[Libs-Or] Tech-Talk: PPT - A Cool Transition Effect to Add Focus in Presentations
HANNING Darci C * SLO
Darci.HANNING at slo.oregon.gov
Wed Mar 9 08:03:41 PST 2022
Welcome to the latest issue of Tech-Talk!
Having trouble reading this email?
You can view the tech tip<https://www.tech-talk.com/a-cool-transition-effect-to-add-focus-in-presentations.html>, the communication tip<https://www.tech-talk.com/listening-hearing-vs-listening.html>, and the leadership tip<https://www.tech-talk.com/comm-principles-success-leaves-traces.html> online instead at:
https://www.tech-talk.com/login/oregon
When prompted for a username and password, use ORLIBTECH for both.
Use this technique in PowerPoint to keep your audience engaged
[https://files.constantcontact.com/ee1208b4001/93006bb8-92de-4f95-a686-5d396417790e.png]
[https://files.constantcontact.com/ee1208b4001/0f192e91-3f64-4ce7-90bc-86458189dd80.png]<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qeGpTPGIiE6cYe47Y6DG1du0YPjqyj0OCge3aK1QWM6rseGKvbOGKYU75At90hYIT3btfgEkFYo9HxIGgIBe-bUIo4nw2_r7-HznQ6BB-W9tQhB40PLzVAwvKvw8-cPKpIM2320PHg1N6wgthKH_s3qZxJUtc7wUDxmuN8LrWpq1kP21be9WnJ5HWmvtVv6wIKydKqxP3E=&c=NAo0EVIl9LbmknzO0SwrPFuZnpFJr7OCS7Oafm4wIcsQW8fXJESvHg==&ch=O1pGqFwwLa3Opy1ho_3WeNP0oG9lPEvfakFJZHK3eplc2uZWzqJqaA==>
Photo by Dawid Zawiła<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qeGpTPGIiE6cYe47Y6DG1du0YPjqyj0OCge3aK1QWM6rseGKvbOGKYU75At90hYL0434MF7gI91n1jy6ylAu_Q8vrcosacS-l-6Kt6eOrdqsDJxfZdXN5JnxwpXCGqrLZydFRItw8k5wLdI82ri-a28y1HPpstMt-LfrnRD_qf4dsPfMeSBntlXq_t4W--mNYulocL4YgCt4wRXtzjrcl4oMsRTDnSJJG2Ke36khvRZbMYEn--VyrRemPhwJZm1fP8J15aPrJo=&c=NAo0EVIl9LbmknzO0SwrPFuZnpFJr7OCS7Oafm4wIcsQW8fXJESvHg==&ch=O1pGqFwwLa3Opy1ho_3WeNP0oG9lPEvfakFJZHK3eplc2uZWzqJqaA==> on Unsplash<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qeGpTPGIiE6cYe47Y6DG1du0YPjqyj0OCge3aK1QWM6rseGKvbOGKYU75At90hYKaRmSnY392NXWFtKjXJrihSoYiiYdHaxx-4eP4hSkAcvYYUftlEVPymdXytts4x25-Ge49NgNx0xk5b_6DNCKfGI3pP-VGbPfuANfC9gh1JxuK92vfv9Pj0DQMW64Z0stlnYSvQkTHOqlkY3ujnVoFWMxT3D6oVDfAdTBv65TwEQdkSRc_x60QSsa7zOJNqjfAMySYtBZPyNKdJaZQYouE1oFYm5Bovd&c=NAo0EVIl9LbmknzO0SwrPFuZnpFJr7OCS7Oafm4wIcsQW8fXJESvHg==&ch=O1pGqFwwLa3Opy1ho_3WeNP0oG9lPEvfakFJZHK3eplc2uZWzqJqaA==>
[https://files.constantcontact.com/ee1208b4001/e25f6bcf-26a8-4e59-91f2-cc248962042d.png]<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qeGpTPGIiE6cYe47Y6DG1du0YPjqyj0OCge3aK1QWM6rseGKvbOGLZfdees3Agvanp7LuWs9WIGRFpe5FBKvHjOhI_TbqjkjLLcFyhEvXDD0cG2V93i7txS6KOXWmbImrFVkDhm4L9H9i0MHn0Rz0zQcJXw3n8L&c=NAo0EVIl9LbmknzO0SwrPFuZnpFJr7OCS7Oafm4wIcsQW8fXJESvHg==&ch=O1pGqFwwLa3Opy1ho_3WeNP0oG9lPEvfakFJZHK3eplc2uZWzqJqaA==>
Webinars for You
· March 9: [Word/G-Docs] Adding a Table of Contents in Word and Google Docs [3 pm ET for 1 hour]
· March 23: [Speaking] How to Speak With Confidence, Elicit Opinions and Respond Professionally [3 pm ET for 1 hour]
· April: 13: [Facebook] How to Transition to the New Business Facebook "Pages Experience" [3 pm ET for 1 hour]
