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PowerPoint 2007 Presentation Skills
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SESSION GOALS1. Define presentation elements: content , slide layout,
themes, text effects, images, smart art and charts, sound, movie and narration, animations, transitions, timings, packaging, and hyperlinks.
2. Review basic concepts.3. Introduce tools to enhance presentations.4. Hands-on session includes practical application.
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CONTENT1. Clarity
• Know the message.• A single mission that can be stated in a simple focused
sentence.2. Simplicity
• Simple text and images support the story without distracting from the presenter.
3. Brevity• “Never use two words when one will do.” – Thomas
Jefferson4. Engagement
• The message must have meaning to your audience.
ClaritySimplicityBrevityEngagement
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SLIDE LAYOUT1. Home ribbon
• Slides group => Layout Title Title and content
2. Placeholders vs. Textboxes• Placeholder: non-printing insertion guide for content
included in most slide layouts• Textbox: movable, resizable container for text or
graphics added to individual slides
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CHOOSE A THEME 1. Design Ribbon => Themes
• Select a theme. • Edit the color palette, font group, and effect to shapes as
desired.2. Design => Background group => Background Styles.
• See options related to the chosen theme.3. Design => Background group => Background Styles => Format
Background => Gradient Fill.• Adjust Type, Direction, Angle, Stops and Colors to customize
your look.4. Office of Communications and Marketing PowerPoint Templates:
www.udel.edu/ocm
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TEXT EFFECTS1. Drawing Tools => Format
• Highlight text to be accented.• Word Art Styles => Text Effects=>
Shadow/Reflection/Glow/Bevel, etc. => select a style.
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IMAGES, SMART ART AND CHARTS1. Insert ribbon => Illustrations group• Picture: local images.• Clip Art: Microsoft images, sounds and movies.• Photo Album: collection of images.• Shapes*: lines, rectangles, arrows, callout boxes, etc.• Smart Art*: list, process, hierarchy, matrix, relationship.• Chart*: column, line, pie, bar, and more.
* Illustrations update to match current theme styles.
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SOUND, MOVIE AND NARRATION1. Insert ribbon =>
Sounds or Media Clips • Short videos or sound
clips can support your message.
2. Slide Show ribbon => Narrations • Capture narrations or
add a relevant testimonial.
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ANIMATIONSMOVEMENT ADDED TO INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS
1. Animations ribbon => Animations group• Text box:1st level paragraphs => introduce speaking
points2. Custom Animation to draw attention to specific elements,
i.e. image entrance, emphasis, or exit
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TRANSITIONS THE EFFECT AS SLIDES ARE ADVANCED
1. Animations => Transition• Add to a single slide or apply to all. • Animations ribbon => Transition to this Slide =>
Advance Slide “On Mouse Click” gives presenter full control.
• For more advanced presenters: Consider setting the slide to advance automatically AND on mouse click.
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ADVANCE MANUALLY VS. RECORDED TIMINGS1. Slide Show ribbon => Set Up group => Rehearse Timings
allow the pace of the presentation to be saved. • An ideal method for presentations that will advance
automatically, i.e., at a kiosk.• Uncheck the “Use Rehearsed Timings” checkbox if content
is delivered by a presenter.
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PACKAGING YOUR PRESENTATION1. Images and sounds are usually embedded within the
file.2. Music, narrations and videos are more often external
files.• Keep files in a single folder for transportation on a
USB/thumb drive.• Or: Office Button => Publish => Package for a CD ensures
that all necessary presentation files and a PowerPoint player are copied into a single place for deployment: a CD, shared drive, or folder.
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HYPERLINKS AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
1. Online TutorialsA. www.microsoft.com
• Select: Office => Office Online Training and Demos Type search keywords: “interactive reference guide” to find Flash
demonstrations that illustrate tool locations in the new version. Or, select any Office product in the “Browse by program” section in
the middle of the page. – Direct link to: PowerPoint 2007 Training.
B. www.udel.edu/learn• Select: Online Resources => Web-based Training
VTC.com and lynda.com.
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