As a lecturer, designing attractive and effective PowerPoint lectures is extremely important. Microsoft PowerPoint has become my indispensable companion in this work, helping me create lively lectures and convey knowledge in an easy-to-understand way for students. Powerful presentation creation tools are the first impressive point of Microsoft PowerPoint. I can easily create eye-catching lecture slides with many format options, images, videos and sound effects. Thanks to that, my lectures have become more lively and have attracted students’ attention.
POWERFUL PRESENTATION CREATION
The first superiority of Microsoft PowerPoint is its henceforth presentations. I do not need to be a designer to make slides, as there is a range of formats, images, videos, and audio to include. Students often forget information that is given to them passively after some time, so I have learnt to make my lectures more vibrant and appealing.
- Create Beautiful Slideshows: And, no doubt, the variety of design tools in PowerPoint that are easy to master make it convenient to prepare catchy slides just within a couple of hours. Visual materials such as charts, images, videos and so on are all there for me to put under the lectures so that the learning becomes more easier to digest for the students.
- Customizable Designs: I especially love PowerPoint’s design customization feature. A diverse treasure trove of templates, themes, and designs allows me to create presentations suitable for each topic and student audience.
- Animations and Transitions: PowerPoint helps to add a great many of appealing motion and effect animations. Through these means I aim at expressing the principle more vividly, taming the audience’s attention span and making the lesson more memorable.
PRESENTATION DELIVERY AND PUBLIC SPEAKING TOOLS
Microsoft PowerPoint also provides many tools to support public speaking and presentation. I can use features such as notes, brushes, and smooth page transitions to effectively control the lecture. In addition, PowerPoint also supports presentation via touch screen, helping me easily interact with students in the classroom.
- Slideshow Timer: Slideshow Timer almost flips my need for a watch; thus, I can run a presentation on time to enable the lecture to run smoothly and be concise.
- Presenter Coach: Confident coach, a very valuable tool which accompanies you and enforces once acquisition of presentation techniques.
- Rehearse Presentations: Presentation Practice mode helps you complete the lecture comprehensively with the support of the Presentation Coach.
- Notes View: Notes View helps me take detailed notes on lecture content easily and intuitively. I can use them to build my content, to deliver complex concepts or to write down the doubts that I have to talk to my students about.
REAL-TIME COLLABORATION
An extremely useful feature of Microsoft PowerPoint is the ability to collaborate in real-time. I can share my lectures with colleagues and collaborators to edit and improve together. Thanks to that, creating high-quality lectures becomes easier and more effective.
- Co-Author Slideshows: An awesome element I find is “Collaborative Slideshows,” which make it easy to do assignments together. This option enables us to work on the same presentation jointly with the students in real time.
- View Editing Status: I can monitor the progress of my students’ work and ensure that there is no duplication in editing. Thanks to that, teamwork coordination becomes more effective with this feature.
- Present Online: I can easily share my lectures with students remotely via the Internet. Thanks to this feature, I can organize online lessons effectively and save time for both teachers and students.
ACCESS, SHARE, AND SYNC YOUR WORK ACROSS DEVICES
Microsoft PowerPoint also allows you to access, share, and synchronize work across multiple devices. I can edit my lectures on my computer, tablet or smartphone without any trouble. Thanks to that, I can flexibly work anytime, anywhere.
- Auto-Save to Cloud: Every change I make in the lecture is automatically saved, helping me feel secure about data loss. Thanks to that, I can focus entirely on creating content for the lecture without having to worry about manual storage.
- Share via Link or Email: With this function in place, the lesson can be sent via email, and the link to share it with the students is also provided. As such, a function is available to students, and they can watch lecture videos and worksheets anytime from anywhere.
