ICAIT132A Create electronic presentations

ICAIT132A Create electronic presentations

Activities

Activity 1

Print the following questions, then complete the answers in the spaces provided.

-List four types of presentations, eg face-to-face.

Four types of presentations could be
*Face to face, with a live presenter
*On screen, self running
*Online
*Printed

-List the skills and knowledge required to create an electronic presentation.

Skills and knowledge required to create an electronic presentation
*Design skills ­: colour usage, bullet point usage, knowledge of fonts and using art effectively.
*Proofing skills: spelling and grammar, checking that the graphics match the text etc.
*Listening/communication skills: using the organisation’s preferred style, accurately implementationing of instructions.
*Technology skills: ability to use hardware, eg a data projector, and software capabilities eg inserting graphics, borders, backgrounds, etc.

-Specify some presentation requirements (choose your own, or ask someone to recommend a subject).

Presentation requirements
Answers will be specific to organisation and/or subject chosen

-Identify - Who? Where? How?

*Example
Who: Marketing Manager
Where: Client’s office
How: Self- running

-What mode of presentation will be used?

Mode of presentation
*Computer generated and data projector
*Overhead projector and transparencies
*Slide projector and slides
*Online

-What material and supporting documentation will be required, eg notes, handouts?


Material and supporting documentation required
*Could include slides, handouts and speaker notes

What are the organisational requirements, eg logos, colour?

Organisational requirements
*Refer to Style manual and policy and procedures
*Could include issues such as logo, colours used, slide design etc

List design requirements, eg font, bullet style.

Refer to organisational requirements, if available, as noted above
*Use of fonts, colour, logo usage, etc
*Heading levels
*Bullet or numbering levels and styles
*Use of white space
*Suitability of design to intended audience

List presentation specific requirements, eg timing, sound.

Presentation specific requirements
*Animation, transition, timing, sounds, movies
*Number of slides

How would you check your work?
*Proof read the work
*Use the spelling and grammar function
*Check that the content is correct
*Ask a colleague to check it
*Run the presentation and rehearse


How would you change the slide master?

On the menu go to
*View, Master, Slide Master and change the elements required.


How would you add transition and animation to the presentation?

On the menu go to
*Slide show
-Animation and/or
-Slide transition
and choose the feature required.


Where would you find on-line help to overcome production problems?

On the menu go to
*Help, Microsoft Office PowerPoint Help and search for the relevant information.


How would you store the presentation?

*Store the presentation on the hard drive of your computer, a CD, or other removable media, such as a Zip disk or USB ‘flash’ drive

Activity 2

Prepare a six slide presentation, on a topic of your choice, using the specifications provided in the previous Activity 1 c)

Include:

-logo
-background layout
-bullet points and different level/s of bullets
-pictures
-charts
-WordArt
-effects eg animations, transitions
-handouts
-speaker notes.

An answer to this activity is not provided, as each presentation will be different. It is suggested that you ask someone else, for example a teacher, parent/guardian or a friend, to look at your presentation and comment on it, asking them to refer to the list above.