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How to Make Great Presentations for Class

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A Few Words About PPT—Don McMillan

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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.

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Agenda:Slide Design

Graphic Texts (Smart Art)

Images

Hyperlinks

Video

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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)

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2. Graphic Texts

Simplifies the slide

Visually appealing

Easy to Read

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2. Graphic Texts

Cold• Reduce

body temperature

Tasty• Stimulates

the taste buds

Cheap • Often free!These images come from www.iconarchive.com

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2. Graphic Texts

1. Click the Insert tab.

2. Choose Smart Art

3. Select the graphic text that best represents the information

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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.

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3. Images0To change the ‘look’ click on the image and then choose

FORMAT from the tabs.

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3. Images0 Images should ENHANCE the slide, not distract the audience.

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3. Images

0New Feature in 2010: Removing the Background

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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.

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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.

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7. Haiku Deck

Free • Web2.0

Beautiful • More pictures. Less text

Easy • New. Different