powerful presentations
DESCRIPTION
This is a presentation I delivered at SIDLIT one year on creating engaging and supportive visuals for presentations.It might not make a lot of sense unless you read the slide notes. Also ---- slideshare has a tendency to truncate my presentations for some reason... I am not sure why....TRANSCRIPT
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Powerful Presentations
Creating engaging and supportive visuals for your presentations
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Session Objectives: Identify strategies for…
Creating clearer more engaging presentations.
Avoiding death by bullet points.
Applying two different Smart Art techniques.
Controlling slide transitions.
Creating custom animations.
Adding video, sound, and images
to PowerPoint.
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Order of Discussion
Balance
Smart Art & Images
A Note of Caution
More Images & Video
Closing Thoughts
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Things to Consider
Which is more important??? Content Design
Well organized
Accurate content
Meets expectations
Support the
objectives
Clean
Supportive (not
distracting)
Support the
knowledge type
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AVOID DERAILMENT
My Suggestions
Use the following order:1. Write your objectives.2. Write content to your
objectives noting where images could be useful.
3. Place content on slides using the outline view.
4. Embellish.
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Wrap Up
• Write first.• Minimize the use of text.• Avoid writing on images.
– Use color blocks.– Use glows.
• Use picture affects.• Use Smart Art.• Practice makes perfect.