Chapter 10

Presentation of information

10.1 Different ways of presentation

1. List: emphasis the key points of a message

   • ordered list 

   • unordered list

   • Nested list

2. tables: structured way to present information in a tabular form

   • Present a number of records at the same time

     • compare different items

     • Header row

3. Charts: graphical presentation of numeric data

   • visualize the data

   • Common type: bar chart, pie chart, Line chart (select the correct type of chart)

4. Graphical presentation

   • arouse interest

   • illustrate abstract concept

10.2    Using multimedia elements in a presentation (More information can be refer to chapter 4)

10.3    Creating a presentation

Planning of a presentation

Collecting and selecting appropriate information

Organizing the relevant information

creating a storyboard

Introducing interactive elements

Conducting an effective presentation

10.3 Using Microsoft Powerpoint

Some popular Online Presentation tools / MindMap

• Popplet http://popplet.com

• Linoit http://en.linoit.com/

• Prezi http://prezi.com

  • Mindmeister http://www.mindmeister.com/

Introduction to Mindmeister