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Multimedia presentations are presentations that include a variety of different media such as text, graphics, still images, video and sound. The purpose of the presentation is to communicate information.
The presentations that you create as part of your kiwiquests will communicate to your peers, your teachers and possibly your parents what is unique about the kiwi, and New Zealand and its people. You will be presenting a summary of your research and the knowledge you have created.
For your presentation to be a success it must be easy to navigate and view. To ensure success there are some simple rules to follow:
1. Carry out your research first. Collate all your information, analyse it and decide on the content of your presentation. What are you going to present to your audience?
2. Once your research is completed use a storyboard to plan the content and organisation of your presentation. A storyboard is a pictorial view of your presentation. It will help you to organise your information. You can create your storyboard using the computer (Word or Works tables, Inspiration or Publisher) or you could use ‘post-it notes” on a large sheet of paper. For each slide/card decide on the text, graphics/images, layout and any relevant animation or links to another other slide/card.
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3. When your storyboard is complete you can begin to create your presentation. However the success of your presentation relies not only on its content but also on its visual impact. For your presentation to work it must:
· Have a consistent colour scheme throughout. The colour must highlight not dominate your message. Make sure that your text does not disappear into the background colour of your slide/card.
· Use no more than three different fonts. You can have one font for your headings and another for your text. Think carefully about which fonts you use as some fonts can be difficult to read when used in presentations.
· Have graphics and images that support the information contained in your presentation. Carefully selected images can add to the impact of your presentation. Graphics and images can be; scanned drawings or photographs, imported digital photographs or they can be created using drawing programs on the computer. Try not to use clip art images as they are subject to copyright and do not always match the message you are trying to convey in your presentation.
· Use animations that will support your message. Think carefully about which animations you choose. It is best to follow a theme and keep it simple. Decide whether it is best to allow your audience to choose when to move to the next slide/card or whether your presentation would work if it has automatic transitions.
4. Once you have completed your presentation test it before allowing anyone else to view it. Make sure that everything works as you have planned.
For help with multimedia programs visit the following websites:
Good Powerpoint presentation websites:
• powerpoint tutorial 1
• powerpoint tutorial 2
Good Hyperstudio presentation websites:
· hyperstudio tutorial 1
· hyperstudio tutorial 1
· good hyperstudio tutorial for beginners
Good Kidpix presentation website:
· kidpix tutorial
You might also like to do some searching of your own using a good search engine such as Google and using keywords such as: design, effective, impact, multimedia, slideshow, powerpoint, hyperstudio etc
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