Power Point® All?in?One Desk Reference For Dummies®

Chapter 1. Giving an In‐Person Presentation

In This Chapter

• Rehearsing and timing how long a presentation takes

• Moving from slide to slide during a presentation

• Drawing on slides with the Pen or Highlighter

• Pointing to part of a slide with the Arrow

• Blanking out the screen during a presentation

• Creating a custom presentation tailored for a specific audience

At last, the big day has arrived. It's time to give the presentation. “Break a leg,” as actors say before they go on stage. These pages explain how to rehearse your presentation to find out how long it is and show your presentation. You also discover some techniques to make your presentation livelier, including how to draw on slides with a pen or highlighter, use the Arrow to point to different parts of slides, and blank out the screen to get the audience's full attention. The end of this chapter describes how to make custom presentations, smaller versions of a presentation designed for a specific audience.

Rehearsing and Timing Your Presentation

Slide presentations and theatrical presentations have this in common: They are as good as the number of times you rehearse them. Be sure to rehearse your presentation many times over. The more you rehearse, the more comfortable you will be giving your presentation.

Rehearsing also gives you the advantage of finding out exactly how long your presentation is. In most conferences and seminars, PowerPoint presenters are given a certain amount of time to give their presentations. Your goal is to not ...