Transitions & Multimedia

Transitions
and
Multimedia

Lesson

3

Lesson Objective

Create effective transitions and add
multimedia elements to a digital
presentation

What Do You Think?

How can transitions and
multimedia enhance the

effectiveness of presentations?

Open Ended

How can transitions and multimedia enhance the effectiveness of presentations?

(Write your answer in a complete sentence)

Animated Transitions

• Add visual appeal
• Examples: fade, zoom, dissolve
• Creates slide connections
• Use sparingly to avoid distraction
• Focus on message over flashiness
• Available in most software

Dropdown

Animated Transitions add​ interesting

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to your presentation

Transitions in Google Slides

Between slides animation

Inside slide object animation

Easy to apply

Enhances viewer focus

Varied options: dissolve, fade

Draws attention to key points

Multiple Choice

What are the standard animation effects between slides that every presentation software has?

• Dissolve

• Fade

• Slide

• All of these

Adding Transitions

Access via Transitions menu

Select between-slide transitions

Animate objects or text

Preview animations easily

Keep simplicity in mind

Avoid excessive animations

Fill in the Blanks

To create

between slides in Google Slides, click on the word/menu Transitions (it’s along the top of the slide window) and a transitions menu will appear in the right panel.

Multimedia Elements: Sound and Video

• Simplifies multimedia insertion
• Use sound and video wisely
• Enhance the message with media
• Choose autoplay or manual play
• Sound

• Record voice for online

presentations

• Video

• Let video fill the slide

Open Ended

What do you want to avoid when adding sound to a presentation?

Quiz Your Friends!

Create a quiz question based on

today’s lesson.

It cannot be multiple choice.

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The answer must be in the Lesson 3 text.

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