E M P O W E R M E N T

TECHNOLOGIES
Presentation
Advanced

Skills
What is a presentation
software?
- Is an application software that allows users to
create visual aids for presentation to
communicate ideas, messages and other info.
Example of presentation
❑ Magic point
❑ Open office.org Impress
❑ Libre Office Impress
❑ Power dot
❑ Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint
Is a presentation program, created by Robert Gaskins
and Dennis Austin at a software company named
Forethought, inc.
It was released on April 20, 1987, initially for Macintosh
computers only.

Microsoft acquired PowerPoint for $14 million three

months after it appeared.
*Graphical user interface of Microsoft PowerPoint.
Terms views and functions in MS PowerPoint
*Function overview of Microsoft PowerPoint.

• Slide - is a single page of a presentation

- collectively a group of slides may be known as a Slide Deck.

• Design template - pre – designed graphic styles that you can apply to your
slides.

• Slide show - a collection of pages arranged in sequence that contain text

and images for presenting to an audience.
Terms views and functions in MS PowerPoint
*Function overview of Microsoft PowerPoint.

• Animation - is a set of effects which can be applied to text or graphics within a

slide.

• Transition - are motion effects that when in slide show view add movement to
your slides as you advance from one slide to another.

• Hyperlinks - allows you to jump to another location.

 Creating an Designing your presentation is the fun
part of creating a report for it gives you

Effective a chance to be creative.

Here are some quick tips in creating an

Presentation effective presentation.
 • Minimize - Keep slide counts to a minimum to maintain a clear message and to
keep the audience attentive.

• Clarity - Avoid being fancy by using a font style that is easy to read. Make sure
that it also big enough to be read by the audience.

• Tip: A font size of 72 is about an inch (depends on the screen size). A one-inch letter is
readable 10 feet away; a two-inch letter is readable 20 feet away.

*Quick tips in creating an effective presentation.

 • Simplicity - Use bullets or short sentences. Summarize the information on
the screen to have your audience focus on what the speaker is saying than
on reading the slide.
- Limit the content to six lines and seven words per line. This is
known as the 6 x 7 rule.

• Visuals - Use graphics to help in your presentation but not too many to
distract the audience. In addition, instead of using a tablet of data, use charts
and graphs.

*Quick tips in creating an effective presentation.

 • Consistency - Make your design uniform. Avoid having
different font styles and backgrounds

• Contrast - Use light font on dark background or vice versa.

This is done so that it is easier to read.

*Quick tips in creating an effective presentation.

Using Hyperlinks in Microsoft PowerPoint
*Using Hyperlinks in your presentation is an easy way to navigate slides
during your presentation.

Ways to insert hyperlinks:

1. Select an object or highlight a text.

2. Go to Insert > Hyperlinks or use the shortcut

key Ctrl + K.
The Insert Hyperlink dialog box would appear.
Link to Options:
• Existing File or Web Page – creates a hyperlink to website or a local file saved in your hard drive.
• Place in This Document – creates a hyperlink that allows you to jump to a specific slide in your presentation
• Create a New Document – creates a hyperlink that once clicked, creates a new document on your specified
location
• E-mail Address – creates a hyperlink that opens Microsoft Outlook that automatically adds your specified
recipients on a new email
Using Hyperlinks in Microsoft PowerPoint
*Using Hyperlinks in your presentation is an easy way to navigate slides
during your presentation.

Ways to insert hyperlinks:

3. When done, click OK to

apply your hyperlink.
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