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<TD ALIGN=center><H1>Tutorial for Beginners:<BR>
a Presentation</H1></TD></TR>
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<A HREF=../../index.html>PPresenter</A><BR>
<A HREF=../../manual.html>Manual</A><BR>
<A HREF=../index.html>Tutorials</A><BR>
<B>Beginners</B><BR>
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<A HREF=define.html>Subject</A><BR>
<A HREF=design.html>Design</A><BR>
<A HREF=create.html>Creation</A><BR>
<A HREF=style.html>Styles</A><BR>
<A HREF=slide.html>Adding Slides</A><BR>
<A HREF=change.html>Changing defaults</A><BR>
<A HREF=timing.html>Timing</A><BR>
<A HREF=tagging.html>Tagging</A><BR>
<A HREF=dday.html>DDay</A><BR>
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<A HREF=../../index.html>Portable Presenter</A> is a package designed to give
presentations. Not everyone is trained to give presentations, and certainly
not in combination with PPresenter.
This set of pages guides absolute beginners stepwise into a PPresenter-presentation.
Experienced speakers may skip the first chapters.
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Giving a presentation is <EM>the</EM> most scary event for the average
person, above fear of heights and bugs (living bugs, to be specific).
Of course, a bit of tension is very useful: it keeps you concentration when
you speak. However, you easily get overstressed, which degrades your story.
The best way to reduce stress is <EM>be prepared!</EM>.
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With the danger of being boring and over-detailed, I'll guide you through all
steps of a presentation:
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<LI>Defining the <A HREF=define.html>subject</A> and target;
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<LI>What is the <A HREF=define.html#subject>subject?</A>.
<LI>What is the <A HREF=define.html#message>message?</A>.
<LI>Know your <A HREF=define.html#audience>audience</A>.
<LI>Know your <A HREF=define.html#environment>environment</A>.
<LI>Know your <A HREF=define.html#equipment>equipment</A>.
<LI>Level of <A HREF=define.html#detail>detail</A>.
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<LI><A HREF=design.html>Designing</A> the speach;
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<LI><A HREF=design.html#detail>Detail</A> on the slides.
<LI><A HREF=design.html#number>Number</A> of slides.
<LI>Design the slides on <A HREF=design.html#paper>paper</A>.
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<LI>Developing the slides with PPresenter:
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<LI><A HREF=create.html>Initiation</A>,
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<LI><A HREF=create.html#filling>Filling</A> your Slides.
<LI><A HREF=create.html#start>Getting Started</A> with PPresenter.
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<LI><A HREF=style.html>Selecting a style</A>,
<LI><A HREF=slide.html>Adding slides</A>,
<LI><A HREF=change.html>Changing the defaults</A>.
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<LI><A HREF=change.html#overrule_style>Overrule</A> the style-element for one slide.
<LI><A HREF=change.html#change_style>Set</A> a new default for a style-element.
<LI><A HREF=change.html#change_option>Change</A> the default for an option.
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<LI>Scheduling the presentation:
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<LI><A HREF=timing.html>Timing</A>,
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<LI><A HREF=timing.html#notes>Slide notes</A>.
<LI><A HREF=timing.html#specs>Time specifications</A>.
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<LI><A HREF=tagging.html>Tagging</A>.
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<LI>Preparations on <A HREF=dday.html>the day</A> itself.
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<LI><A HREF=dday.html#first>First</A> time?
<LI><A HREF=dday.html#afterwards>After</A> the presentation.
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Of course, this is only my personal view, but at least it is an educated view.
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The start: <A HREF=define.html>Define a Subject</A>.
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Portable Presenter is written and maintained by
<A HREF=http://mark.overmeer.net>Mark Overmeer</A>.
Copyright (C) 2000-2002, Free Software Foundation FSF.
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