PowerPoint

Effective Presentation Strategies

RememberPowerPoint is just a toolYou are the presentation

How To Begin

Create a storyboard on paper Record

Number of slides needed Title for each slide Information for each slide

Record information in PowerPoint using outline view Eliminates distractions Focus on content

Using Outline View

Choose Outline from the task bar on the left.

Outline Tools

Arrows help you navigate within the outline view

Green arrows promote or demote text

Blue arrows move text up or down

Slide View

You are now ready to move into slide view Slide view allows you to:

Apply a design Format slides Apply pictures, graphs, charts, etc Apply transitions Apply animations

Apply a Design

Choose design from toolbar or Format menu to show Slide Design Templates

Browse templates and click to choose one It will automatically be applied to all slides Choose only one design

In PowerPoint, less is more!

Format Slides

From the Format menu choose Slide Layout

Apply the appropriate layout to each slide Text will be formatted to fit your

choice Each slide could have a different

layout depending on content

Apply Objects

Objects can easily be inserted into PowerPoint using the preformatted slide layout

Click on the appropriate icon on your slide to insert Graphs Clipart Pictures Charts

Apply Transitions

Transitions can enhance or detract from your slideshow

Choose 1 transition and apply it to all slides

To apply a transition

From the Slide Show menu choose Slide Transition.

Choose an appropriate transition and modify it.

Choose method to advance slide. The method you choose will

depend on the purpose of your show.

Apply Animations

This is always the last step Animations should be used only to enhance your

presentation Some slides will have no animations

To apply an animation

On Slide Show menu choose Custom Animation

Highlight text to be animated

Choose Add Effect Choose type of effect

you want Add effect by clicking

on it You can then modify it

using the custom animation task pane

Last Steps

Review Revise Review again Practice your oral presentation with your

PowerPoint

Congratulations

You have now completed your PowerPointPresentation.

Remember….

PowerPoint is a tool.

You are the presentation!