Tuesday, November 13, 2007

CREATE E-PRESENTATION

HENDRA DINATA


Business Service
Activities
Activity 1
Print the following questions, then complete the answers in the spaces provided.
List four types of presentations, e.g. face-to-face. Four types of presentations could be
Face to face, with a live presenter
On screen, self running
Online
Printed



List the skills and knowledge required to create an electronic presentation.
Design skills ­: colour usage, bullet point usage, knowledge of fonts and using art effectively.
Proofing skills: spelling and grammar, checking that the graphics match the text etc.
Listening/communication skills: using the organization’s preferred style, accurately implementation of instructions.
Technology skills: ability to use hardware, e.g. a data projector, and software capabilities e.g. inserting graphics, borders, backgrounds, etc.




Specify some presentation requirements (choose your own, or ask someone to recommend a subject).
Identify - Who? Where? How? Who: Marketing Manager Where: Client’s office How: Self- running


What mode of presentation will be used? Computer generated and data projector
Overhead projector and transparencies
Slide projector and slides
Online


What material and supporting documentation will be required, e.g. notes, handouts?
Could include slides, handouts and speaker notes


What are the organizational requirements, e.g. logos, colour?
Refer to Style manual and policy and procedures
Could include issues such as logo, colours used, slide design etc

List design requirements, e.g. font, bullet style.
Use of fonts, colour, logo usage, etc
Heading levels
Bullet or numbering levels and styles
Use of white space
Suitability of design to intended audience


List presentation specific requirements, e.g. timing, sound.
Animation, transition, timing, sounds, movies
Number of slides



How would you check your work? Proof read the work
Use the spelling and grammar function
Check that the content is correct
Ask a colleague to check it
Run the presentation and rehearse





How would you change the slide master?
on the menu go to
View, Master, Slide Master and change the elements required.


How would you add transition and animation to the presentation?
On the menu go to
Slide show
Animation and/or
Slide transition
and choose the feature required.




Where would you find on-line help to overcome production problems?
On the menu go to
Help, Microsoft Office PowerPoint Help and search for the relevant information.


How would you store the presentation?
Store the presentation on the hard drive of your computer, a CD, or other removable media, such as a Zip disk or USB ‘flash’ drive



Activity 2
Prepare a six slide presentation, on a topic of your choice, using the specifications provided in the previous Activity 1 c)
Include:
logo
background layout
bullet points and different level/s of bullets
pictures
charts
WordArt
effects eg animations, transitions
handouts
speaker notes.
An answer to this activity is not provided, as each presentation will be different. It is suggested that you ask someone else, for example a teacher, parent/guardian or a friend, to look at your presentation and comment on it, asking them to refer to the list above.

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