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PowerPoint Fundamentals. By: Jay Canfield LACO Instructor # 5410 NAUI Instructor # 47335 Email: jcanfield@lacountyscuba.com. All About PowerPoint. History Common Uses Design Elements Tips Suggestions Do’s & Don’ts Preparation Tools of the Trade. Let’s Try This Again….
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PowerPoint Fundamentals By: Jay Canfield LACO Instructor # 5410 NAUI Instructor # 47335 Email: jcanfield@lacountyscuba.com
All About PowerPoint • History • Common Uses • Design Elements • Tips • Suggestions • Do’s & Don’ts • Preparation • Tools of the Trade
By: Jay Canfield LACO Instructor #5410 NAUI Instructor #47335 Email: jcanfield@lacountyscuba.com PowerPoint fundamentals
PowerPoint and Teaching PowerPoint has become an effective instrument in many aspects of education and teaching. Learning how to harness the power of this tool can help make you a better instructor.
All About PowerPoint • History and Common Uses • Design Elements • Tips and Suggestions • Preparation • Tools of the Trade
Section I History and Common Uses
What is PowerPoint? PowerPoint is a presentation program designed to work like a flip chart, overhead projector or slide show. With just a few clicks of a mouse, you can create presentations that can bedazzle, entertain and inform your audience.
History of PowerPoint • Designed by Bob Gaskins in April 1987 for Apple • Microsoft acquired product in July 1987 • First Windows version released in 1990 • #1 Presentation software worldwide • Current shipping version is PowerPoint 2007
PowerPoint’s Original Intent PowerPoint was originally designed to allow Engineering Departments to communicate with peers in Marketing Departments…
Common Uses of PowerPoint • Business Presentations • Sales Presentations • Lectures • Classroom Teaching
Section II Design Elements
PowerPoint Elements • Backgrounds • Text • Graphics • Media Clips • Transitions and Animations
Background Elements • Solid or Gradient • Styles • Pictures • Themes • Templates
Where Can I Get Them? • Included with PowerPoint • Downloadable from Microsoft • 3rd Party Developers • Make Your Own • NAUI Instructor Guides
Text Elements • Simple Text Boxes • Bulleted Lists • Tables • Word Art
Text Box Example Air is composed of approximately 78% Nitrogen, 20.9% Oxygen and 1.1% Miscellaneous Gases.
Bulleted List Example • The Composition of Air is: • 78% Nitrogen • 20.9% Oxygen • 1.1% Miscellaneous Gases
Word Art Examples Air Composition AIR Composition Air Composition
Graphic Elements • Charts & Graphs • Pictures • Clip Art • Diagrams
Picture Example Air Composition Nitrogen (78%) Oxygen (20.9%) Misc. Gases (1.1.%)
Clip Art Example The air I breathe is 78% Nitrogen, 20.9% Oxygen and 1.1 Misc. Gases…
Media Elements • Audio Clips • Usual Formats (WAV, MP3, CDA, MIDI) • Loop, Play Once, Timed Event, Click to Play • Video Clips • Usual Formats (WMV, AVI, MPEG) • Loop, Play Once, Timed Event, Click to Play
Audio Examples • Automatically with Slide • Click to Play
Video Examples • Automatically with Slide • Click to Play
Slide to Slide Transitions • Fades • Cuts • Dissolves • Wipes • Other Custom Transitions
Slide Fade Transition • This is an Example of a Slide Fade Transition
Slide Cut Transition • This is an Example of a Slide Cut Transition
Slide Wipe Transition • This is an Example of a Slide Wipe Transition
Element Animations • Entrances • Emphasis • Exits • Motion Paths • Basic, Subtle, Moderate and Exciting Styles
Fly-In Entrance (Basic) • The Composition of Air is: • 78% Nitrogen • 20.9% Oxygen • 1.1% Miscellaneous Gases
Expand Entrance (Subtle) • The Composition of Air is: • 78% Nitrogen • 20.9% Oxygen • 1.1% Miscellaneous Gases
Spinner Entrance (Moderate) • The Composition of Air is: • 78% Nitrogen • 20.9% Oxygen • 1.1% Miscellaneous Gases
Bounce Entrance (Exciting) • The Composition of Air is: • 78% Nitrogen • 20.9% Oxygen • 1.1% Miscellaneous Gases
Shimmer Emphasis (Moderate) • The Composition of Air is: • 78% Nitrogen • 20.9% Oxygen • 1.1% Miscellaneous Gases
Faded Swivel Exit (Subtle) • The Composition of Air is: • 78% Nitrogen • 20.9% Oxygen • 1.1% Miscellaneous Gases
Turn Down Motion Path • The Composition of Air is: • 78% Nitrogen • 20.9% Oxygen • 1.1% Miscellaneous Gases
Section III Tips and Suggestions
Tips and Suggestions • The 10 Do’s and Don’ts • Proofreading 101 • Other Things To Keep In Mind
Do’s & Don’ts #1 • Hold Up Your End • Have compelling material • Limit flashy slides and graphics • The audience has come to hear you • It should support a spoken presentation
Do’s & Don’ts #2 • Keep It Simple • Easy to understand charts • Graphics that support the speaker • About 5 words per line • Maximum 5 lines per slide