Computer Applications Microsoft PowerPoint Section 5.2 Assignment

Call to Action (CTA)

A compelling and persuasive phrase that inspires your audience to take an action based on your presentation

Theme

A named set of colors, fonts, and effects

Write two different call-to-action statements that you might use in a presentation about a new product.

Answers will vary. Call-to-action phrases include urgent language such as "I invite you to . . .", "Reserve now," or "Donate today."

Does a presentation with 10 different typefaces and a different color background on every slide sound like a professional-looking presentation? Explain.

No, you should limit the number of fonts to two or three and you should make your slides a consistent design.

Explain the interaction between a theme and Slide Master view.

Slide Master view allows you to customize the slide layouts for a theme.

slide master

The main slide that stores information about the theme and layouts of a presentation/Used to control the look of all your slides

Can you add a new slide between existing slides? Explain.

Yes, you can add a new slide between existing slides because a new slide is added after the current slide, regardless of the location.

List at least three considerations when planning a presentation.

You want to clearly convey your message through brief talking points presented in an organized way that's appropriate for the audience. Consider text size and color.

What's the standard design of many presentations?

You'll usually have a title slide, an introduction slide, slides that expand on each topic, and a summary slide with a call to action.

Speaker notes (Notes Pages)

a view or printing option that allows the user to add personal notes concerning the slide show/Text that's a reminder of what you want to say and is visible only to you, the presenter