IC3/Presentation Software

Presentation software is a category of application software that is specifically designed to allow users to create a presentation of ideas by stringing together text, images and audio/video. The presentation tells a story or supports speech or the presentation of information.^[1]

This lesson introduces presentation software and helps learners prepare for the IC³ Key Applications certification exam.

Objectives and Skills

Objectives and skills for the presentation software portion of IC³ certification include:

Objectives^[2]

Be able to create and format simple presentations

Skills^[3]

Inserting content: Text, table, media, chart, graphic
Slide Management: Add slides, delete slides, revise slide order
Slide Design: Layout, animations, transitions

Readings

Multimedia

Activities

Complete one of the following tutorials:
Learn the step-by-step method to follow in creating a PowerPoint presentation at WikiHow.
Create a more engaging presentation using one or more of these 5 Activities to make your PowerPoint more engaging.

Lesson Summary

Presentation software (sometimes called "presentation graphics") is a category of application program used to create sequences of words and pictures that tell a story or help support a speech or public presentation of information. ^[4]
A presentation program is supposed to help both the speaker with an easier access to his ideas and the participants with visual information which complements the talk.^[5]
Common presentation programs include, but are not limited to, LibreOffice Impress, Adobe Acrobat, Emaze, Apple Keynote, Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, Prezi and SlideShare.^[6]
The "slide" analogy is a reference to the slide projector.^[7]
LibreOffice Impress is presentation program resembling Microsoft PowerPoint. Presentations can be exported as SWF files, allowing them to be viewed on any computer with Adobe Flash Player installed.^[8]
Keynote began as a computer program for Apple CEO Steve Jobs to use in creating the presentations for Macworld Conference and Expo and other Apple keynote events.^[9]
Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Slides are a word processor, a spreadsheet and a presentation program respectively, all part of a free, web-based software office suite offered by Google within its Google Drive service.^[10]
Prezi's flagship platform is a visual storytelling software alternative to traditional slide-based presentation formats. Prezi presentations feature a map-like, schematic overview that lets users pan among topics at will, zoom in on desired details, and pull back to reveal context.^[11]
Built especially for professionals, the Prezi Business platform combines Prezi’s core features with business-focused productivity tools, including real-time data analytics, integration with the business collaboration platform Slack, commenting and co-editing features, and the Live Prezi feature, with virtual meeting rooms for hosting remote Prezi presentations.^[12]
LinkedIn SlideShare is a Web 2.0–based slide hosting service. Users can upload files privately or publicly in the following file formats: PowerPoint, PDF, Keynote or OpenDocument presentations. Slide decks can then be viewed on the site itself, on hand held devices or embedded on other sites.^[13]

Key Terms

bullet: A typographical symbol or glyph used to introduce items in a list.^[14]
clip art: Pre-made images used to illustrate any medium and used extensively in both personal and commercial project^[15]
cropping: Refers to the removal of the outer parts of an image to improve framing, accentuate subject matter or change aspect ratio. Depending on the application, this may be performed on a physical photograph, artwork or film footage, or achieved digitally using image editing software.^[16]
hyperlink: Allows you to jump to another location.^[17]
image editing (enhancing): Encompasses the processes of altering images, whether they are digital photographs, traditional photochemical photographs, or illustrations.^[18]
Microsoft PowerPoint: A presentation program currently developed by Microsoft for use on both Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh operating systems.^[19]
presentation slide (slide): A single page of a presentation.^[20]
slide show: A presentation of a series of still images on a projection screen or electronic display device, typically in a prearranged sequence.^[21]
transition: The animation-like effects that occur when you move from one slide to the next during a presentation.^[22]

Assessments

Flash Cards: Quizlet: Presentation Software Vocabulary
Quiz: Quizlet: Presentation Software Vocabulary
Quiz: PowerPoint Presentation Templates and Games

References

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[1] ttps://quizlet.com/156663308/unit-2-ict-multimedia-flash-cards/

[2] IC³ GS4 Key Applications

[3] IC³ GS4 Key Applications Skills Measured

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[5] Wikipedia: Presentation programs

[6] Wikipedia: Presentation programs

[7] Wikipedia: Microsoft PowerPoint

[8] Wikipedia: LibreOffice

[9] Wikipedia: Keynote (presentation software)

[10] Wikipedia: Google Docs, Sheets and Slides

[11] Wikipedia: Prezi

[12] Wikipedia: Prezi

[13] Wikipedia: SlideShare

[14] Wikipedia: Bullet (typography)

[15] Wikipedia: Clip art

[16] Wikipedia: Cropping

[17] Wikipedia: hyperlink

[18] Wikipedia: Image editing

[19] Wikipedia: Microsoft PowerPoint

[20] Wikipedia: Presentation slide

[21] Wikipedia: Slide show

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