6 technology seminar-visually_enhanced_technology

Technology for Ministry
Surrey Adventist Church, Feb.12, 2011

Visually Enhanced Technology
7 Guidelines to Consider
Presentation Equipment
Using Handouts
The Media is Not the Message
Presentation Software
Digital Cameras
Image Editing
Questions

Guidelines to Consider
Creating interesting slides for songs, sermon notes, and even announcements can add interest to any worship experience.
Use compelling material
Be careful about the design

Design: Font
Type should be readable
Avoid Fancy fonts
Stick with Sans Serif
Type size should be readable from expected distance of screen to the audience
Size 11 The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs
Size 36The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs

Design: Font
Move from left to right
Keep proportions
One topic per slide
Use Keywords
Use Statements, not sentences
Keep slides neat. Do not make them busy.

Design: Font
Minimize the use of numbers
Don’t leave your Screen Saver on
Don’t use the edges of the slide

Design: Color
Keep color combinations easy to read
Stay neutral
If at all possible, view slides through display device
Color will change from one device to another.

Color Examples

Creating interesting slides for songs, sermon notes, and even announcements can add interest to any worship experience.
Use compelling material
Be careful about the design
Avoid the use of too much animation

Automation
Too much distracts
Can slow down the presentation
Use with good judgment

Keep it simple
Don’t parrot
Edit and spell check before presenting
Timing is Everything

Presentation Equipment
Resolution
Most projectors are 1024 x 768
Some are 800 x 600
Screen Ratio
Most projectors are 4:3 ratio
Widescreen becoming popular with computers
16:9
Must match your presentation with display device

Using Handouts
Note: Distribute handouts at the end - not during the presentation.
PowerPoint allows for various types of handouts for your presentation
Allows you to control how many per page
Allows for note taking lines
Grey Scale vs. Colour vs. B&W
Usually grey scale is the best.
If you have the money, color

The Media is NOT the Message
You are the one giving the presentation
Slides should enhance and/or re-enforce what you say
Slides should not distract from your message
Interact with the media whenever possible
Point
Use laser pointer
Refer to slides

Create clean, media-rich presentations in minutes with quick access to your favorite bibles, lyrics and backgrounds.
Microsoft Windows:
Powerpoint
MediaShout - (mediashout.com)
Easy Worship - (easyworship.com)
OpenOffice Impress - (download.openoffice.org)

Create clean, media-rich presentations in minutes with quick access to your favorite bibles, lyrics and backgrounds.
Mac OS X Leopard:
Keynote
ProPresenter - (propresenter.com)
LiveWorship - (liveworship.com)
OpenOffice Impress - (download.openoffice.org)

Digital Cameras

Digital Cameras
One of the best ways to get live shots of a person or event into PowerPoint or Keynote, etc.
Size of the image is a major consideration
Today super megapixel cameras have file sizes that are way too big to insert into a presentation.
Will make the file HUGE
Images need to be downsized before use

Image Editing(Crop, Rotate and Resize)
Microsoft Windows:
ImageResizer (XP, Vista, Windows 7)
Microsoft Paint
Windows Live Photo Gallery Windows 7)
Adobe Photoshop
Mac OS X
Preview
iphoto
Drag-and-drop script
Adobe Photoshop
Online Photo Editors: (Can be used on Windows & Mac systems)
Picnik (owned by Google):http://www.picnik.com
Pixlr:http://pixlr.com
Sumo Paint: http://www.sumopaint.com/app

Digital Cameras
Media storage:
CompactFlash
SD (secure digital)
xD Picture cards (Olympus & Fuji)
MicroDrive
Card Readers:
Internal and external models
Most efficient way to download digital memory cards.
USB or FireWire

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