[nabs-l] Powerpoint presentation

[Gloria G]

Thanks Sendy for these suggestions. I will talk to my professor and see if I 
can get someone to assist me in slide changes.
Gloria
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From: "Cynthia Bennett" <clb5590 at gmail.com>
To: "Misty Dawn Bradley" <MistyDBradley at gmail.com>; "National Association of 
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>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
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gloria G" <gloria.graves at gmail.com>
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>> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 1:37 PM
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Powerpoint presentation
>>
>>
>>> 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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