how to make great presentations for class
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A Few Words About PPT—Don McMillan
Learning Targets
Discover tricks to make a more interesting and effective PPT presentation.
Learn how to insert videos; graphic texts and images.
Go beyond PPT and investigate Prezipresentations.
Agenda:Slide Design
Graphic Texts (Smart Art)
Images
Hyperlinks
Video
1. Slide Design
0Keep the slide design consistent and relevant.
0 2 Options:
0 Design Tab (in PPT)
0 Microsoft Online Design Slides
0Click the button.
0Choose NEW
0Choose POWERPOINT SLIDES AND DESIGNS
0Choose DESIGN SLIDES (BACKGROUNDS)
2. Graphic Texts
Simplifies the slide
Visually appealing
Easy to Read
2. Graphic Texts
Cold• Reduce
body temperature
Tasty• Stimulates
the taste buds
Cheap • Often free!These images come from www.iconarchive.com
2. Graphic Texts
1. Click the Insert tab.
2. Choose Smart Art
3. Select the graphic text that best represents the information
3. Images0 2 methods for inserting an image:
0 Copy and Paste from the Internet
0 Insert an image file that is saved on your computer.
3. Images0To change the ‘look’ click on the image and then choose
FORMAT from the tabs.
3. Images0 Images should ENHANCE the slide, not distract the audience.
3. Images
0New Feature in 2010: Removing the Background
4. Hyperlinks
0Hyperlinks allow you to ‘point’ to another location (i.e. a website, a file, or another point in the presentation)
0HOW?
0 Highlight the word/phrase (or click on the image).
0 Right click, choose INSERT HYPERLINK
0 Enter the web address; file name or point in the ppt you would like to link to.
4. Hyperlinks
0More Powerpoint Resources
5. Videos0 Insert the video from a file.
0Downside: the video file has to be in the same location (drive) as the PPT.
0Embed the video (2010 only)0 From YouTube, copy (CTRL+C) the embed code *click
share
0 In PPT, click INSERT, VIDEO FROM FILE.
0 Paste the embed code.
0 Insert a HYPERLINK0 Insert an image.
0 Right click the image
0 Choose hyperlink
0 Insert the URL of the video.
7. Haiku Deck
Free • Web2.0
Beautiful • More pictures. Less text
Easy • New. Different