presentation skills

• Presentation


  A collection of data and information that is to be delivered to a specific audience which means of communication that can be adapted to various speaking situations, such as talking to a group, addressing a meeting, or briefing a team
• PowerPoint presentation


  A collection of electronic slides that can have text, pictures, graphics, tables, sound, and video. This collection can run automatically or can be controlled by a presenter
• PowerPoint


  Microsoft PowerPoint, a program that allows the user to design a presentation that consists of multiple slides
• PowerPoint


  • A visual and graphical application, primarily used for creating presentations. With PowerPoint, you can create, view, and present slide shows that combine text, shapes, pictures, graphs, animation, charts, videos, and much more
• Microsoft PowerPoint


  Virtual presentation software developed by Robert Gaskins and Dennis Austin for the American computer software company Forethought, Inc. The program, initially named Presenter, was released for the Apple Macintosh in 1987
• Principles of effective PowerPoint presentations

  • BIG
  • CLEAR
  • CONSISTENT
  • SIMPLE
• Title Bar


  • Located at the top of the screen that displays the title of the current presentation
• Ribbon Tabs


  • Display across the top of the Ribbon, and each tab relates to a type of task-related activity within PowerPoint
• Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)


  • Displays buttons to perform frequently used commands with a single click. Frequently used commands in PowerPoint include Save, Undo, and Repeat. For commands that you use frequently, you can add additional buttons to the Quick Access Toolbar
• File Tab


  • Displays a list of commands related to things you can do with a presentation such as opening, saving, printing, or sharing, export, close, account and options
• Groups


  • Indicate the name of the groups of related commands on each displayed tab
• Slide pane


  • Displays a large image of the active slide in PowerPoint
• View buttons


  • A set of commands that control the look of the presentation window
• Notes pane


  • Displays below the slide pane and allows you to type notes regarding the active side
• Status bar


  • A horizontal bar at the bottom of the presentation window that displays the current slide number, number of slides in a presentation, theme name, view buttons, and zoom slider
• Slides/Outline pane


  • Displays either all of the slides in the presentation in the form of miniature images called thumbnails
• Reasons to use PowerPoint

  • Unleash your imagination
  • Say hello to the World
  • Show how much you care!
  • Be a creative director
  • Capture every special moment