Tuesday, March 15, 2005
PowerPoint Handouts
In general, I use PowerPoint handouts only in few key situations. Probably the most apparent use is to "hand out" slides and notes after a presentation.
Not before. Not during. After.
After all, you want people to pay attention to the live dynamic of the presentation. You don't want them flipping ahead, or potentially misunderstanding something, because it's not in context of a more holistic presentation.
Another fine use for PowerPoint's handout feature is for storyboarding. For example, I often like to use PowerPoint to storyboard a video presentation. I can usually step a client through the concept of a commercial or video using the handout feature. The client sees a rough sketch of how the image will look, with the narration or dialogue printed below the image.
In what other ways do you use PowerPoint handouts effectively? ¶ 3/15/2005 08:26:00 AM
In general, I use PowerPoint handouts only in few key situations. Probably the most apparent use is to "hand out" slides and notes after a presentation.
Not before. Not during. After.
After all, you want people to pay attention to the live dynamic of the presentation. You don't want them flipping ahead, or potentially misunderstanding something, because it's not in context of a more holistic presentation.
Another fine use for PowerPoint's handout feature is for storyboarding. For example, I often like to use PowerPoint to storyboard a video presentation. I can usually step a client through the concept of a commercial or video using the handout feature. The client sees a rough sketch of how the image will look, with the narration or dialogue printed below the image.
In what other ways do you use PowerPoint handouts effectively? ¶ 3/15/2005 08:26:00 AM
