google presentation

google presentation

The Power of Google Presentation

1. Introduction

We generally think of searching Google for information, whether it be news or advice while writing an essay. Whatever it is, Google will have a massive amount of information stored from various different sources. Sometimes it can be difficult to find relevant information, but this is a skill in itself and Google teaches you how to do it. Sifting through large amounts of data and picking out what you need is a skill that is transferable to many other situations in life. When you are looking at a specific topic, Google can find you scholarly articles. These are good reputable sources of information, and it can sometimes be difficult to find them through searching an online library.

Google is a powerful tool in today’s world. It is on our desktops, in our homes, and on our mobile phones. It has become an integral part of our lives, something we cannot do without. It is a very diverse tool that can help in many different areas of our lives. This is its main strength; Google is a powerful learning tool.

2. Creating Engaging Slides

Just as constructing an engaging document involves more than using spell check, creating an engaging slide involves more than using visual effects. Keeping the commandment to be a presenter, not a reader, you should limit your slides to 6 lines of content, and each line should have no more than 6 words. You may be wondering if this is absolutely necessary. There are two reasons. First, it enforces the rule: “a slide should have one message.” Second, it allows you to make the font very large. Large, easily read font is among the most important factors in creating an engaging slide. After making this change, you may find the need to increase the font size in the title and make the title take up 2 lines. Doing so might leave room for a 7th line containing a small, high quality image at the bottom of the slide. This is the only case in which more than 6 lines will be acceptable and it should be a rare exception. Primary colors, bold, and text sizes may have been proven to increase the attention of an audience, but they have negative effects on information retention. Retention is best for images where redundant text is not necessary, so having a single point with a small image to the side is a very effective slide format. Finally, like a well written paper, your slide show should have an introduction and a conclusion. It’s easy to tell people what will be covered in the presentation, but it’s more effective to show a slide or two containing the agenda. The conclusion can be another slide or two which summarizes the main points shown. This encourages the audience to think back to the crucial details you’ve displayed.

3. Collaborating and Sharing Features

Collaborating within a presentation file is made easy with the implementation of a chat feature. Users who are in the file at the same time can use this feature to communicate interactively without the need for a third-party application. When an edit is made to the file by anyone who has access, there is also a comment function that can be used to discuss changes. This adds an effective way to track all changes and have in-depth discussions for any updates made to the presentation. Both the chat and comment features provide viable options to collaborate, especially when sharing files isn’t practical or possible.

Before discussing Google’s collaboration tools, it is important to mention the creator’s ability to control who views, comments, and edits the presentation file. Standard file-sharing features are apparent in Google Presentation. Access levels can be changed between “off,” “can view,” and “can edit.” In addition to controlling secure presentations, Google gives the creator the ability to monitor who has viewed the presentation and when. This can be done by clicking the “File” tab, scrolling down to “See revision history,” and clicking “Detailed changes.” With this, a new window will appear on the right side of the screen showing all changes made to the presentation sorted by the editor. Email notifications can also be requested whenever someone who has been invited to the presentation views the document. Now, with the added control and monitoring features, it is easy to ensure secure and effective collaboration on any presentation.

4. Presenting with Impact

Perhaps the best way to give an impactful presentation is by using visual aids to explain your points. Slides allows the user to do this using the variety of tools it offers for creating diagrams and graphs. These include line, scatter, bar, and pie graph makers, equation editor, and a flowchart maker. With a little practice, these tools are quite simple to use and can produce professional-looking results. That’s not to say that text isn’t important too. Subtitles can be used to divide and summarize points, bullet points are an effective way to list, and finally, the use of bold font on key words can leave a great impact on the audience. In all cases, a consistent format is important. With the use of master slides, it is possible to set the same text and font format for every slide. This is the professional way to format a slide text and ensures the maintenance of a professional image.

Using Slides’ powerful formatting tools, it is possible to create professional presentations with impact. Start by choosing a theme for the slide show. There are a number of built-in themes which can be found under the ‘Format’ drop-down box. Slides make it easy to customize any theme’s text and background colors, or to select an entirely different theme. Text and images can easily be formatted to create maximum visual impact. Use shape callouts to label clearly, and insert text and images into slide boxes to give precise descriptions with a professional style.

5. Advanced Features and Tips

This clip highlights some of the advanced features available in Google presentations that can help create a more vibrant and visually stimulating slide show. The inserted YouTube clip shows you how you can now insert a video format directly from the web into any Google presentation slide. Because Google has now incorporated YouTube as one of its subsidiary companies, you can now search for a desired video within the slide itself with the search feature that will yield results from the entire YouTube database, rather than having to go to the YouTube website and copy-pasting a URL that was required with the old method. To access this feature, go to “Insert” then “Video” and then use the search panel to find the video you want to display. This new feature will no doubt enhance the quality of presentations and also considerably save time for those who frequently use videos in their slides.