PowerPoint: Adding Flare To Your Presentations Presented By: Kristi Wood
Introduction PowerPoints can be rather dull. Some tools can change that. Adding photos. Adding audio clips. These can add flare and interest. Sharing your work when complete
Adding Photos Why they can be important, and where to find them.
How Images Can Make PowerPoint Presentations Pop Images make PowerPoint presentations visually stimulating. Helpful in illustrating important points Easy to find, easy to add Several websites offer free photos
Websites To Help Find The Right Image For You Flickr – Google – Bigfoto – Picsearch –
How To Add Photos Not everyone is a PowerPoint master. Adding photos is rather easy. Right click and save the photo. In PowerPoint click the Insert tab. Click Pictures and find the photo. Place the image where you want it.
Say You Are Doing A Presentation On Europe It could look this this -> with no photos.
My Trip To Europe Beautiful landmarks Amazing food
Pretty Boring Right? Now lets see the same slide with Photos!
My Trip To Europe Beautiful landmarks Amazing Food
See The Difference A Photo Can Make? Visually stimulating. Draws the audience in. Allows them to visualize better.
Adding Audio Clips We now know how to add photos. Lets take this one step farther.
Making Things Fun With Audio Another way to draw people in Promotes active, mental processing Like photos easy to add Many websites offer free audio clips
Websites To Help You Find Audio Clips Stafaband – FindSounds – Soundsnap –
How To Add Audio Download the audio clip. In PowerPoint click the Insert tab. Click Audio and find the clip. Audio clips can be trimmed. Trim audio so it fits the slide Can start automatically or by clicking
Say You Are Giving A Presentation On The Various Music You Use As Inspiration For Your Art It is easy to just try and describe it But it can also be boring
An Amazing Song I Use When Drawing Powerful instrumental music Very little vocals Inspires creativity
Now Lets Try Again Lets give the audience a taste Let them hear part of the song
An Amazing Song I Use When Drawing Powerful instrumental music Very little vocals Inspires creativity
Adding Flare Is Easy With practice PowerPoints can be fun Internet offers endless possibilities Read permissions before using photos/audio
Things To Avoid When Using Photos / Audio Cheesy audio clips E.g. Horns, applause, cheering Basic PowerPoint clipart Make sure audio/visuals match content
Sharing Your Presentations Now it is time to show everyone Different websites offer ways to present Slideshare, Google Presentations, PresentMe All are easy to use
Now You Are All Set To Go! You have the tools, now it is time to use them!
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