EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGIES Q3 - Advanced Presentation Skills

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Study Notes

Microsoft PowerPoint: Utilizes standard templates for visually appealing presentations without advanced design skills. Offers easy modifications, better visibility, and simple navigation during presentations.
Prezi: Enhances traditional presentations with dynamic visualizations and motion, promoting better understanding and retention.
Apple Keynote: Provides high-quality presentations, offline usability, and touch optimization, along with advanced graphing functions and themes.
Google Slides: Offers cloud-based collaboration for presentation creation, allowing real-time access and modifications by multiple users on various devices.

Importance of Structure: A well-organized presentation builds credibility and trust with the audience, ensuring information flows logically for better understanding.
Determining Purpose: Focus on key takeaways for the audience to clarify the main points to be conveyed.
Audience Pre-Assessment: Identify audience characteristics and needs to tailor the presentation accordingly.
Opening: Start with a compelling hook to grab audience interest and provide motivation to listen.
Body: The core section must connect to the opening and cover key points succinctly and clearly.
Closing: Reinforce the main purpose and provide a strong final impression, ensuring audience retention of key points.

Minimize: Limit slides to keep audience attention focused on the speaker.
Clarity: Choose readable font styles and sizes for visibility from a distance.
Simplicity: Follow the 6x7 rule (six lines, seven words per line) to make slides less cluttered; prefer bullets or short sentences.
Visuals: Use graphics judiciously to attract attention without overwhelming the audience.
Consistency: Maintain uniform font styles and backgrounds across slides to ensure a cohesive look.
Contrast: Use light fonts on dark backgrounds or vice versa for better readability.

Navigation: Hyperlinks facilitate easy navigation between slides.
Steps: Select an object or text, click the Insert tab or use Ctrl+K, and open the Hyperlink dialog box. Options include linking to existing files, web pages, specific document locations, or email addresses.

Embedding Excel Files: Provides a seamless way to include tables in your presentation.
Steps: Navigate to the Insert tab, select Object from the Text group, choose to create a new file or use an existing one, and check the link option to modify the Excel file within the presentation.