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PowerPoint Presentations : An easy way to get the point across

PowerPoint used to be for businesses only.  It was taught in classes for use as a presentation tool to really make you stand out.  These days it is taught in school for any purpose.  People still use it in business but others use it to show off their vacation pictures instead of a projector slide show. 

The program has made it very easy for anyone to use and customize it.  What’s really nice is that if you aren’t sure where to start, it has templates to give you ideas.  Or you can even use the template and just add your own words and images.

PowerPoint is pretty much idiot-proof in its uses.  You open the program and can start using the blank page right away, adding whatever you want in whatever format you desire.  For those not inclined to start completely from scratch, they have a help template that has various color schemes and page setups for the first and subsequent pages.  Every one can be different or exactly the same. 

It is up to the presentation creator.  And for those that want every page different, there are templates for individual pages as well.  So it can be customized to any format you desire.  And even with using the templates, these can be modified.  If you like the layout but want to add text at the bottom, it’s easy to do by adding a text box there.  Another nice feature is that a template you like can also have the color scheme changed by clicking a box and picking the colors you prefer.

To create a slide show, you make the required number of windows and then can either use the slide show feature or manually change it when you desire.  Each page can have images and words show up when you need it too so that if you have something you want the viewing group to focus on longer, you can make it so. 

While in a slide show you can even have an onscreen pointer to point out the points you want to make.  This may seem redundant with bullet use, but some things may be more important than others and this is how you present it in PowerPoint.

For business presentations, you do want more formal looking pages without lots of pictures and fade-ins for points.  Basics are better and look more professional.  But the beauty of PowerPoint is its versatility.  It can be for both a business use and personal for the same person. 

And using PowerPoint to make a presentation is more engaging than a note card one.  Something is happening on the screen to capture your audiences’ attention and make them pay more attention to what you want them to see.  Pie charts and graphs can even be imported into a PowerPoint presentation, including putting both on the same page if needed.

A program as easy and versatile as PowerPoint makes it the presentation tool everyone should use.  It is easier than slide sheets and transparency and some classes are utilizing it these days to make teaching easier.  People seem to pay more attention to something that moves and can be interactive than is stationary. 

And even in a group presentation, it can be easily transferred to a screen for all to see.  This makes it practical as well because in a big room people can’t always see the speaker.  Instead they would be able to focus on the PowerPoint presentation and see what you were speaking about.  And isn’t getting the point across to everyone the goal?

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