordering, Fills, Shading, Accents• Rotation & Mirroring• Layering (Send to Front / Back)• Finding a lost layer• Grid & Guides

BALANCING ELEMENTS• Breathing space• Words: Less is more!• Promoting / demoting bullets• Using / removing bullets• Imagery / Clipart / Photos• Background Images / Elements

• Using Slide Master• Creating contrast, when elements

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SLIDES & SLIDE SHOWS• Creating slide duplicates• Slide Rehearsals (if requested)• During the Show

• White Screen• Black Screen• Home Screen• Jump to #___

• Embedding videos (yikes!)• How to ‘unlock’ a .ppsx show

BUILDS & TRANSITIONS• The debate: Worth having?• Reveals & fly-ins• Fades and checkerboards• Add value vs. memory use/delays

TRADE SHOWS & AUTO-CYCLING• Setting automatic advance• Auto-repeat

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MANIPULATION TECHNIQUES (2 OF 2)

WHAT TO DODO:• Keep your product:

• Clean-running• Consistent• Fact-checked• Error-free

• Speling and grammar is important -- mistakes distract• Keep it simple, give your audience their due• Stay cool; you might have been the only one who noticed!

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WHAT NOT TO DODON’T: • Overpopulate• Overstimulate• Dazzle your audience with special effects• Read your slides verbatim• Provide so much detail they forget everything• Underestimate the power of a single image

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SAMPLE SLIDES• The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly• In reverse order…

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THE UGLY(An example)

THE BAD(An example)

THE GOOD(An example)

EVERYTHING ELSE• When should I use PowerPoint in place of other Office Automation?

• Word or Excel may be inadequate• Presentation & visuals are important• Multiple media types have to blend well• You have a wider audience• Using the entire page (edge to edge)• Need to save in a variety of formats (pdf, gif, jpg, show, etc.)

• Examples:• Newsletters containing charts, maps, clipart, or photos• Handouts: worksheets, pamphlets, flyers, tri-folds, invites, cards, answer

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