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CS101 Introduction to Computing

Lecture 31

Developing Presentations

Focus of the 22th Lecture was on Spreadsheets

• Second among the four lectures that we plan to have on productivity software
• We learnt about what we mean by spreadsheets
• We discussed the usage of various functions provided by common spreadsheets

What Can They Do? (1)

• Can perform calculations repeatedly, accurately, rapidly
• Can handle a large number of parameters, variables
• Make it easy to analyze what-if scenarios for determining changes in forecasts w.r.t. change in parameters

What Can They Do? (2)

• Are easy to interface with other productivity SW packages
• Easy to store, recall, modify
• Make it is easy to produce graphs:

Connecting Two Cells

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And this Let’s call one,^ A this cell A

=A1 + 4

Today’s Lecture: Developing Presentation

• Third among the four lectures that we plan to have on productivity software
• We will discuss several design guidelines for making effective multimedia presentations
• We will become able to develop simple presentation with the help of presentation making software

Presentations (2)

• Some of my contemporaries used color inkjet printers instead of the laser printer
• Another option was to develop them on a computer and then transfer to 35mm slides using a camera, and display it using a slide projector

Problems With All Those Modes

• It was difficult and often costly to make changes, especially last minute changes
• No sound, no animation, no video
• Electronic transmission, in some cases, was not easy
• It was difficult keeping track of old ones and making sure of their proper storage

Solution: Multimedia Presentations (2)

• More attractive; commanded more interest
• May include animations, sound, video
• Easy to catalog, store, and recall
• Great tool for making presenter-free interactive material (e.g. self-learning tutorials)

The Presentation Scenario

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Presenter

Presentation screen

Audience

Recommended Approach

Put together a presentation that is:

simple

clear

consistent

design guidelines

for simplicity, clarity, consistency

Layout Guidelines (2)

• Put a title on each slide. As soon as the audience see the slide, the title should make it clear as to the point of that slide

Slide Background

• Keep the backgrounds simple. You want a background that shows off your info, not one that makes it illegible
• Avoid bright background colors. Light colored text against a dark background works best
• Keep colors, patterns, and text styles consistent (not necessarily the same) for all slides in a presentation