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“PowerPoint presentation” is a program, which has been invented by Microsoft suite.  PowerPoint is part of the Microsoft office suite, and PowerPoint works on “Apple’s Mac OS X” computer operating system and “Microsoft windows”.  PowerPoint is mainly used by educators, trainers, businessman, students, and by the most widespread forms of influential technology. Initially, the PowerPoint used to known as ‘Microsoft PowerPoint” (Microsoft office 2003), but later they revised their branding to accentuate the place of PowerPoint within the office suite, and they renamed it as “Microsoft office PowerPoint’.  The brand new version of PowerPoint is available on Microsoft office 2007(window) and 2008(Mac).

“Robert Gaskins” and “Dennis Austin” (from California), invented the first version of PowerPoint in the year 1984. Initially, PowerPoint was known as “presenter”, and it was originally designed for Macintosh computer, later it was renamed as “PowerPoint” in the year 1987 by Robert Gaskins.   The most noteworthy change done in Microsoft was “clipboard”, which was launched with PowerPoint 2000; clipboard can handle multiple entities at once.

PowerPoint contains number of individual sheets or “slides”. The “slides” contain graphics, text, movies, clips, and other objects which can be freely used in presentation. PowerPoint contains “slide master” and template, which assists the use of steady style in a presentation.  The PowerPoint presentation is displayed on computer; it can also be projected through video projector for larger audience. In this article we will see how to do PowerPoint presentation.

Things required:

• Microsoft PowerPoint software in computer
• Access to a computer

Instructions:

• If you making a PowerPoint presentation, first of all set your target audience. Create a clear idea about what you are going to communicate to with the spectators.

• Do not put lots of information in your presentation, simplify your idea into few bullet forms, and while presenting try to explain those points in your own words.

• You can also use tables, graphics, graph, audio, images, and video in your presentation. it will look good and grab the attention of the audience more efficiently.

• Avoid the use of too much text in presentation; instead you can use lots of catchy images to express your idea visually.

• Start your presentation with clear introduction about your topic, and what issue or matter you going to cover in this topic. Make a conclusion slide to recapitulate your topic.

• After concluding your presentation, ask your audience if they have any questions. Open up to your audience for discussions and make your presentation an interactive session.

• While ending your presentation, give your contact information to audience such as links of your websites, blogs, etc.  If you will leave your contact detail with your target audience, then they will be able keep in touch.

• Before presenting in front of audience, you will have to practice for it in front of your friends, family, mirror. While presenting, make eye contact with audience, be confident, keep smiling, be comfortable and make your others comfortable as well, and keep right posture and gesture.

Tips:

• While making PowerPoint presentations keep yourself at the place of audience and see what is the most valuable stuff for them.

• You can also join toastmasters.org (toastmaster) for informal presentation training to enhance your communication and presentation skill.

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