10 Animation Techniques that Actually Help Your Audience… Ellen Finkelstein PowerPoint MVP www.EllenFinkelstein.com Copyright Ellen Finkelstein, Inc.

… Understand and Remember Concepts Ellen Finkelstein PowerPoint MVP www.EllenFinkelstein.com

Why were you so interested in animation?

I hate to burst your bubble…

Don’t do this to your trainees! Make them wait for text to appear Make them strain to read the text as it’s moving Distract them when they should be paying attention to the content Annoy them when they’re trying to learn

To create anticipation When to use animation To show a process To create anticipation To convey excitement To organize content

To create anticipation When to use animation To show a process To create anticipation To convey excitement To organize content

POLL: Which version of PowerPoint do you have? File>Account Office 365 (subscription) PowerPoint 2016 (one-time purchase) PowerPoint 2013 PowerPoint 2010 or earlier Any Mac version

Zoom to link to other slides 1 Zoom to link to other slides This is only available in Office 365 It automates creating links to other slides Think of it like a menu slide …or Microsoft trying to copy Prezi

Two ways to create a “Zoom” slide Choose Insert tab, Zoom (in the Links section), Summary Zoom (or Section or Slide) Drag slides from the left-hand pane to your Zoom (menu) slide

Fade in to show a transition or change 2 Fade in to show a transition or change

Turn your training from boring to brilliant

How to fade in an image on top of another image to show a transition Insert the 2 images Place the “after” image on top of the “before image” Select the “after” image Go to Animations tab, Add Animation and choose Fade in the Entrance section Adjust settings as desired

Turn your training from boring to brilliant

Zoom into text or an image 3 Zoom into text or an image

How to zoom into text or an image Insert the full text or image Zoom into the text or image in Word, Google maps, or an image editing program and take a screenshot Insert the detail Add the Zoom entrance effect Optional: add lines to show where the detail came from and add a Wipe animation

Zoom into text or an image

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Focus attention on a chart or other object Oval Arrow Deselect a chart Insert an oval Format it with no fill and a thicker outline Add the Wheel entrance animation Deselect a chart Insert an arrow Add a Wipe animation Set the direction toward the point

1st quarter sales

Our service protects your data 24/7 5 Our service protects your data 24/7

To rotate an object from an end Duplicate the object Flip it so you have a mirror image Make the mirror 100% transparent Group the 2 objects Add a Spin emphasis animation

Our service protects your data 24/7

Reach out to other departments 6 Reach out to other departments

Reach out to other departments

To morph objects (Office 365 only) Create the before slide Duplicate the slide and change the object On the Transitions tab, apply the Morph transition to the second slide

Reach out to other departments

Reach out to other departments

Reach out to other departments 7 Reach out to other departments

To add a motion path Select the object Go to Animations Tab, Add Animations and choose one of the motion paths or Custom Path Adjust the beginning and end points

Reach out to other departments

All growth comes in stages 8 All growth comes in stages

Add “stop motion” animation Put the objects on top of each other Set the timing so one object fades out while the next object fades in Except the last object should only have a Fade entrance animation Add a Fade entrance and Fade exit to the rest of the objects Add a Fade exit animation to the 1st object Insert the objects and separate them

All growth comes in stages

Progress comes in stages 8 Progress comes in stages

Add cascading animation Set the timing to With Previous plus a Delay (for Appear) or After Previous (for Fade) Apply an Appear or Fade animation to all Insert the objects

Progress comes in stages

Find problems and fix them 9 Find problems and fix them

Add triggers Insert the objects Apply any animation Choose the object to click Choose Triggers and then choose “Start effect on click of” In the Animation pane, choose Timing from the drop-down list Apply any animation Insert the objects

Find problems and fix them

Aim for the highest goal! 10 Aim for the highest goal!

Show direction, purpose, or goal with the Fly In animation Insert an object Place it in its final location Add a Fly In animation Set the direction

Aim for the highest goal!

There’s a lot more to creating effective training presentations There’s a lot more to creating effective training presentations! Ask me about it… I do corporate and 1-on-1 training ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com Ellen Finkelstein PowerPoint MVP www.EllenFinkelstein.com

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