· April 27: [Excel] Create Dashboards to Make Key Decisions and Communicate Progress [3 pm ET for 1 hour]
See Webinar Descriptions and Register Here<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qeGpTPGIiE6cYe47Y6DG1du0YPjqyj0OCge3aK1QWM6rseGKvbOGEB7poS2i1U6hupiHvVxNQYVUI7U4Ai2nDyPItd9_FW3-ofGID9fFcaSmwSjHEfvUU9nIPIFLSzEo2IsU_2dIZCBwy_RAAHVR9ftpyZC-xQ1&c=NAo0EVIl9LbmknzO0SwrPFuZnpFJr7OCS7Oafm4wIcsQW8fXJESvHg==&ch=O1pGqFwwLa3Opy1ho_3WeNP0oG9lPEvfakFJZHK3eplc2uZWzqJqaA==>
PPT - Cool Transition Effect to Add Focus in Presentations
Advanced
[people watching a presentation]
NOTE: We're going to talk about a technique called "zooming". This has nothing to do with Zoom conferencing.
When you are using PowerPoint in front of a group, whether it be live or in an online meeting, you really need to step it up to keep your audience's attention, right? Maintaining their interest has become harder and harder as everyone has so much on their plate and focus can wander.
Well, there's a cool "Zoom" effect built right into PowerPoint that takes a cue from slide transitions that you may have used -- but in a new and exciting way.
[slide Zoom]
Using the Zoom feature allows you to focus on a section of a busy slide while you're presenting ... so that your audience's eyes go to the area you want to talk about. You essentially zoom in (focusing and enlarging) one portion of your material.
This technique may be especially useful during your introduction or a summary when you want to keep the audience's attention on one subtopic.
The funny thing is, that to the viewer, it looks like you're staying on the same slide, but actually the effect is created by adding links to other slides in your presentation.
For example, say you're giving a presentation and you have three or four concepts that you want to highlight. You could go from one slide to the next, but with the Zoom effect you could view them all on one summary slide and then Zoom in for a closer look without leaving the slide (or so it looks like).
First, let's point out that there are three types of Zoom:
· Slide Zoom – Creates a link to a single slide in the presentation.
· Section Zoom – Adds a link to a section in your slide deck.
· Summary Zoom – Helps you create an interactive table of contents to access different sections in your presentation.
In this article, we're going to look at the basic Slide Zoom.
Not sure what we're talking about? This is a very visual concept and kind of hard to explain. Click here to view the video<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qeGpTPGIiE6cYe47Y6DG1du0YPjqyj0OCge3aK1QWM6rseGKvbOGKYU75At90hYIT3btfgEkFYo9HxIGgIBe-bUIo4nw2_r7-HznQ6BB-W9tQhB40PLzVAwvKvw8-cPKpIM2320PHg1N6wgthKH_s3qZxJUtc7wUDxmuN8LrWpq1kP21be9WnJ5HWmvtVv6wIKydKqxP3E=&c=NAo0EVIl9LbmknzO0SwrPFuZnpFJr7OCS7Oafm4wIcsQW8fXJESvHg==&ch=O1pGqFwwLa3Opy1ho_3WeNP0oG9lPEvfakFJZHK3eplc2uZWzqJqaA==> for this article. See this feature in action.
