Did you know that there are some people who frown upon the use of Power Point in eLearning? They say that using this tool will make your course boring and too simple. The bullet points are overly used, the clip arts are mediocre at best and it is very difficult to be creative with it.
While these points are true, a lot of instructors and trainers cannot help but use this tool because it is the easiest to access and use among the other elearning tools. It is also still widely used across industries that you cannot belittle its role in presentations. Not only that, anyone will find it easy to learn how to convert information into presentable slides that can be viewed by an audience.
The truth is, there is nothing wrong about using power point. The only reason why some experts do not like it is the way it is being used by some. There are those who simply refuse to explore the features of this program – or at the very least, they are ignorant of how it can create sophisticated and engaging presentations. These are the people who settle contently on the default templates PowerPoint. But if you only try to go beyond the surface, you will see that there is much more to this program that can really take your eLearning course to the next level.
Here is the key to making your power point come to life – stay away from the bullet points. Remove the default templates and start from scratch. Be bold enough to start with a blank screen and research on the things that you can do to make your presentation extraordinary.
For instance, you can use hyperlinks to jump from one page to the other. Do not start from slide one and go all the way to 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, etc. Have your summary in one page then put a hyperlink after every point. Come back to that original slide after each point is extensively discussed. This branched presentation is more appealing and will keep your students interested in what comes next in your slide.
When you branch out from one slide to the other, put a few surprises up your sleeve to wake up your audience in the eLearning course. You can actually use a flash animation slide or use custom graphics to make your slides come to life.
There are so many ways for you to transform your power point content creation into something that will make your eLearning course as effective as possible. It is not really the tool that you will use but how creative you are in using that tool. After all, the designer is still the key to creating an exceptional eLearning course.
Pull out all the stops and learn how to utilize your power point together with other eLearning tools. You do not have to get rid of this program because it is still one of the simplest programs that you can use to start creating your course. You just have to know how to pair it with other tools so you get an exceptional presentation for those who will be learning from you.
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