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How To Make PowerPoint Presentation

This document provides a simple guide for creating PowerPoint presentations, especially for beginners and students. It covers essential steps such as choosing themes, designing slides, adding content, using animations, and tips for effective presenting. Additionally, it highlights common mistakes to avoid and suggests using AI tools for content generation while emphasizing the importance of personal creativity.

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How To Make PowerPoint Presentation

This document provides a simple guide for creating PowerPoint presentations, especially for beginners and students. It covers essential steps such as choosing themes, designing slides, adding content, using animations, and tips for effective presenting. Additionally, it highlights common mistakes to avoid and suggests using AI tools for content generation while emphasizing the importance of personal creativity.

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How to Make a PowerPoint

Presentation?
A Simple Guide for Seminar
Presentations
(For Beginners & Students)
Why Do We Use PowerPoint?

• To explain ideas clearly


• To support seminars with visuals
• To make topics interesting & engaging
• Shortcut: Press F5 to start slideshow from
beginning
First Steps in PowerPoint

• Open MS PowerPoint → Choose Blank


Presentation
• Select a Theme (Design tab → Themes)
• Use consistent fonts (Calibri, Arial)
• Use 18–32 pt font size (easy to read)
• Shortcuts: Ctrl+M (New Slide), Ctrl+S (Save
instantly)
Slide Design Basics

• Keep it simple – no overloaded text


• Use bullet points (3–5 per slide)
• Add pictures, icons, charts
• Stick to 2–3 colors max
• Shortcuts: Ctrl+D (Duplicate slide),
Ctrl+Shift+C/V (Copy/Paste formatting)
Adding Content to Slides

• Text: Clear & short sentences


• Images: Insert → Pictures/Icons
• Charts/Graphs: Insert → Chart
• Shortcuts: Alt+N+P (Insert Picture), Ctrl+K
(Insert Hyperlink)
Using Animations & Transitions

• Use simple animations (Fade, Appear)


• Avoid too many flying objects
• Use one style of slide transition for
consistency
• Shortcuts: Alt+Shift+Right (Group),
Alt+Shift+Left (Ungroup)
Tips for Presenting Your Slides

• Face the audience, not the screen


• Don’t read word-for-word
• Speak slowly & confidently
• Use pointers/highlight key ideas
• Shortcuts: B (Black screen), W (White screen)
Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Too much text


• Hard-to-read colors (e.g., red text on black)
• Distracting animations
• Reading slides instead of explaining
Quick Recap

• Choose a theme & keep slides simple


• Use text + visuals + charts
• Keep font big, colors consistent
• Rehearse & use shortcuts
• Shortcut: Shift+F5 (Start slideshow from
current slide)
Using AI for PowerPoint

• AI tools like ChatGPT, Canva, Gamma can help


generate PPT content
• AI can suggest design, images, and layouts
• Always edit AI-generated slides to fit your
topic
• AI saves time but your creativity makes it
unique!
Thank You!

• Any Questions?
• Remember: Practice makes perfect in
presentations!

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