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Study Section 9: Using Microsoft PowerPoint to Create Visuals

9.1 Connect

In the Office bundle, you can use another program entitled, “PowerPoint.” It is a program in which
you can create video slides which with your computer, you can project on a screen using a video
projector or project it to a TV as a video enhancement to your presentation. At our university, almost
every class that our students take, they see video enhancements to the subjects they are being taught.

Research has found that by creating visual enhancements, that students can learn and retain much greater
percentages of information than just by hearing or reading the information. The visuals you create in PowerPoint
can enhance your presentation; they make it more interesting. It is really worth taking the time to create a
“PowerPoint” to go along with your Sunday School lesson, your sermon, your school lesson, or any type of
presentation you may do. Let’s learn how to use this powerful tool…

9.2 Objectives

1. The student should be able to explain the importance of using audio-visual aids when doing
presentations.

2. The student should be able to create a PowerPoint presentation to use as video support for a
presentation.
9.3 Why use Audio-Visuals in your teaching, sermons, and lectures?

First, you must understand how people learn.

The Learning Process

If you really want to be a great teacher, you must understand how the learning process takes place.
While we can give you some general principles about the process, each person is unique, and the
process may vary from individual to individual. Some people learn through tactile means; they must feel and sense
what they learn. Others can learn fine with just hearing the information. So, while these general learning
principles are somewhat universal, you may have to tailor your method of presentation based on your audience.

1. Motivation

Before someone can learn, they must want to listen and incorporate the information. It comes
from their desire to learn. If they are not interested, they probably won’t hear much of what
you say. When you begin a lesson, the students’ minds can be anywhere. They may be
thinking about an event that happened yesterday or plans for after church. You will find that
in a class of 20 people, all 20 minds will be somewhere else other than ready to study the Bible.

“take them from where they are to where you want them to be”

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