PowerPoint

Communications

(noun)

(noun) an electronic slide presentation created and presented using the program (verb) to communicate to (an audience) by electronic slides

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Business

(noun)

An electronic slide presentation.

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Examples of PowerPoint in the following topics:

  • An Overview of PowerPoint

    • Microsoft PowerPoint is a computer software package that displays information in the form of a slide show.
    • PowerPoint is a presentation software program .
    • PowerPoint is commonly used by business people and students to create slide show presentations.
    • PowerPoint can accommodate a range of uses, with intermediate to more technical options.
    • State the arguments for and against using PowerPoint as a visual aid

  • Design Tips

    • Designing an effective and engaging presentation in PowerPoint or other presentation program requires simple graphics, fonts, and structure.
    • Love it or hate it, PowerPoint, or PowerPoint type slides, are the most common form of visual aid seen during a presentation.
    • The following design tips can help users develop effective PowerPoint presentations, while keeping in mind PowerPoint etiquette .
    • Do not write the entire presentation on your PowerPoint.
    • State the design best practices that should be incorporated into PowerPoint presentations

  • The Elements of a Slide

    • PowerPoint is a multi-media platform that incorporates elements of written, audio, video, and graphical communication.
    • Titles and sub-titles: After first opening PowerPoint to start a new presentation using the Blank Presentation Template, the user can select a title and sub-title for the presentation, using one of a variety of fonts and colors.
    • Shapes: PowerPoint can merge two shapes together to create a custom shape.
    • Search for audio and video from within PowerPoint to find images using Bing or Flickr and videos on You Tube.
    • PowerPoint editing for slide creating, animation, transitions and adding video and audio clips.

  • RBL Knowledge-Check

    • Click Here to check your knowledge of Resource Based Learning with a PowerPoint Jeopardy game (http://gclinton.myweb.uga.edu/edit6400/rbl/team_awesome_rbl_jeopardy_final.pps)!
    • PowerPoint Jeopardy template by C.

  • The Advantages and Disadvantages of PowerPoint

    • PowerPoint is a quick and easy way to organize ideas and information, but can encourage the creation of presentations that lack substance.
    • PowerPoint is the most popular presentation software.
    • A political party has even formed to ban PowerPoint in Switzerland.
    • Look over the list below to see where you stand—with or against PowerPoint.
    • Audience Size: PowerPoint slides are generally easier to see by a large audience when projected than other visual aids.

  • Other Presentation Software Options

    • Microsoft PowerPoint dominates the presentation software market, but other options include Mind Maps, SlideRocket, and Prezi.
    • Microsoft PowerPoint dominates the market with 95% of the presentation software market share.
    • Some of the alternatives to PowerPoint include:
    • You can also import your PowerPoint presentations or Google Presenter presentations into SlideRocket.
    • Describe the different software programs available as an alternative to PowerPoint

  • Delivery Tips

    • PowerPoint presentation software is your assistant and should help you by supporting your presentation, not taking over the show.
    • PowerPoint presentation software is your assistant and should help you, not take over the show.
    • Using PowerPoint Views allows you to follow a linear path or relational interactive paths for delivery.
    • The speaker is directly addressing the audience at the left side with the PowerPoint slides in the background.
    • Illustrate how PowerPoint features can be used to communicate to audiences

  • Formatting Tips

    • PowerPoint incorporates elements of written, oral, and visual communication.
    • Effects and transitions: PowerPoint comes with a preset collection of transitions.
    • Newer versions of PowerPoint even have some 3D transitions.
    • Handouts: You can export your PowerPoint presentation to a Word Document.
    • In the latest version of PowerPoint you can go to File----> Export and then click on the {Create Handouts} button.

  • Introduction

    • This is a narrated PowerPoint summary of this -Enhancing Creativity in the Classroom- chapter.
    • This PowerPoint presentation was done by Kacy Allen, Tracey Kell, Erica Wagoner, and Amanda Wiley (2005).

  • Using Formatting for Visual Flow

    • Use bullet points or create lists to organize material; make sure this is "nice" to look at (easy to read)
    • Use text to support/explain charts and graphs (be brief but cover the high points)
    • A presentation program such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, OpenOffice.org Impress or Prezi, is often used to generate the presentation content.
    • The following are formatting guidelines specific to using PowerPoint or similar presentation software:
    • Do not write out the entire presentation on your PowerPoint; instead, create bullet points and headings no longer than three to five words that give the main points