Power Point Lesson

The Key to an Effective Presentation

  Objectives

1. You will be able to follow a set of instructions to produce a Power Point presentation.

2. You will be able to explain how Power Point can help in presenting but can also make the task more complicated if not used correctly.

Objectives~ContinuedYou will be able to determine the

audience and purpose of your Power Point.

You will create and edit a Power Point, sequence the presentation and add or delete information as necessary to achieve desired effects.

What do you think a presentation should look like when it is on the overhead projector ?

What type of presentations do you enjoy ?

What features would be distracting?

Let’s Begin!

Screen Design

Consistent fonts, colors, background

Summarize - no sentences– 7x7 rule

7 lines down (including title)7 words across

– Two extra facts for each bullet

FontClear and easy to read

– Comic Sans, not Rage Italic– Do not use ALL CAPS– No underline or italics

Use bold or color to emphasize

Size 24 or larger

Avoid DistractionsBasic custom animationsSubtle backgroundConsistent fonts and colorsSound only when absolutely

necessary– Let’s watch this with sound and

see what happens!

Educational PurposeCommunication is key-you are

informing your audience!Know your audiencePictures and graphics

– Support material– Simplify concepts

Begin a PowerPointClick on PowerPoint icon in Novell

BoxSelect “Create a blank presentation”Chose a layoutYou can type or insert pictures in the

boxesFollow usual Microsoft procedures

– Colors– Fonts– Pictures

Insert a New SlideClick on Insert on top of

screenClick on”New Slide”

BackgroundClick on Format on the top of the

screenClick on “Apply Design Template”Choose the background you want.Click on “Apply to all”

AnimationClick on Slide Show at the topClick on Custom AnimationClick on title oneSet your animation