Unleashing the Power of PowerPoint
Break-through classes for brilliant presentations
Class I: Power Beginnings
Class Purpose
To help you unleash the power of PowerPoint
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The Power to
• Inform
• Persuade
• Motivate
• Empower
• Entertain
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Class Series Objectives
To help you ~
• learn how to use PowerPoint
• develop proficiency in creating presentations
• develop good presentation skills
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PowerPoint Description
• A tool for helping us structure presentations
• A means of helping our audience better understand our presentations
• A way of helping our audience remember what we said
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Three Classes
• Getting Started
• Power Enhancements
• Break-through Presentations
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Getting Started
• Developing Content
• Working with PowerPoint Views
• Formatting PowerPoint Slides
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Content
• Conceiving and building ideas
• Creating outlines in Word
• Copying Outlines from Word to PowerPoint
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Conceiving Ideas
• Purpose
• Audience
• Outcome
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Purpose
• Clear, Concise, Realistic
• Used to evaluate what goes into your presentation
• Say to yourself, “After hearing this message, I want my audience to . . .”
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Audience
• Who are the audience?
• What are their issues?
• What are their expectations?
• What will motivate them?
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Outcome
• What is the outcome I desire?
• How will that manifest itself in my audience?
• What can I do to make that happen?
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Creating Outlines in Word
• Limit number of sub-topics to 5
• One line per topic
• Eight words per line
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Inserting Word Outline into PowerPoint
• See Workbook
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Finding Your Way Around
• Menus
• Tool Bars
• Work Area
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Working with Views• Normal• Masters• Slide Sorter• Notes• Slide Show• Handouts• Outline
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Creating a New Presentation• Choosing a Theme/Design Template
• Choosing Layouts
• Revising the Master Slides
• Adding Objects
• Over-Laying Animation & Slide Transitions
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Formatting Text• Font types, styles, colors & sizes
• Line Spacing
• Bullets and Numbering
• Checking Spelling
• Font guidelines
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Font Guidelines
• Use sans-serif fonts for headings and bullets (Ariel/Trebuchet/Maiandra/Tahoma)
• Avoid script and novelty fonts
• Use 34-45 pt for headings and 24-30 pt for text/bullets
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Font Guidelines
• Use bold and shadow to differentiate and provide emphasis
• Do not underline
• Use single font for most of the presentation
• Use different colors, size and styles for impact
• Be consistent
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Exercise• Create a New Presentation
• Choose a theme/design
• Format Master Slides
• Add Text from example Outline
• Add Graphics
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