Introduction to PowerPoint

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Introduction to PowerPoint
University of York Department of Health Sciences

• By
• Ian Cole
• Lecturer in CIT
• (Communications and Information Technology)

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Before we start.

• Please turn off your
• mobile phone

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The Programme

• Session 1 Introduction to Windows 2000.
• Session 2
• Network Info, Internet E-mail.
• Session 3
• Using Info Resources 1 Finding Books Journals
• Session 4
• Academic Word Processing.
• Session 5
• Intro to Databases Student Intranet.
• Session 6 7
• Using Info Resources 2 Intro to Electronic
  Resources.
• Using Info Resources 3 Effective Database
  Searching.
• Session 8
• Computer Competency Tasks.
• Session 9
• Asynchronous Synchronous Communication.
• Session 10 to 12
• Intro to PowerPoint. This Session
• Presentation Skills.

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Session Plan

• Introduction.
• Types of Visual Aids.
• PowerPoint's Tools.
• Making the Most of PowerPoint.
• Preparation.
• Organisation of ideas.
• Types of materials.
• Professional presentation.
• Demonstration.
• Practical Experience.
• Using Workbooks.

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Introduction to PowerPoint

• You can use PowerPoint to create the following
  visual aids
• computer based presentations.
• colour or black and white overheads.
• 35mm slides.
• notes pages for a speaker.
• handouts and outlines.

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Introduction to PowerPoint

• PowerPoint provides the following tools
• Text manipulation.
• Drawing tools and clipart.
• Organisation charts and tables.
• Graphs.
• Objects linking and embedding.
• Templates.
• Presentation effects.

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Making the most of PowerPoint

• Preparation
• Use PowerPoint to help you organise ideas
• Produce a rough outline
• Promote and demote points
• Order and reorganise information
• Add new slides and delete unwanted ones
• Emphasise important points
• Introduce, present and summarise
• Dont write to much on each slide
• One bullet point One information chunk

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Making the most of PowerPoint

• The finishing touches
• Computer-based presentations
• Ahhhh!! technology
• Overheads
• Number them
• Notes pages
• Time and rehearse presentation
• Audience handouts
• To take away your message

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Making the most of PowerPointDesign

• Use PowerPoint to create memorable visuals

readability
Colour animation
Graphics humour
comprehension
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PowerPoint Workbook

• Create 9 Slides that include
• clipart
• internet images
• a table
• an organisation chart

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PowerPoint Workbook

• Using drawing tools.
• Creating Running a slideshow
• Printing.

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PowerPoint Demo
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PowerPoint Workbook

• Start using your Workbooks

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