Empowerment Technologies

• Effective presentation


  • Minimize contents to maintain clear message
  • Avoid being fancy, use easy to read fonts
  • Keep things simple with bullets or short sentences
  • Use visuals like charts and graphs but avoid distractions
  • Be consistent with font styles
  • Use proper contrast (light font on dark background or vice versa)
• Using hyperlinks in PowerPoint

  1. Select object or highlight text

  2. Go to Insert > Hyperlink

  3. Link to options: Existing File/Web Page, Place in This Document, Create a New Document, E-mail Address

  4. Click OK to apply hyperlink
• Embedding objects in PowerPoint

  1. Go to Insert tab

  2. Click Object in Text group

  3. Options: Create New, Create from File

  4. Click OK
• PowerPoint Presentation is a form of visual aid
• Most of the contents should be presented through the PowerPoint Presentation, not from the speaker
• To insert a hyperlink, go to the Home tab then click the Hyperlink option
• To embed an object, go to the Insert tab and under the Text Group, click Object
• There are two options when inserting an object: create new from file and create from existing file
• Action buttons are found in the Insert>Smart Art
• Use light fonts on dark backgrounds to contrast
• Use bullets to simplify your message
• Insert artwork in each slide of your presentation. It may not be related but at least it would draw the audience's attention
• Minimize - keep slides count to a minimum to maintain a clear message and to keep the audience attentive
• Clarity - avoid being fancy by using a font style that is easy to read. Make sure that it is big enough to be read by the audience. A font size of 72 is about an inch (depends on the screen size). A one-inch letter is readable 10 feet away; a two-inch letter is readable 20 feet away
• Simplicity - use bullets or short sentences. Summarize the information on the screen to have your audience focus on what the speaker is saying than on reading the slide. Follow 6-7 rule (6 lines 7 words)
• Visuals - use graphics to help in your presentation but not too many to distract the audience. Instead of using table of data, use chart and graphs
• Consistency - make your design uniform. Avoid having different font styles and backgrounds
• Contrast - use light font on dark background or vice versa. This is done so that it is easier to read. It is easier to read on screen if the background is dark. This is due to brightness of the screen
• Basic principles of graphics and layout

  • Balance
  • Emphasis
  • Movement
  • Pattern, repetition, and rhythm
  • Proportion
  • Variety
• Balance


  The visual weight of objects, texture, colors, and space is evenly distributed on the screen
• Emphasis


  An area in the design that may appear different in size, texture, shape or color to attract the viewer's attention
• Movement


  Visual elements guide the viewer's eyes around the screen
• Pattern, repetition, and rhythm


  Repeating visual elements on an image or layout to create unity
• Proportion


  Visual elements create a sense of unity where they relate well with one another
• Variety


  Uses several design elements to draw a viewer's attention
• Infographics


  Information graphics used to represent information, statistical data, or knowledge in a graphical manner
• Infographic creation tools

  • Piktochart
  • Canva
  • Venngage
  • Infogr.am
• JPEG


  Used for real-life photographs, high compression, no transparency or animation
• GIF


  Used for computer generated graphics, supports transparency and animation
• PNG


  Used for screenshots, high compatibility, supports transparency but not animation
• When inserting text to a web page, you can copy it to the HTML editor or upload it as a PDF file</b>
• Image manipulation tips


  • Choose the right file format
  • Choose the right image size
  • Add captions
• PhotoScape


  Free image editing software with features like batch editing
• Photobucket


  Free image hosting site to share photos over the Internet
• Bandwidth


  Amount of data used to download your image by multiple users
• Bandwidth limits can hinder access to your image once a certain quota is reached
• Online Platforms for ICT Content Development


  Platforms that allow sharing of own content to the world
• Types of online platforms

  • Social Media Platforms
  • Blogging Platforms
• Social Media Platforms


  • Allow creation of personal accounts, pages and groups to share content
  • Restricted to "one-size-fits-all" design
  • Have billions of users
• Blogging Platforms


  • Focus on content and design
  • Look like a newsletter
  • Allow customisation of design