How to Make Great Presentations for Class

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.

5. Videos

6. Prezi

7. Haiku Deck

Free • Web2.0

Beautiful • More pictures. Less text

Easy • New. Different