[nabs-l] Powerpoint presentation

[Cynthia Bennett]

I recommend the tutorial as well. I also have some notes at home, and
I'll look through those and let you know of anything if I get a
chance.

There are a couple of ways you could present. You could connect your
laptop to the projector and have your headphones in so people wouldn't
hear the speech. You could just pick up your headphones if you wanted
to change slides. If your presentation has sound, you can route JAWS
through your headphones. I am not sure of how to do this, but I am
sure it is online somewhere.

I have had to do PowerPoints. Although I went to college before I went
to training in which I learned how to create them more independently,
I would have a reader look over it and design my slides. You will want
to make the presentation visually appealing. However, if you read the
tutorials, it wouldn't take a reader long to look over and make slight
color changes if necessary. I think it is just a good thing to do.

I didn't hook up my laptop to the projector. In some classrooms, it
could be cumbersome. Instead, I got a volunteer from the class to
change slides when I prompted. I then used my notes and broke them up
by slide.

I totally support being independent and hooking your own computer up,
but it would be advisable to check out the projector in your class and
do a trial run. If people do presentations off of their own laptops
all the time, then it will probably work, but I know that technology
is fickle. Maybe you could have the volunteer method as a backup if
your laptop doesn't work with the projector.

Cindy

On 10/17/12, Misty Dawn Bradley <mistydbradley at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Gloria,
> I am not sure if you are using JAWS or what version of Powerpoint you have,
>
> but Freedom Scientific has a tutorial on how to use Powerpoint 2003 and
> Powerpoint 2007 with JAWS. I found that it helped me a lot this semester in
>
> one of my classes, so it may help you also. It tells you how to create a
> powerpoint presentation and how to go through your powerpoint presentation
> while presenting using keystrokes. It also has a downloadable version of the
>
> tutorial for offline use as well as practice files.
> Here is the link:
> http://www.freedomscientific.com/Training/training-powerpoint.asp
> Hth,
> Misty
>
>
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>
>> Hi all,
>> I hope someone can give me some pointers. At the end of this semester I am
>>
>> having to do a power point presentation in one of my classes. I have never
>>
>> put together a powerpoint by myself. I have been involved in group
>> projects in which powerpoints were used, but I only submitted my
>> information and another sighted student incerted my slides. Has anyone had
>>
>> to do this and how have you handled it? I am also concern when the
>> presentation comes how to go through the powerpoint during the
>> presentation. Any help is welcomed.
>> Thanks
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Cynthia Bennett
B.A. Psychology, UNC Wilmington

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