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Unleashing the Power of PowerPoint

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. The Power to. Inform Persuade Motivate Empower Entertain. Class Series Objectives. To help you ~

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Unleashing the Power of PowerPoint

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  1. Unleashing the Power of PowerPoint Break-through classes for brilliant presentations Class I: Power Beginnings

  2. Class Purpose To help you unleash the power of PowerPoint

  3. The Power to • Inform • Persuade • Motivate • Empower • Entertain

  4. Class Series Objectives To help you ~ • learn how to use PowerPoint • develop proficiency in creating presentations • develop good presentation skills

  5. 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

  6. Three Classes • Getting Started • Power Enhancements • Break-through Presentations

  7. Getting Started • Developing Content • Working with PowerPoint Views • Formatting PowerPoint Slides

  8. Content • Conceiving and building ideas • Creating outlines in Word • Copying Outlines from Word to PowerPoint

  9. Conceiving Ideas • Purpose • Audience • Outcome

  10. Purpose • Clear, Concise, Realistic • Used to evaluate what goes into your presentation • Say to yourself, “After hearing this message, I want my audience to . . .”

  11. Audience • Who are the audience? • What are their issues? • What are their expectations? • What will motivate them?

  12. Outcome • What is the outcome I desire? • How will that manifest itself in my audience? • What can I do to make that happen?

  13. Creating Outlines in Word • Limit number of sub-topics to 5 • One line per topic • Eight words per line

  14. Inserting Word Outline into PowerPoint • See Workbook

  15. Finding Your Way Around • Menus • Tool Bars • Work Area

  16. Working with Views • Normal • Masters • Slide Sorter • Notes • Slide Show • Handouts • Outline

  17. Creating a New Presentation Choosing a Theme/Design Template Choosing Layouts Revising the Master Slides Adding Objects Over-Laying Animation & Slide Transitions 17

  18. Formatting Text • Font types, styles, colors & sizes • Line Spacing • Bullets and Numbering • Checking Spelling • Font guidelines

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. Exercise • Create a New Presentation • Choose a theme/design • Format Master Slides • Add Text from example Outline • Add Graphics

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