Add a Zoom Effect in PowerPoint
This option is available in PowerPoint versions: 2019 and MS 365
We'll summarize the process and then give you the more in-depth steps.
1. First, build your presentation including your extra close-up "Zoom" slides.
2. Create the Summary Slide.
3. Rearrange the images on the slide as you want them to appear by resizing and adjusting the layout.
4. Add the setting to return back to your summary slide after each Zoom.
Step 1: Build Your Presentation
· First, build your PowerPoint show with all of the slides. (TIP: Need more help on creating PowerPoint slides? Search "PowerPoint" in Tech-Talk.com for articles.)
· These slides include the individual ones that you want to include in what we call the Summary Slide.
Step 2: Create the Summary Slide
· Create a new slide for your summary. Most likely you want it blank, or with just a heading area.
· Go to Insert in the menu and then to the Zoom icon. Drop-down and pick Slide Zoom.
[Zoom insert]
· This window will show all of the slides you have in your presentation. Use the checkbox to pick which ones to include on the summary slide and click Insert.
[choose slides]
· The thumbnail images you see are really links to the slides in your presentation. In fact, the image for each is dynamic -- meaning that if you go back and make any changes to the original slide, it will update in the summary one as well.
Step 3: Next, rearrange and format the images on the slide to display a bit better.
[slide layout]
· Click on each of the slide thumbnails to move them to your preferred layout. Or change the size of each image.
· You can change the summary slide's background color, add a heading or some text -- whatever you want on the slide.
Another setting to consider (if you want a more monochromatic look) is to remove the background color of each of the thumbnail slides. In the example above, we wanted the different colors of each slide thumbnail to pop out. But if you have content that has a lot going on in the slide background, you can eliminate it (as in the image below).
[layout]
[remove background]
· To do this, click on a thumbnail slide, and either right-click and choose Zoom Background -- or in the Zoom menu, click the Zoom Background option.
· This takes out the color of the slide background and replaces it with the color of the summary slide.
· Repeat this for additional slide thumbnails.
BONUS: If you really want to get creative with the Zoom feature, after you remove the background of each thumbnail image, you could put a shape or picture behind it to add more variety and interest (as in the image below).
· Just go to the Insert menu to add a shape or import a picture.
· Then with that item added, right-click and choose Send to Back to layer it behind your slide image.
· TIP: See this Tech-Talk.com article<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qeGpTPGIiE6cYe47Y6DG1du0YPjqyj0OCge3aK1QWM6rseGKvbOGCN-WMp_brvXLOC08VnRQPKMSjEEUZd5rfIRi_pS09OefAg-jT7gSgsYONd8H0ciF1KoX6mJjmqPFUbKiVb-89SweBAXmkAd6_rCfzlpt5XCPPpNQMq2cmuNDdke2VY_B8PthBdjRgR7&c=NAo0EVIl9LbmknzO0SwrPFuZnpFJr7OCS7Oafm4wIcsQW8fXJESvHg==&ch=O1pGqFwwLa3Opy1ho_3WeNP0oG9lPEvfakFJZHK3eplc2uZWzqJqaA==> if you need help when importing an image and you need to take the background out of it.
[add an image to the background]
Step 4: Add the setting to return back to your summary slide after each Zoom
· For a better effect of this feature, there's a setting to enable so that in between each zoom-in to the individual slides, you return to the summary slide. Otherwise, it just looks like you're advancing slides.
· Click on one of the slide thumbnail images, this activates a "Zoom" choice in the menu, and under Zoom Options on the left, check the Return to Zoom box. Do this for each slide in your summary if you'd like.
