2.2 Presentation

• Importance of presentation productivity tools
• Selecting a presentation tool
• Creating an interactive presentation for a target audience
• Slide design, transitions, animations and multimedia
• Delivering a presentation effectively

• explain the importance of presentation productivity tools used in presentation creation
• select a presentation productivity tool used for creating a presentation
• create an interactive presentation for a target audience
• deliver a slide presentation effectively on a topical area
• appreciate the emerging trends in presentation productivity tools

“How can presentation software be used to create a visually appealing and informative presentation?”

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1. Designing slides that help
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   Why slides support a speaker rather than replace one, and how that changes the design.
2. Delivering a presentation
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   What to do with your voice, body and nerves once the slides are ready.
3. Building a slide deck
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   From a blank file to five slides that carry one argument, using a master and speaker notes.
4. Multimedia, transitions and animations
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   Pictures, short clips and motion that point at a meaning - and how to stop them stealing the talk.
5. Interactive presentations
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   Hyperlinks, action buttons, questions and choices so the audience does something - not so the slides wriggle.
6. Exporting and presenting with notes
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   Presenter view, a backup file, the right export, and a last rehearsal on the real projector.