Lesson 8: Making Presentations

Three goals for a presentation: 

1. Inform: Telling the audience information about a topic.
2. Educate: Telling audience how to do something so they can then do it on their own. 
3. Persuade: Convince someone to feel a certain way.

Three ways that audiences learn:

1. Seeing (Visual Learner): Focus on pictures and the presentation in front of them. 
2. Hearing (Auditory Learner): Focus on the speaker's words. 
3. Doing (Kinetic Learner): Engage the audience with hands on activities. 

Four things that make up a PowerPoint presentation:

1. Text: The content on the slides.
2. Charts and Graphs: A visual representation of a set of data.
3. Photos and Graphics: A visual representation of what the speaker is talking about.
4. Audio and Video: To hear and connect with the information. 

Five rules to a good presentation

1. Keep slides simple and easy to read. 
2. State your purpose.
3. Add images that support your points.
4. Relax and use a friendly speaking style.
5. Don't just read the slides to your audience. 

Color rules in a presentation:

1. Use light-colored backgrounds with dark text.
2. Use dark-backgrounds with brights text. 

Font rules in a presentation:

1. Limit how much text you put on each slide.
2. Make the text clean and big.

Presentation organization:

1. State your purpose: make it clear what you want people to know. 
2. Present information in multiple ways.
3. End with a summary.

Supporting images: Photos, graphics, and charts

1. Keep people interested.
2. Reinforce key messages.
3. Help visual learners understand.
4. Avoid slide clutter
5. Don't use too many colors.

Avoid:

1. Reading your slides word for word
2. Talking too fast

Be sure to:

1. Add information and examples in your own words
2. Answer audience questions
3. Practice!

The best presentations have:

1. Easy to read slides that support what is being said
2. A clearly stated purpose
3. Graphics, photos, and other visual objects used judiciously
4. A speaker who is relaxed and confident

POIT Lesson 6 Peripherals

• Peripherals: devices that provide the computer with input or output

• Mouse- Input
• Keyboard- Input
• Monitor- Output
• Printer- Output
• Flash Drive- Input

• Keyboard: Input device that sends information with a key or key combinations to a computer.
• Mice: Optical or Laser.
• Monitor: Output device, except when touch screen, then input. CRT (tube screens). 
• Pixel: Small colored square that is displayed on a square. More pixels=Higher definition.
• Printer: High capacity or normal output device.
• Scanner: Reads document and sends it to computer, then the computer copies it.
• Multi-Function: Scans, prints, copies, faxes, and more. Used at work or businesses. 
• Drives: Floppy disks, CD-ROM's, DVD-ROM's, and Blu-Ray drives.
• External Drives: Just like hard drives. Hold information as storage for you. Images, videos, documents, etc.
•  Solid State Drive: More like flash drives, and harder to lose. No moving parts, just stores the data. 
• Tower Cases: Expansion slots and bays for DVD's or Blu-rays. 
• Standard Peripherals for Dream Computer Project: Keyboard, mouse, monitor, printer, scanner, storage drives.