Lesson 5: Advanced Presentation Skills

Allows users to create visual aids for presentations called Presentation Software.
Microsoft PowerPoint is developed by microsoft and it uses slides to convey information and is bundled together with Word, Excel and other Office productivity tools.

Key Terms in MS PowerPoint
 • Slide- single page of a presentation.
 • Design Template- pre-designed graphic styles.
 • Slide Show- collection of pages arranged in sequences.
 • Animation- set of effects.
 • Transition- motion effects.
 • Hyperlink- allows you to jump to another location.

Types of Views in MS PowerPoint
Normal View- simplified layout
Notes Page View- displays your slides on the top portion of the page
Outline View- all of the text in a PowerPoint slide show in outline form
Slide Sorter View- mini versions of slides

Creating an Effective Presentation
1. Minimize
2. Clarity
3. Simplicity
4. Visuals
5. Consistency
6. Contrast

I learned in this lesson to embed files and data in a PowerPoint and maximize PowerPoint presentation as an effective visual aid tool and it improves the PowerPoint presentation by using hyperlinks.