 Presentation is the process of presenting a topic to an audience.  Use a presentation show to illustrate the presentation content.  PowerPoint is the software the majority are familiar with using.

 Sales People often have to give presentation to customers, clients or managers - They need to be able to present facts and figures perhaps to let managers know sales performances or perhaps to show customers their latest products  Most medium to large sized companies have a human resource department. -They are involved in training new employees or providing training schemes for existing employees -Presentation software is regularly used as a training tool

 A presentation can be set up to run continuously on a screen. Passers by can stop and watch for a short while.  The presentation usually loops automatically back to the beginning once it has finished.  This can be used when you want to give people information. For example, the post office use this method to inform people about their products whilst queuing.  Slides form a presentation can b printed onto acetates and used with an overhead projector

 The software is easy to use because:  It comes with a large range of ready to use templates  There are templates online  There are a large selection of different layouts available.  A master slide is available so that you can set up things which you wish to appear on every page such as a footer or background or slide number.  The software comes with many different animation effects which can be used to add emphasis to presentations

Text  Sticking to text allows the speaker to keep the audiences’ attention on them rather than distracting the audience with what is happening on the screen. Images  Images can add visual impact to a presentation. They can also help to illustrate the point that you are trying to make.  Video can be used to capture the audiences attention.  Sound affects the mood of the audience while the presentation is going on

 It can be used to delay the appearance of bullet points on the screen. This helps to keep the audience focused on what is being talked about at that moment.  It can also be used to add dramatic effect.  Slide Transition:  Slide transitions can be set up to govern how you rule from one slide to another.  You can set your presentation to be timed so that it moves automatically to another slide after a certain length of time

 It is incredibly easy to learn how to use because it is supplied with a large library of background templates and custom layouts  Multimedia can easily be added to the presentation  Presentations are easy to edit  Presentations can be easily output to different formats  Excellent for summarizing facts

 It is difficult for the audience to take notes while the presentation is taking place, otherwise they lose concentration  Audiences are often happy to sit placidly and not interact with the presenter  Not good for presenting certain kinds of information such as complex math equations