Multimedia in Presentations

Justin GrayCOMM 165

What is Multimedia?

• Multimedia is the integration of all sorts of media into one presentation.

• Multimedia presentations should include interactivity.

Steps in Developing Multimedia

Presentations• Plan and analyze• Design• Create• Support

Plan and Analyze

• Determine the overall objective of the project, the resources required, and the person or team of people who will work on the project.

Design

• Create a story board for each page.

(A story board is a device used to record the intended overall logic, flow, and structure of the presentation.)

Create

• Use a multimedia authoring program to create the interactive multimedia presentation.

Support

• Evaluate effectiveness, identify errors, and revise as needed.

Examples of MultimediaPresentations including…• Video

• Music• Voice• Graphic

s• Text

Interactivity

• Effective multimedia presentations incorporate user participation.

• Allows the user to choose the information to view, to control the pace and flow of information, and to respond to items and receive feedback.

Links and Buttons

• An interactive multimedia presentation is typically organized as a series of related pages - each presenting info. And providing links to related information.

• Buttons on a page can make help navigate through a presentation to locate and discover information.

Incorporating all of these aspects of multimedia will assure a well-rounded and successful presentation that will leave your audience informed and impressed.

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