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Level 3 —Presentation Networks, Design, and Delivery
After mastering the foundational concepts of Levels 1 and 2, you are ready for a substantial expansion of perspective. Here, the focus shifts toward External navigation—linking to files outside the current show. Such navigation elements can open other slide shows, return to previously visited shows, access a Web site, or open a separate object such as a spreadsheet, text file, or PDF document. External navigation literally puts the world of knowledge at your fingertips. Level 3 provides a wealth of guidelines for managing the potential complexity of this process. With well-designed data management structures in place, finding individual slides out of hundreds or even thousands of options will be easy. Five sessions focus on these topics:
Session 3.1
Advanced Navigation Styles: You'll start off Level 3 by learning about external hyperlinks and Nested navigation. Nested navigation is the most potent form of interactivity in a relational presenter's arsenal. It lets you seamlessly tie together thousands of slides, and access any idea within three clicks, usually requiring only a few seconds. Imagine having that kind of control.
Session 3.2
Presentation Networks: Session 3.2 looks at strategies for hierarchically arranging clusters of slides and slide shows, leading to a structure called a Presentation Network. Presentation networks resemble large Web sites in some ways, but are made entirely within PowerPoint. They give you all the flexibility of a Web environment, coupled with PowerPoint's superior display of information. We'll explore the key components found in most networks, such as a Main Switchboard, Primary Shows, and a Resources section. You'll begin using these components and others to organize sections of content, eventually forming your own personalized network. |
