Creating a PPT
To brainstorm
To brainstorm means to discuss ideas or ways to solve a problem.
Before you create a PowerPoint, you should brainstorm its main points.
You can ask yourself some questions like: .
What are the main points that I want to present?
What information will my audience be interested to know?
We brainstormed some ideas to make our presentation more engaging.
They brainstormed their ideas and wrote them on a whiteboard.
To outline
To outline something means to roughly plan out the points or parts of it.
Once you've brainstormed some ideas, you can outline your PowerPoint.
This will help you strcuture your presentation.
After outlining his Powerpoint, he decided to strat his talk by introducing his company.
According to the outline of his Powerpoint, he will analyze possible threats at the end.
He outlined his Powerpoint in great detail.
She outlined five steps of the business strategy in her Powerpoint.
To structure
To structure something means to organize or arrange it in a particular way.
After you've outlined your Powerpoint, you need to structure it.
Structure your PowerPoint allows you to list your main points clearly and logically.
He restructure his PowerPoint and deleted some unnecessary slides.
You need to structure your PowerPoint to connect your main points.
You should you outline your presentation before you structure it.
To design
To design something means to decide how it will look.
After you have structured your Powerpoint, you can begin to design it.
When designing a Powerpoint, you should consider its layout,visuals, and font.
People download Powerpoint templates when they design their slides.
The Powerpoint template is designed by a freelance designer.
To revise
To revise something means to change something to improve it.
Once you have finished your Powerpoint, you may want to revise it.
You may be able to make it even better before you present it.
He's almost finished his Powerpoint, but he still has a few slides to revise.
He made some minor revisions to his PowerPoint.
Revising your PowerPoint means to make improvement to it.
PPT Terms
slide
A Slide is a page in a PowerPoint presentation.
If you have too much text on a slide, your audiance can get bored. 状态的变化
So you should keep your sildes simple with a few bullet points and images 状态的存在
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.
You can simplify your slides by using bullet points and visual aids.
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.花哨的 （程度上的一点I held her a little closer. 或者数量上的一点We managed to save a little money.）
You can modify slide layouts to better convey information.( modify: If you modify something, you change it slightly, usually in order to improve it.)
To be consistent means to always be the same.
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. section=part
If you have extra information you want to use, you can put it in the notes. 注释
If you want to include additional information in your PowerPoint, you can put it in your notes.
You can refer to presenter notes when giving a presentation.
Your audience will not be able to see your presenter notes.be able to在强调能力
When you present,your audience will not be able to see your presenter notes.
Where is the notes section？
Design Principles
visuals
A good PowerPoint should include not only text, but visuals as well.
Visuals in a PowerPoint include images, graphs, and animations.
Without Visuals ,your audience may find your PowerPoint boring.
Remember to make each slide in your PowerPoint clear and simple.
The less you have on each siide, the more your audience can focus on what you're saying.
Having too much text on a slide makes it harder for people to focus.
The focus of a presentation should be on you, not your PowerPoint.
So treat your PowerPoint as a visual aid.
When designing a PowerPoint, think about how it can support and clarify your main points.
structure
In a presentation, the structure of your argument should be logical.
There should be a clear connection between your points.
Your main points should connect together in a logical way.
To make sure your presentation is logical, you should first outline your argument.
Design Tips
visual theme
A visual theme shows the style or design of your PowerPoint.
Having a consistent visual theme makes your PowerPoint look professional.
Their visual theme agrees with their products.
The visual theme of his PowerPoint reinforces the subject well.
It showcases the philosophy of their product design.
What should be the theme through the PowerPoint. The visual theme
image resolution
High-resolution images can be enlarged without becoming blurry.（形容词+名词 修饰名词，用连字符）
If you are projecting your PowerPoint on a large screen, use high-res images.
The image seems too blurry because it has been compressed.
text color
In a PowerPoint ,the color of the text should complement the color of the slide.
Not enough contrast between colors makes the text diffcult to read.
But if your colors contrast too much, they can be unpleasant to look at.
The text color complements well the simple background of the slide.
Having the colors on your slide complement each other makes your PowerPoint visually pleasing.
A chart
A chart is a visual display of imformation.
It shows information or data as a graph or table.
If you include a large amount of information in your PowerPoint, you should use a chart.
It will help visualize it for the audience.
In his presentation, he illustrates all data in a pie chart.
The chart visualizes the trend of stock prices over time.
Charts enable you to present complex information in a direct way.