Module 1.7
Task 4 - Presentation Graphics


A.M.D.G.

Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation graphics package. It allows you to quickly and easily produce computerised slide shows.

There are a number of advantages to using PowerPoint to produce your presentations:

You can include multimedia clips, e.g. videos and sounds.
You can import text, graphics, tables and charts from other computer programs.
You can include special effects for displaying text on your slides.

The final, assessable task in this module requires you to prepare a presentation and talk. You will use Microsoft Powerpoint to prepare a computer based slide show. To do this, follow the instructions below.

  • Start a new presentation
  • Choose a design template. This is a colourful background for each slide

  • Enter your heading and a subheading
  • Create a new slide,
  • Add information and pictures to each slide, choosing an appropriate layout for each slide from the following:
  • Click on slide sorter view, . This view allows you to very quickly change the order of slides.
  • Choose Slide Transitions for each slide. Slide transitions are animation effects that occur as you move from one slide to the next.

  • Choose Build Effects for each slide. Build effects are animation effects that occur as different items appear on a slide.

  • Add an audio file. Powerpoint is capable of working with a variety of file types. You can include text, charts, pictures, movies and sounds in your presentations.
  • Rehearse timings. It is possible to plan a Powerpoint presentation where the slides change automatically after a set period of time. Typically you would do this to accompany a speech. You could practice the speech, click on the Timing tool and perform your speech, clicking the mouse to change slides at the appropriate time. Then, next time you perform the speech the slides will change automatically.

Your completed presentation will be graded and will towards your module assessment.