Vocabulary【PPT Terms】
slide
A slide is a page in a PowerPoint presentation.
If you have too much text on a slide, your audience can get bored.
So you should keep your slides simple with a few bullet points and images.
I have made ten slides for my presentation.
Each slide is about one minute long.
He's still working on the slides for his presentation.
layout
A layout is the way a slide is designed or arranged.
In a layout, the font, color, and text size should be consistent.
Having a clear layout makes a slide easy to understand.
The layout of his slides was a little flashy.
You can modify slide layouts to better convey information.
template
A template is a model for creating a PowerPoint.
It contains layouts and background designs.
Saving a PowerPoint as a template allows you to use it again.
For formal presentations, you should use a template with your company's logo.
You can download PowerPoint templates for free on this website.
presenter notes
Presenter notes is the section below a slide in a PowerPoint.
If you have extra information you want to use, you can put it in the notes.
You can refer to presenter notes when giving a presentation.
When you present, your audience will not be able to see your presenter notes.
Question
- To be consistent means...
> to always be the same - Why should slides be simple?
> slides with too much text can be boring - Where is the notes section?
> below the main slides in a PowerPoint - What does a template contain?
> background designs
