Tutorial for Beginners:
a Presentation

Subject
Design
Creation
Styles
Adding Slides
Changing defaults
Timing
Tagging
DDay

Giving a presentation is the most scary event for the average person, above fear of heights and bugs (living bugs, to be specific). Of course, a bit of tension is very useful: it keeps you concentration when you speak. However, you easily get overstressed, which degrades your story. The best way to reduce stress is be prepared!.

With the danger of being boring and over-detailed, I'll guide you through all steps of a presentation:

• Defining the subject and target;
  • What is the subject?.
  • What is the message?.
  • Know your audience.
  • Know your environment.
  • Know your equipment.
  • Level of detail.
• Designing the speach;
  • Detail on the slides.
  • Number of slides.
  • Design the slides on paper.
• Developing the slides with PPresenter:
  • Initiation,
    • Filling your Slides.
    • Getting Started with PPresenter.
  • Selecting a style,
  • Adding slides,
  • Changing the defaults.
    • Overrule the style-element for one slide.
    • Set a new default for a style-element.
    • Change the default for an option.
• Scheduling the presentation:
  • Timing,
    • Slide notes.
    • Time specifications.
  • Tagging.
• Preparations on the day itself.
  • First time?
  • After the presentation.

The start: Define a Subject.