POWER POINT PRESENTATION Some tips and suggestions on your presentation and how to use the Power Point

FLOW AND CONTENT Flow Introduction Origin Characteristics Types/varieties/forms Good Bad Breeding History Discussion of the influence in breeding F1 F2 ……F# Progenies 2n /4n Etc. Summary Acknowledgement

FLOW AND CONTENT Content Include only what is pertinent and relevant to orchid judging and to the topic Be direct to the point Be brief with substance Don’t expound too much that you deviate from the topic and orchid judging When discussing the other parent, research on its influences in breeding both good and bad only which is important Don’t be afraid to ask and show your presentation to your mentors they will help you

Background and Font color Use neutral colors for your background and refrain from bright and harsh background and contrasting Font color Gray, Gray green or brown is good. Fonts can be white or black.

Background and Font color

Background and Font color

Background and font color

FORMAT AND PICTURES Put a heading on each page / screen. If you have a picture, divide the page into two, put one side for the picture and write the description on the other.

FORMAT AND PICTURES

FORMAT AND PICTURES Characteristics Breeding History Type / varieties / forms Good points Bad points Breeding History F1 F2 Progenies 2n / 4n

FORMAT AND PICTURES Put a heading on each page / screen. If you have a picture, divide the page into two and write the description on the other. In discussing breeding, it would be nice to compare the other parent to the species that your are discussing on.

FORMAT AND PICTURES Parent 1 Parent 2 Characteristics Characteristics

FORMAT AND PICTURES Put a heading on each page / screen. If you have a picture, divide the page into two and write the description on the other. In discussing breeding, it would be nice to compare the other parent to the species that your are discussing on. Discuss the progeny. It would be nice show the both parents so one could see their influences.

FORMAT AND PICTURES Paph. Iona

FORMAT AND PICTURES Put a heading on each page / screen. If you have a picture, divide the page into two and write the description on the other. In discussing breeding, it would be nice to compare the other parent to the species that your are discussing on. Discuss the progeny. It would be nice show the parents so one could see their influences. Show pictures of awarded clones for comparison.

Format and Pictures

FORMAT AND PICTURES Put a heading on each page / screen. If you have a picture, divide the page into two and write the description on the other. In discussing breeding, it would be nice to compare the other parent to the species that your are discussing on. Show pictures of awarded clones for comparison. For F2 or more, it is nice to discuss the percentage of the species involved by adding a pie chart.

FORMAT AND PICTURES

ACQUIRING PICTURES In Orchid plus – After searching and bringing up the list of species, hybrids you need, highlight the clone/award you want , click the image tab and click save. It will prompt you to save it on which folder. Just make a new folder and be sure to name folder e.g. Paph. bellatulum topics. It usually goes to documents and there is where you will find your folder.

ACQUIRING PICTURES

ACQUIRING PICTURES In AQ plus – On the main menu, click on ‘Get Image’. This will go to the agreement window, hit agree. This will prompt you to save it on which folder eg. Paph. bellatulum topics, click continue. On the next window, just click on ‘Select Image’. Next fill in all areas in the search menu e.g. Genus and Name and hit continue. A collage of picture will show up. Right click all the picture you want to select. After you have done your selection, hit ‘back to get image’ then hit ‘make image file’. To look for you folder go too Program Files, click on AQ4.0, click on image folder then look for your folder Paph. bellatulum topics and click on it and all you selected pictures.

ACQUIRING PICTURES

ACQUIRING PICTURES

INSERTING A PICTURE AND SHAPES To insert a picture or shapes, hit insert on the tool menu and hit picture or shapes. To resize the picture or shape, left click the corner of the picture and resize it without loosing its picture ratio. TIP: Be sure to type in the labels before you insert the pictures. It is easier to move the picture than to position your labels.

INSERTING A PICTURE AND SHAPES

SAVING YOUR PRESENTATION If you have PPT version that is higher, save it on your version and also on a lower version. So that if by chance you only brought your flash drive and you have to use another lap top it may not have your higher version of PPT and the computer cannot read or run your presentation.

SAVING YOUR PRESENTATION

SUMMARY Have a flow in your presentation Discuss only topics and subjects that are pertinent or relevant to orchid judging Be brief and direct to the point but with substance Ask for help from your mentors. They are there to guide you. Use neutral background and font color Use illustrations and pictures to support you talk Have a summary Acknowledge people who helped you and illustration and pictured you used and borrowed Rehearse, time and do dry runs your final presentation

ACKNOWLEDGMENT AQ plus Orchid Plus Orchidwiz

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