A presentation for BIT 207 IT for Criminal Justice and Emergency Services

1. BIT 207 IT for CJES
Presentation on
Presentations

2. • From the report High-Priority IT Needs for Law Enforcement
(Prepared for the National Institute of Justice)
“The most important keynote from across all the top needs was
not a requested technology. Instead it was a general need to
improve the law enforcement community’s awareness of the most
promising criminal justice practices and technologies.”
“The second strongest theme from across the needs was to
improve the sharing of law enforcement-related information
across multiple agencies and systems. “
Importance of Presentations
in CJES
These themes resonate with all areas of Criminal
Justice and Emergency Services

3. Importance of Presentations in CJES
• Improve
dissemination of
information
• Improve
communication
with public
• Provide continuous
training for all
personnel

4. How can presentation software
help?
• Presentation software provides a
platform for preparing
information for
• Training sessions
• Public forums
• Webinars
• Websites
• Social Media postings
• Published technology guides

5. Presentation Software
• PowerPoint (Microsoft)
• Keynote (Apple)
• Google Slides
• Prezi
• Haiku Deck
An overview of many presentation software tools

6. Presentations and the Cloud
• Through cloud technology, presentations can
easily be accessed and shared
• Microsoft’s OneDrive provides access to PowerPoint
presentations from multiple devices
• Google Slides provide free, easily accessible
presentations across the Google Drive system
• Web services such as SlideShare allow users to post
presentations for specific groups or public viewing
• Apps such as SlideShark make it easy to create
Kiosk style presentations, and to keep presentations
by multiple presenters consistent

7. Presentations ~ Mobile Devices
• Apps bring the ability to create and display
presentations on mobile devices.
• http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/11
/the-best-ipad-presentation-apps-for.html
Training apps can be accessed and
viewed in the field.
Community education programs can be
downloaded on site.
iPads or other portable touch screen
computers can be used to create low
cost informational kiosks.

8. Tips on Creating Presentations
• Determine and outline the message you want
to communicate
• Identify your audience and where and how you
are giving the presentation
• Determine the type of output
• large screen, kiosk, Web, paper
• Determine the design
• Brand, graphics, themes, colors
• Decide what additional materials will be useful
in the presentation

9. Templates and Themes
• There are hundreds of templates to choose
from – think about
• Your message
• Your audience
• Your branding
• Example from this presentation:
Writing on the Wall – represents to me core
community communications – from cave
drawings to graffiti

10. Images
• purpose
• message
• audience
• brand
• format
• copyright

11. • Shows data
clearly
• Allows
explanations
to be added
Group A Group B
Class 1 82 85
Class 2 76 88
Class 3 84 90
Two Content Layout with Table

12. 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4
Series 1 Series 2 Series 3
Charts ~ allow quick insights

13. GroupC
GroupB
GroupA
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Task 4
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Task 4
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Task 4
• This is a visual
tool
• Pick the graphic
that helps
communicate
your message
• Do not overwhelm
with text
SmartArt

14. Transitions
• Keep consistent
throughout
presentation
• Only vary for
specific purpose
• Stick with your
message,
audience, brand
Go To End

15. Animations
• Can help keep audience
interest
• Use consistently and
sparingly
• Takes effort for presenter
• Is lost on most kiosk or
cloud based options
• Must support your
• Purpose
• Message
• Audience
• Brand

16. Interactivity
• Works well with touch screens and kiosks
• Allows viewer to control the presentation
• Can add fun, game like interactivity to
presentations
• To create, assign animation based on a trigger
• Or insert shape, then add hyperlink within
document or to outside site
Go To
Transitions
Page
Go To
Instructional
Video
Animate
our friendly
officer

17. Questions?