Utilize Presentation Design Templates (Monday)

Use the presentation design templates provided with your software to design your overheads. You can also alter them to suit your own goals. To access these templates in PowerPoint, click Format on the menu bar, then select Apply Design Template. From here, you can choose a template for your presentation.

Create Master Slides to Save Time (Tuesday)

Save time by using globally defined features. Begin by using the "master slide" option for creating the graphical design and layout for all slides. Changes are easier to make here, rather than changing each slide individually. You can also save time by saving your favorite presentations as templates for future use.

Use Word Processing with Presentation Software (Wednesday)

Integrate word processing files in presentations. For example, you can create your lecture in MSWord and then open it in PowerPoint (Outline view). PowerPoint will recognize all MSWord formatting. Change letter case (uppercase, sentence case, etc.) by highlighting the desired text and selecting Change Case in the Format menu.

IncorporateTables in Presentations (Thursday)

Save time and effort by copying and pasting tables into PowerPoint from MSWord or Excel. Design your table in Word or Excel. Copy the table, then open your PowerPoint file and insert a blank slide. In PowerPoint, select Paste from the Edit menu. Right click your mouse on the table to edit and format it.

Make Student Handouts and Speaker Notes from Presentations (Friday)

For lectures, give your students handouts and use speaker notes for yourself. PowerPoint handouts allow your students to take notes on printouts of your overhead slides. PowerPoint speaker notes display your overhead slides, accompanied by any notes you've entered for your own reference. (You can also provide students with your speaker notes for their own reference.) Format handouts and speaker notes by selecting Master from the View menu, and then selecting Handout Master or Notes Master.