Linda Smith

PowerPoint Animation

Proving Your PointTo Both Sides of the Brain

Some people type every word they are going to say on a slide in a PowerPoint presentation. While words can be very powerful and effective too many of them on one page can cause distraction and an occasional yawn or two. Regardless of the content the audience will lose interest when having to stare at slide after slide of text. It is better not to have a PowerPoint presentation at all if the audience is expected to follow word after word of text being read to them. So why not appeal to both sides of the brain? A great way to keep an audience engaged and stimulated may be just a few words and added graphics to bring the point home. Office 2010 PowerPoint has the capacity to bring a PowerPoint to life.

Making the Point

life.

life.

life.life. life.

life. life.life.

Cerebral Cortex

Cerebellum

Brain StemCapture Your audience!

Let’s create a simple animation.

Anatomy of an AnimationInsert a shape

Click the insert tabChoose ShapeChoose a rectangleClick and drag to draw

The default shape color is a blue shade.

Let’s change it to white.

Click on the rectangle.

We now have access to the drawing tab.

Choose the white fill with the blue border.

Our rectangle is now white.

Next let’sadd dimension.

Click the down arrow next to Shape Effects.

Choose 3DRotation.

Insert 4 Arrow Shapes.

Insert 2 small Rectangle Shapes.

One vertical

One horizontal

Use shape fillto change thecolor of the smallvertical rectangleto white.

Take away theoutline of the rectangle usingShape Outline and choosing No Outline.

Click the Animation Tab, choose Wipe

Click the down Arrow next to Effect Options

Choose From Left Select all

Arrows in the Animation Pane.

Select all arrows.

Add effects.

Click to run.

Anatomy of a Stroke

Clot Loosens in Carotid Artery

Clot Travels Upward Toward Brain

Clot Lodges in Smaller Artery

Brain Tissue is Deprived of Oxygen

Thank You for Your Attention!