[zoom customizations]
Now when you go to Slide Show, you'll zoom into each slide and then back to the full view before advancing to the next with each mouse click. TIP: Again, watch the video<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qeGpTPGIiE6cYe47Y6DG1du0YPjqyj0OCge3aK1QWM6rseGKvbOGKYU75At90hYIT3btfgEkFYo9HxIGgIBe-bUIo4nw2_r7-HznQ6BB-W9tQhB40PLzVAwvKvw8-cPKpIM2320PHg1N6wgthKH_s3qZxJUtc7wUDxmuN8LrWpq1kP21be9WnJ5HWmvtVv6wIKydKqxP3E=&c=NAo0EVIl9LbmknzO0SwrPFuZnpFJr7OCS7Oafm4wIcsQW8fXJESvHg==&ch=O1pGqFwwLa3Opy1ho_3WeNP0oG9lPEvfakFJZHK3eplc2uZWzqJqaA==> for a live demonstration of this feature.
Zoom in Google Slides
Currently this option is not available in Google Slides. This web-based tool is a bit more stripped down, not as full-featured as PowerPoint.
[March theme]
Research Skills & Techniques
Click HERE<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qeGpTPGIiE6cYe47Y6DG1du0YPjqyj0OCge3aK1QWM6rseGKvbOGFbzF9gLcDA0Ioqz29cwyZU1BbeSSN9F8Uca0WdA1-RSMBsO7JPbSajy8KE9stQF0Vn8eMs4LA_MP8kEkAiug-IeBdiXXa4XLdVmBKzZ6snq&c=NAo0EVIl9LbmknzO0SwrPFuZnpFJr7OCS7Oafm4wIcsQW8fXJESvHg==&ch=O1pGqFwwLa3Opy1ho_3WeNP0oG9lPEvfakFJZHK3eplc2uZWzqJqaA==> <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qeGpTPGIiE6cYe47Y6DG1du0YPjqyj0OCge3aK1QWM6rseGKvbOGFbzF9gLcDA0Ioqz29cwyZU1BbeSSN9F8Uca0WdA1-RSMBsO7JPbSajy8KE9stQF0Vn8eMs4LA_MP8kEkAiug-IeBdiXXa4XLdVmBKzZ6snq&c=NAo0EVIl9LbmknzO0SwrPFuZnpFJr7OCS7Oafm4wIcsQW8fXJESvHg==&ch=O1pGqFwwLa3Opy1ho_3WeNP0oG9lPEvfakFJZHK3eplc2uZWzqJqaA==> for articles on...
· Finding info on the Internet
· Noting research within your document
· Adding charts and graphs
· Presenting results in a PowerPoint
YOUR MONTHLY THEME!<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qeGpTPGIiE6cYe47Y6DG1du0YPjqyj0OCge3aK1QWM6rseGKvbOGFbzF9gLcDA0Ioqz29cwyZU1BbeSSN9F8Uca0WdA1-RSMBsO7JPbSajy8KE9stQF0Vn8eMs4LA_MP8kEkAiug-IeBdiXXa4XLdVmBKzZ6snq&c=NAo0EVIl9LbmknzO0SwrPFuZnpFJr7OCS7Oafm4wIcsQW8fXJESvHg==&ch=O1pGqFwwLa3Opy1ho_3WeNP0oG9lPEvfakFJZHK3eplc2uZWzqJqaA==>
[https://files.constantcontact.com/ee1208b4001/41d9a61c-7e5a-4de3-b0a4-4021dd05cea3.png]
Communications: Listening
Hearing vs. Listening
Hearing and listening are not the same things. Hearing is a physical process that takes place naturally. Listening is a mental process that requires effort.
Listening is more than just not talking. It requires an active effort to convey that you are interested and understand what the other person is trying to say.
Try listening more attentively by repeating or building on what the other person says … showing that you are fully engaged in the conversation.
[https://files.constantcontact.com/ee1208b4001/da1c6ee9-ba35-4af5-9c80-8e1b5781189e.png]
Leadership
Success Leaves Traces
Here's an interesting, and very powerful, concept: success leaves traces.
