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10. When in doubt, remove it.

Some slides that you will create can be essential but sometimes they can also be a distraction. When I’m struggling,
trying to decide if I need a slide, or not, I ask myself: “Will it make my speech better?” If not, I remove it.

Advanced PowerPoint Slide Presentations

Your video aid can be a tremendous aid to teaching OR it can be a real distraction to your audience. Just because
you have created a PowerPoint does not mean that the audience will enjoy it or even learn from it. It is better NOT
to have a visual aid that “turns the audience off” than to create a boring visual and use it in your presentation.

Today we want to learn how to create really good video aids! We want our PowerPoint or Keynote presentations
to “wow” our audience and increase their learning! We want our video to enhance your message and bring your
points to heart. Let’s learn what to do and WHAT NOT TO DO in creating a presentation in PowerPoint or Keynote.

Advanced Automations and Transitions in PowerPoint

Some motion in slides are captivating to the viewer as long as it makes sense to the eyes. Spinning words
or images distract from a presentation, whereas sliding from a slide to another helps the view transition
his thoughts from one place to another.

Let’s learn some advance techniques in PowerPoint that will enhance your presentations.

Question and Answer Slides

Quite often in a presentation you want to pose a question to the audience. This is especially effective when you
want them to think of a response. This action will tend to draw them into what you are teaching them PLUS it has
the great advantage of resetting their attention span. So, if you have talked for a time, you might want to
reengage the audience by asking them a question. It really does not make a difference if you ask for their response.
Just give them some time to think of an answer should you call on them.

You can create a slide posing your question. It may look like this:

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