Power Point - The Movie

[charles meyer]

My learned listmates,

 

 Many PPTs I've seen (and probably created :) aren’t as compelling as they could be.

 

But, I've learned recently how to infuse your slides with video and audio. 

 

The challenge can be balancing the information you wish to share but adding just the correct amount (or kind) of video/audio to make the slide more involving for an audience without it being distracting.

 

Maybe you use (or create) a GIF or short video clip running in the background?

 

Or a fun instrumental (any Vivaldi fans?) or a song which fits your presentation theme?

 

Would you please share or link to any PPTs (including your own) you think strike the correct balance?

 

Thank you,

 

Chares.

 

 

[Divam Jain]

Nothing I can share publicly, but for our software product, I've had great success in showing the stuff in action using a video sliced in after the motivation slide (why, what) slides. The how is just a 15 second clip. I can talk about the solution while the clip plays or pause the frame and walk through it if if needed.

I gave up on using powerpoint to do this and just use Canva though (fantastic product, even though it makes my laptop fans go on overdrive)

Not a fan of audio in presentations if I'm present and talking though.

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[Davie]

I don't have any good examples at my fingertips but can offer some caution when trying to strike a balance in a presentation.
- animations can be great to help connect some dots but can easily distract
- short video clips (~10-15sec) can help a presentation. Much more than that and it's usually awkward
- I sign up to the idea that the text in a presentation should be high level and not read word for word.
That's my two cents.
- Davie

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