Presentation Skills Session Goals Define presentation elements content slide layout themes text effects images smart art and charts sound movie and narration animations ID: 492407
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PowerPoint 2007
Presentation SkillsSlide2
Session Goals
Define presentation elements:
content
,
slide layout
,
themes
,
text effects
,
images, smart art and charts
,
sound, movie and narration
,
animations
,
transitions
,
timings
,
packaging
, and
hyperlinks
.
Review basic concepts.
Introduce tools to enhance presentations.
Hands-on session includes practical application. Slide3
Content
Clarity
Know the message.
A single mission that can be stated in a simple focused sentence.
SimplicitySimple text and images support the story without distracting from the presenter.Brevity“Never use two words when one will do.” – Thomas JeffersonEngagementThe message must have meaning to your audience.
Clarity
Simplicity
Brevity
EngagementSlide4
Slide Layout
Home ribbon
Slides group => Layout
Title
Title and contentPlaceholders vs. TextboxesPlaceholder: non-printing insertion guide for content included in most slide layoutsTextbox: movable, resizable container for text or graphics added to individual slidesSlide5
Choose a Theme
Design Ribbon => Themes
Select a theme.
Edit the color palette, font group, and effect to shapes as desired.
Design => Background group => Background Styles. See options related to the chosen theme.Design => Background group => Background Styles => Format Background => Gradient Fill.Adjust Type, Direction, Angle, Stops and Colors to customize your look.Office of Communications and Marketing PowerPoint Templates: www.udel.edu/ocm Slide6
Text Effects
Drawing Tools => Format
Highlight text to be accented.
Word Art Styles => Text Effects=> Shadow/Reflection/Glow/Bevel, etc. => select a style.Slide7
Images, Smart Art and Charts
Insert ribbon => Illustrations group
Picture: local images.
Clip Art: Microsoft images, sounds and movies.
Photo Album: collection of images.Shapes*: lines, rectangles, arrows, callout boxes, etc.Smart Art*: list, process, hierarchy, matrix, relationship.Chart*: column, line, pie, bar, and more.* Illustrations update to match current theme styles.Slide8
Sound, Movie and Narration
Insert ribbon => Sounds or Media Clips
Short videos or sound clips can support your message.
Slide Show ribbon => Narrations
Capture narrations or add a relevant testimonial.Slide9
Animations
movement added to individual elements
Animations ribbon => Animations group
Text box:1
st level paragraphs => introduce speaking pointsCustom Animation to draw attention to specific elements, i.e. image entrance, emphasis, or exitSlide10
Transitions
the effect as slides are advanced
Animations => Transition
Add to a single slide or apply to all. Animations ribbon => Transition to this Slide => Advance Slide “On Mouse Click” gives presenter full control.For more advanced presenters: Consider setting the slide to advance automatically AND on mouse click. Slide11
Advance Manually vs. Recorded Timings
Slide Show ribbon => Set Up group => Rehearse Timings allow the pace of the presentation to be saved.
An ideal method for presentations that will advance automatically, i.e., at a kiosk.
Uncheck the “Use Rehearsed Timings” checkbox if content is delivered by a presenter.Slide12
Packaging Your Presentation
Images and sounds are usually embedded within the file.
Music, narrations and videos are more often external files.
Keep files in a single folder for transportation on a USB/thumb drive.
Or: Office Button => Publish => Package for a CD ensures that all necessary presentation files and a PowerPoint player are copied into a single place for deployment: a CD, shared drive, or folder.Slide13
Hyperlinks and Additional Resources
Online Tutorials
www.microsoft.com
Select:
Office => Office Online Training and DemosType search keywords: “interactive reference guide” to find Flash demonstrations that illustrate tool locations in the new version.Or, select any Office product in the “Browse by program” section in the middle of the page.
Direct link to:
PowerPoint 2007 Training
.
www.udel.edu/learn
Select:
Online Resources => Web-based Training
VTC.com
and
lynda.com
.
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