Guide to PowerPoint Version 2010

by Munter, Mary M.; Paradi, David

• ISBN13: 9780132568883
• ISBN10: 0132568888
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-07-07
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This concise, practical book is written for you if you need to create and deliver PowerPoint presentations.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Presentation Strategy	p. l
From Strategy to Structure	p. 3
Strategy: What To Do	p. 4
Determine your presentation type and goal	p. 4
Analyze your audience	p. 5
Structure: What To Do	p. 8
Research and collect information	p. 8
Organize the information	p. 9
Decide what you will say	p. 12
Prepare your note cards	p. 16
From Structure to Slides	p. 19
Structure To Slides: What To Do	p. 20
Deciding on your key slides	p. 20
Composing message titles	p. 23
Tying your slides together	p. 25
Slide Master Design	p. 29
Slide Master Colors	p. 31
What To Do	p. 32
Choose a background color	p. 32
Choose a sharply contrasting text color	p. 33
Choose an accent color	p. 35
Remember other color problems	p. 37
How To Do It	p. 38
Slide Master Fonts	p. 41
What To Do	p. 42
Choose your font, case, and styles	p. 42
Choose large enough font sizes	p. 44
Choose an unobtrusive bullet character	p. 45
HowTo Do It	p. 46
Other Design Elements	p. 49
What To Do	p. 50
Designing the title area	p. 50
Designing the text area	p. 51
Inserting Optional design elements	p. 52
How To Do It	p. 54
Individual Slides	p. 59
Charts to Show "How Much"	p. 61
What To Do	p. 62
Select the correct chart type	p. 62
Delete chartjunk	p. 64
How To Do It	p. 69
To select a chart type	p. 69
To delete chartjunk	p. 70
To import charts from Excel	p. 76
Concept Diagrams to Show "How"	p. 79
What To Do	p. 80
Choose a diagram	p. 80
Make sure your diagrams make visual sense	p. 82
How To Do It	p. 83
To create concept diagrams	p. 83
To modify shapes	p. 86
To position shapes	p. 89
Text Slides to Show "Why" or "How"	p. 93
What To Do	p. 94
Include a variety, not all text slides	p. 94
Aim for "six by six," not an overload	p. 95
Use "telegram language," not a script	p. 97
Control the overall slide design	p. 99
Use lettering, not "letterjunk."	p. 100
Check for correctness	p. 102
How To Do It	p. 104
To compose text slides	p. 104
To change text format	p. 105
To import text from Word	p. 108
Other Slide Enhancements	p. 111
Using Photographs	p. 112
Selecting and inserting photos	p. 112
Modifying photos	p. 115
Using Clip Art	p. 117
Choosing effective Clip Art	p. 117
Finding Clip Art	p. 118
Modifying Clip Art	p. 120
Using Video/DVD	p. 122
Inserting and modifying video	p. 122
Playing video or DVD	p. 124
Using Audio	p. 126
Recording, selecting, and storing audio	p. 126
Adding audio	p. 128
Playing the audio	p. 131
Presentation Delivery	p. 133
Nonverbal Delivery	p. 135
Nonverbal Skills	p. 136
Body language	p. 136
Vocal qualities	p. 138
Space and objects	p. 139
Practice and arrangements	p. 140
Relaxation Techniques	p. 142
Physical relaxation	p. 142
Mental relaxation	p. 144
Last-minute relaxation	p. 146
PowerPoint Delivery	p. 149
Before Presentation Day	p. 150
Check your slides	p. 150
Practice your slide interaction	p. 154
Consider using handouts	p. 156
Create your handouts	p. 159
On Presentation Day	p. 162
Getting set up	p. 162
Solving projection problems	p. 165
Glossaries	p. 167
Basic Instructions: For the PowerPoint Novice	p. 168
PowerPoint Terms and Shortcuts: For the "How To Do It" Sections	p. 172
Design and Editing Terms: For the "What To Do" Sections	p. 179
Bibliography	p. 184
Index	p. 186
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