SGL Workshop—PowerPoint (INTERMEDIATE)

Wednesday, February 26
12:30-2:00 PM
In-Person at OLLI (Room 1)
Led by: Ralph Buglass & Ruth Lozner

Calling all SGLs! Create effective and visually exciting presentations by brushing up or learning new skills in PowerPoint. If possible, bring your laptop so that you can be guided through creating your own PPT for use in future classes. Please note this workshop is for those with an intermediate knowledge of PowerPoint. If you are a beginner with PowerPoint, please register instead to attend the morning workshop on the same day.

Topics include:

• Adding embedded links to videos, such as YouTube
• Putting together a visually interesting presentation
• How to avoid over-use of text
• Where to find images and how to crop them effectively
• Font consistency, contrast, and "hierarchy"
• PowerPoint dos and don’ts/best practices
• Other "tricks of the trade"
  
  

Ralph Buglass, a retired communications professional, has been an OLLI SGL for the past decade, teaching courses that rely heavily on PowerPoint. From his career he is well-versed in numerous presentation and graphic design software programs. He also gives oft-requested presentations for Montgomery History, our neighboring Maryland county’s historical society.

Ruth Lozner has taught the popular OLLI class, Sharpen Your Creative Thinking and Problem Solving Skills. She is Professor Emerita at the University of Maryland, having  taught in the Honors College, Smith Business School, and Arts and Humanities College. At UMD, she co-directed The Academy for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.