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PowerPoint-What’s
the Point?
Using Your Built-in Pointer Feature to Make a Point!
By Rosemary (Rosie) Horner
Pump Up Your Presentation
PowerPoint (2003) has a wonderful feature that allows you
to dramatically pump up your presentation. Once again it
gives you, the presenter, the opportunity to enhance your presentation
beyond the same routine format most people use.
So how do you do it? Well, if you are in the SLIDESHOW view of
your presentation right click on your mouse.
You will see an option for POINTER. OPTIONS.
One of the options includes a PEN. You can also choose colors for
the pen.
When you select this option you can DRAW directly on your slide.
Now, this gives you the chance to place emphasis on a particular
word, phrase or picture on your slide.
Now I tried this on the MAC and it works great with the PEN option
but it does not give me the HIGHLIGHT feature that is provided
in the PC. I just wanted to let you MAC users be aware.
TOUCH, TURN AND TALK
One of the critical connection mistakes many of us make is talking
to our slides instead of the audience.
If you use the pointer feature you risk talking about the point
you are making while using the pointer.
Consider making your point with the pointer first. (TOUCH) Then
TURN to your audience and TALK.
Now, I know this sounds strange. But practice coordinating these
steps. The idea is that you STAY CONNECTED TO YOUR AUDIENCE.
You will find that if you are QUIET when you are drawing with
your pen or making highlights the PAUSE will prove to be dramatic!!!!
So, give it a try.
Rosemary Horner, All Rights Reserved, 2007
Feel Free to use this article as long as you keep the links. Thanks!
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