PowerPoint 101:
Creating a Successful and
Engaging Presentation
Tiffany Clarke, MPA
NASBHC Training of Trainers
April 21 – 23, 2008
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Research Director: Tiffany Clarke
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My Real Info
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Tiffany A. Clarke, MPA
● NASBHC, Program Associate
● 202.638.5872 ext. 201
● tclarke@nasbhc.org
Please feel free to contact me anytime.
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PowerPoint 101: Objectives
• Participants will be able to name at
least two skills for developing
PowerPoint presentations.
• Participants will be able to access the
animations within PowerPoint.
• Participants will be able to utilize these
strategies in creating a PowerPoint
presentation.
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Presentation thoughts
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Remember learning styles
● Visual
● Aesthetic
● Auditory
● Narrational
● Kinesthetic
● Experiential
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Visual importance
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PowerPoint: An Overview
• PowerPoint is an excellent way to
present ideas and information in a
visually exciting manner!
• It can be used with text, pictures,
audio, and video inserted directly into
the presentation.
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Selecting Templates
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To locate template options click on the
Design button located in the upper right
hand section of the screen
● To the right of the center screen a display
(called a dialog box) with a list of available
templates will appear
● Select by double clicking
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Text Formatting
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Text formatting uses word format styling
● This is found on the toolbar located at the top
of the screen
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Bullets can be inserted and color adjusted
through the bullet formatting
● This is available by right clicking the bullet
● Scroll down to bullets and numbering and
select
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Format Background
Locate the format button on the toolbar at
the top of the page
 Scroll down menu
 Select background
 Select color
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Slide Transitions
Slide transitions can be added by right
clicking the slide in the display (dialog
box) to the left of the center screen and
selecting slide transition
 Transition options will appear in the dialog
box to the right of the center screen
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● Click on each to preview
● Select
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Custom Animation
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Locate custom animation by highlighting and
right clicking the item to animate.
● Scroll down menu then click on custom animation
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The dialog box to the right will open and show
options for adding animations
● Click on each to preview and select
● You can further adjust the animations by right
clicking the selected animation and choosing effect
options
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Animation Cont’d
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PowerPoint allows:
● for each individual section to receive its own
animation
● More than one animation per section
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Inserting Pictures
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Click the insert button on the toolbar
● Scroll to picture
● Select from clipart
● Select from file
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Animations can be added to still pictures
as well
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Introduction to Video
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Video can be imported from several
different locations
● Your own videos
● Online media
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Used to illustrate live action activities
best shown with video
● Simply liven up
● Change the pace of a presentation
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Record voice to add to
presentation
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To entire presentation
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To individual slides
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Ahead of time
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While presenting
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Record sound
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Go to insert
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Movies and sounds
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Record sound
Multiple Monitor
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To use PowerPoint presenter view the
presenter must be using a computer that
allows for multiple monitors (all laptops and
most desktops).
To set this option:
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Go to Control Panel
Select Display
Select the Settings tab
Select monitor 2 and click the “extend my
Windows desktop onto this monitor ” check box
Adjust Resolution Screen
May be necessary to adjust screen
resolution.
 Attempt to get screens in display
properties box to match in size.
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● This may not be necessary.
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Key is to get the check box asking to
“extend my Windows desktop onto this
monitor” available (not grayed out).
Multiple Monitor
Presenter View
In PowerPoint, select the Slide Show
choice from the toolbar at the top of the
page.
 Click the Set Up Show option.
 Click the “Show Presenter View”
button.
 From dropdown choices ensure that
“Monitor 2 Default Monitor” is selected.
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Presenter View
Rock Your Presentation
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In this view all notes will be available for the
presenter but hidden from the audience.
You can go to any slide.
You can black out show so you have time. to
discuss options without the slides.
Allows you to proceed forward or back.
All animations will work as previously set
The presenter can scroll off of their personal
screen to point out specific items on the
audience screen.
How it looks
References
Goodman, Andy (2006). Why bad Presetnations
Happen to Good Causes. Cause
Communications.
Microsoft Online Help for PowerPoint
http://office.microsoft.com/enus/training/CR100654571033.aspx
Microsoft Online Help for PowerPoint
http://office.microsoft.com/training/Training.asp
x?AssetID=RP010738521033&CTT=5&Origin=
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MODEL SHOW
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Lasagna: A step by step
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History
● Italian
● Rumored to be created by the Roman god
Vulcan
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The best of all pastas
● My personal favorite
● Ask Garfield
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The Noodle
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Lasagna
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Rippled
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Flat
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Ingredients
Mozzarella
 Spinach
 Tomato paste
 Ricotta
 Egg
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The Cooking
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Boil the pasta
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Bake the Lasagana
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The Eating
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Delicious
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Sloppy
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Slowly
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