Microsoft PowerPoint and
Presentation Basics
Kin 260
Jackie Kiwata
Overview
Creating slides
Creating presentations
Introduction
Body
Microsoft PowerPoint
The norm for business, academic and
technical presentations
Should be used as a visual aid and NOT
as a teleprompter
Similar functionality as Microsoft Word
Creating a PowerPoint Presentation
1. Choose slide design
2. Choose content layout per slide
3. Insert text/graphics/video
Slide Design
 Format > Slide Design
 Design templates apply color
and graphic schemes to entire
presentation
 Choose a template where text is
easy to read and graphics are
not too distracting
 Additional templates available on
Microsoft online according to
PowerPoint version
Choosing Content Layout
Layout will
change
depending on
slide content
Can use Slide
Layout
templates or the
Insert menu
Using Slide Layout Templates
Format > Slide Layout
Clicking on template preview will insert
layout on current slide
Simple and easy to use, but user has less
control over placement, size, etc.
Using Insert Menu
User has more
control over layout
More efficient
Only insert objects
that you need
Presentation Basics
Main goal:
convey thoughts saliently and in an organized
manner
Not like writing an essay!
No lengthy or wordy sentences
Verbiage should be clear
Must know your material
Prepare, prepare, prepare
Presentation Structure
Introduction
25 - 30%
Body
60 – 65%
Conclusion
~10%
Introduction
1. Introduce yourself
 “Good afternoon. My name is Jackie
Kiwata.”
2. Briefly explain your credentials as they
pertain to the speech topic
 “Today I am speaking to you about __
because I have much experience doing __.”
Introduction, con’t.
3. Get the audience’s attention
Personal anecdote, inspirational quote,
question, visual aid, startling statistic, humor
Must be relevant to speech topic!
4. Tell the audience what you are going to
talk about
State your thesis and supporting reasons
Thesis
The specific purpose of your speech
What you will prove to your audience
Should:
Assert an opinion
Tie together the main speech topics you will
discuss in the body
Be simple, clear and, most of all, direct
Be easy for the audience to remember and
understand
Example 1: Simple thesis
Topic:
Legal Drinking Age
Background:
Current legal drinking age in California
is 21.
Create a thesis arguing for or against
this topic.
Thesis: Simple example (con’t.)
Specific, assertive thesis The minimum drinking age should be
lowered because a person who is old
enough to go to war should be old enough
to drink.
Not so assertive thesis The minimum drinking age should be
lowered.
Example 2: Thesis example
Topic:
Blood doping in endurance events.
Background:
Artificial increase in total volume of red
blood cells.
Create a thesis based on this topic.
Supporting Reasons
Ideas that support the thesis
Should be stated in the Introduction
Should be stated as complete sentences
with parallel structure
Will serve as topic sentences for each
body paragraph
Most speeches have 3 supporting
reasons, but may range from 2-5
Sample Speech Outline
Introduction
a. Attention Grabber
b. Thesis
Body
I. Supporting Statement 1
a.
b.
II. Supporting Statement 2
a.
b.
III. Supporting Statement 3
a.
b.
Conclusion
Example 3: Thesis & Reasons
 Using the thesis created in example 2,
develop two supporting reasons
Example 2 Topic:
Blood doping in endurance events.
Presentation
At least 2 minutes but not more than 3
minutes in length
Speech will be instructional
You will teach the audience how to do
anything Kinesiology-related
Examples: How to swing a baseball bat,
how to rehabilitate a wrist injury