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Splash slide. PowerPoint for Effective Presentations. You have just given your LAST boring presentation. An ME@Nite Seminar. Presented by Jonathan Maier Department of Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering and Sciences Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 USA.

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  1. Splash slide PowerPoint for Effective Presentations You have just given your LAST boring presentation. An ME@Nite Seminar Presented by Jonathan Maier Department of Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering and Sciences Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 USA

  2. Topics to be Covered Tonight’s seminar will be divided into five main areas: • PowerPoint basics • Advanced features • Laying out a presentation • Standard templates • Custom slide formats Throughout the seminar you will have the opportunity to practice each of the skills presented on your own workstation.

  3. Powerpoint Basics Powerpoint is easy to use, but like any Microsoft product, it can be very frustrating at times! Let’s have a look.... • The five different views • Inserting and manipulating text • Inserting and editing graphics • Managing slides This is all you need to know to get started using PowerPoint. Next let’s take a few minutes to recreate the following slide:

  4. Why I Love Clemson “This blessed plot, this Earth, this Realm, this Clemson!” -Shakespeare (sort of) • Lots of nice sunsets • Friendly people • Beautiful campus • Close to the mountains and lakes • Parking a lot better than Georgia Tech! And to top all that, Clemson is Time Magazine’s Public College of the Year!

  5. Advanced Features Now with the basics under our belt, we can explore some more advanced features. • The Master Slide • Hyperlinking • Word Art • Animations • Importing Figures from Excel Now we know enough to put together pretty slick presentations, but first we need to practice a little more. Let’s recreate the next slide...

  6. Why I Really Love Clemson “This blessed plot, this Earth, this Realm, this Clemson!” -Shakespeare (sort of) • Lots of nice sunsets • Friendly people • Beautiful campus • Close to the mountains and lakes • Parking a lot better than Georgia Tech! Clemson Rocks! And as if that weren’t enough, Clemson won the concrete canoe race AGAIN!!!

  7. Laying out a Presentation There are seven basic steps to laying out a presentation: • Pick a format suitable to your audience • Layout the master slide • Layout the splash slide • Layout the basic content slide • Fill in the bulk of the presentation using copies of the basic content slide • Layout the closing slide(s) • Proofread and Practice This is basically just a design exercise. First understand the problem, then generate ideas, select ideas, elaborate on them, and iterate as necessary.

  8. Standard Templates The quick and dirty way to layout a presentation is to use one of PowerPoint’s stardard templates. However most bad presentations use one of these standard templates. The temptation is to think that a slick template makes a slick presentation, but it doesn’t. You still need to put in the work. Let’s practice...

  9. Practice with Standard Templates

  10. Custom Slide Formats The most exciting and powerful way to use Powerpoint is to design your own custom slide format and tailor it for each presentation. • Begin with a blank slide • Layout the master • Pick fonts and color scheme • Layout the basic content slide Before we practice this, first let’s take a look at some of my favorite slide formats.

  11. Custom Slide Format Examples Each of the following slide formats have their own advantages, and each is appropriate to different situations. • Black & White SRL format • Color SRL format • German/BMW color on white format • Swiss/ETH color on black format Let’s have a look and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. Notice their use of the master slide, colors, and contrast.

  12. Custom Slide Format Practice Now all the big secrets of creating effective presentations using PowerPoint have been unraveled. Let’s practice in the time remaining. • Based on any of the previous examples or your own whimsy, create a brief custom presentation on why you like or dislike race cars. • Grab all the necessary graphics • Remember to start with the master slide Meanwhile I will wander around the room answering questions and offering advice.

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