who uses it?
introduction
advantages
making it look good
animations and transitions
software features
how is it used?
disadvantages
multimedia
presentations are just a different way of presenting information in a way of illustrations using software applications like microsoft powerpoint
sales people
give presentations to customers,clients, or managers
teachers
presentation to students to show the concise set of notes to copy from the board.
students
make presentations about the topic they are studying to present it in front of the class
a presentation can be set up to run continuously on the screen. slides from presentations can be printed onto acetates and used with an overhead projector.
the software comes with a large range of layout templates.
a master slide is available so that you can set up things which you wish to appear on every page such as a footer or page numbers or a title.
the software comes with many different animation effects which can be used to ad emphasis to presentations
it has a large selection of transition effects.
text
images
Images can add visual impact to a presentation. They can also help to illustrate the point that you are trying to make.
videos
sound
allows the speaker to keep the audiences' attention on them rather than distracting the audience with what is happening on the screen
It can be used to attract the audiences' attention or to show them something that could not easily be described just using words.
You can have quiet music playing in the background throughout the presentation
slide transitions
action buttons or hyperlink
animation effects
Slide transitions can be set up to govern how you move from one slide to another
can also be used on slides to help you navigate through the presentation
keep it simple
pictures
background
colors
sound
making text large enough
use 12-14 point since you can read that on your screen whilst you are typing
Try to stick to only a few font colours, one for the heading, one for the main text and one for highlighting key points.
one or two appropriate images on a slide.
make sure that it isn't so loud that it would drown out you speaking and make sure that it won't distract your audience from what you are saying.
It can be used to delay the appearance of bullet points on the screen
Think about the colours you are using, some colours clash with one another, other colours don't project well onto a screen.
some backgrounds are so distracting that the audience would find it hard to focus on the presentation
It is supplied with a large library of background templates and custom layouts
Presentation software is incredibly easy to learn how to use.
Multimedia can easily be added to the presentation
Not good for presenting certain kinds of information such as complex maths equations
Audiences are often happy to sit placidly and not interact with the presenter
It is difficult for the audience to take notes while the presentation is taking place, otherwise they lose concentration