1. Creating a presentation and adding features
PowerPoint
Creating a presentation and adding features

2. Positive Uses of PowerPoint
Good at presenting things visually
Charts, graphs, etc.
Easy to create
Can incorporate other media
Enhances your message
Good for presenting a map for your talk

3. Negative Uses of PowerPoint
Can waste time and be a distraction af
Too many slides, confusion, hard to read
Can be too scripted GA
Doesn’t encourage discussion/spontaneity/critical thinking
Becomes a replacement/crutch of the speaker
Instead of an enhancement or reinforcement

4. Recommendations Less is more Both number of slides and text on slides
Focus on your message/purpose
Use other (more appropriate) modes
Engage your audience/students
Encourage: Ingenuity, connections, discussion

5. Theme, Layout and Background
You can add/edit/change these things at any time in the process of creating your PowerPoint Presentation. Go under “Design” for options/templates The Title slide will always be different than the rest of your slides.

6. Theme, Layout and Background
The color scheme can be changed as well as the fonts. Layout (under the “HOME” tab) will allow you to choose the most appropriate layout for each slide’s information (i.e. text boxes, multimedia, etc.) New Slide command

7. Text Text boxes Can be placed anywhere on the slide
Can use multiple text boxes
Can copy existing text boxes
Can align vertically as well as horizontally

8. Text Same commands/features as in the other Microsoft Products
Edit, format, align
Use large font for better readability
Lists
Numbered and Bullets (options available)
Hyperlinks
Use url address or word/phrase substitute
Can link to external resources (internet) as well as internal (another slide)

9. Images Adding, customizing Clip art, WordArt, drawing tools
Sound and video files
SmartArt, charts, tables

10. Rearranging slides
Use Slide Sorter View to make duplicate slides (by using copy and paste commands) Drag and drop slides to change the order Can be done with multiple slides (Shift and Control keys) Hide slides you don’t want to use

11. Slide transitions and effects
Use Slide transitions as you click from slide to slide (it’s probably best to use the same transition throughout) Usually you want to move from slide to slide on your mouse click, but you can also set it by time.

12. Custom animation
Animation pane will appear on the right side of your screen. Select those words/phrases/pictures which you want to animate Choose your animation and set time, speed, duration Caution: Don’t over-do it

13. Rehearsing Speaker notes Option to be viewable to you only Handouts
3 slides per page is preferred
Timing
You can practice with a clock/timer running
Narration
Timed on all slides or individual ones

14. Saving
Can be saved as a pdf document Can be exported to Prezi Be aware of size limitations

15. Your Presentation
Use Slide Show mode for presentation Pen and highlighter options (similar to SMARTBoard) Skip, Go To, and End show options (also keyboard shortcuts)