This is a phrase coined by Armand Morin for a method he has applied for analyzing what works really well ... and using that information to create something equally successful.
The basic idea is simple. If you want to create something exemplary, something world-class, find existing examples and observe everything about them to find common elements. You then have a skeleton of items you need to address in your own effort.
Success leaves traces. When you discover the signs that are similar to all (or most) of the exemplary examples you've chosen, you've unlocked the formula.
Armand's Legendary Example
Armand Morin is a world-renowned online marketer. He also loves to sing ... Country Western. He decided to make a CD and, of course, expected it to be a hit. How to make it that way?
Following his belief that "success leaves traces," he observed everything he could about the top male country artists:
· Their names (he discovered they had one-syllable first names)
· What color they wore on CD covers
· Who produced the inserts for CD packages
He analyzed the song titles of the best hits.
· How many words
· The theme of the cover song
· The rhythm of the most popular hit
Did it work? Absolutely! You can do it too.
When you want to create something new, take a look at other exemplary models. See what traces are there for you to emulate. Learn from the success of others.
[http://files.constantcontact.com/ee1208b4001/b13a7a6a-7445-4d8e-b741-4b475385ef5b.png]<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qeGpTPGIiE6cYe47Y6DG1du0YPjqyj0OCge3aK1QWM6rseGKvbOGBl2aIeZF2D86cyT0BwV3HB3i2vSxcQkaCd9dzPI_7WqmEIG632mb3AamQMhCrRVlPIoYQ8etdmXVC6svQghaOqEqJerKK5zRE74X2UZpyA_&c=NAo0EVIl9LbmknzO0SwrPFuZnpFJr7OCS7Oafm4wIcsQW8fXJESvHg==&ch=O1pGqFwwLa3Opy1ho_3WeNP0oG9lPEvfakFJZHK3eplc2uZWzqJqaA==>
[Ask a question]<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016qeGpTPGIiE6cYe47Y6DG1du0YPjqyj0OCge3aK1QWM6rseGKvbOGN2qoeISZllQPcCVWuQoQ0IrLfjtpsL8ujHD5y-VKmqBitn5i-1QSTzKx6xiaz-ANvXMFSkNtawYs0j90i6GYYqmnREsQVFjkcUqcrMqa15qHmWal5se0jQ=&c=NAo0EVIl9LbmknzO0SwrPFuZnpFJr7OCS7Oafm4wIcsQW8fXJESvHg==&ch=O1pGqFwwLa3Opy1ho_3WeNP0oG9lPEvfakFJZHK3eplc2uZWzqJqaA==>
Copyright 1996-2022 Shared Results International. Published weekly. Distribution is limited by license. For information on how to include additional recipients, contact support at tech-talk.com<mailto:support at tech-talk.com> 941-355-2092.
Tech-Talk is a paid subscription service for staff of Oregon libraries and is supported in whole by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), administered by the State Library of Oregon.
Cheers,
Darci Hanning, MLIS (she/her/hers)
Public Library Consultant / CE Coordinator
State Library of Oregon | Library Support and Development Services
971-375-3491 | darci.hanning at slo.oregon.gov<mailto:darci.hanning at slo.oregon.gov> | www.oregon.gov/library<http://www.oregon.gov/library>
Follow @StateLibraryOR: Facebook<http://fb.me/StateLibraryOR> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/StateLibraryOR> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/statelibraryor/> | Pinterest<https://pinterest.com/statelibraryor/> | YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-kU8Gu0jS_YcnXg-b_TRA/featured>
Continuing Education Resources: https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/conted
[cid:image001.png at 01D8338C.2FFB0E50]
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://omls.oregon.gov/pipermail/libs-or/attachments/20220309/51189504/attachment.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.png
Type: image/png
Size: 15548 bytes
Desc: image001.png
URL: <https://omls.oregon.gov/pipermail/libs-or/attachments/20220309/51189504/attachment.png>
More information about the Libs-Or
mailing list