Powerpoint cheats, tips and tricks
Some of the cheats (tips and tricks) for Powerpoint
- Do not use bullet points
More information is at http://lifehacker.com/software/presentations/take-your-powerpoint-slides-beyond-bullet-points-266156.php
- Zoom and Call Out Sections of Your Screen
You can use a third party application like Zoomit. - Dim the clutter
If you want the viewer to focus on one thing dim out the other things on that slide. If you want to go further then you can use clutter cloak for windows to highlight portions of a screen. - Screenshots with bigger fonts
If any screenshots have to be added to slides then bigger fonts should be used in the screenshots to make them legible. - Do not embed too many objects
Too much of anything is bad! - Spell Check
Use it - it is a helpful! - Use color sensibly
This is web 2.0. Use color where it is understated. - When presenting concentrate on your computer’s screen
Do not look up to confirm what is shown on your computer is being shown on the screen. Technology and history tells us that it will be the same. - Turn off the screensaver on the computer you are using to project
Unless a developer of a screensaver pays you for advertising his screensaver make sure you switch off the screensaver you are using to project your presentation. - Using Powerpoint at all
A lot of people believe that presentations can be more interesting without Powerpoint. If you have a strong reason to do that then go ahead.
The presentation on slideshare by ham which can act as quick reference.
If you are interested in enhancing your Powerpoint skills here are some helpful links
Presentation Zen - A resource for building professional presentations.
Powerful Pointers for Presenters : A great article and reference to online resources for building Powerpoint presentations.
Beyond Bullet Points - Link to the blog of Cliff Atkinson who is the author of "Beyond Bullet Points", a book on how to develop powerful presentations.
Really Bad Powerpoint - A PDF by Seth Godin talks about Powerpoint mistakes and how to fix them.
Garr Reynolds - The person behind Presentation Zen.
If you have some tips on Powerpoint presentations please share them.
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