1 - Introduction ~5 mins
Today you build purposeful animation: a four-click process slide and Fade on the deck.
One screen helps and the other distracts. Build the helpful kind.
You will:
- Tell helpful movement from decoration
- Set entrances in order, on click
- Build a four-step slide; Fade the deck
Warm-up
When did animation help, and when was it noisy?
e.g. steps one by one helped; spinning logos distracted.
Think of one each (no writing). Be ready if asked.
2 - Key Concepts ~5 mins
| Concept | Why it matters | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Purposeful animation: shows process or focus | Guides attention; decoration steals it | Four trail steps, one by one |
| Entrance effect: Appear, Fade or Wipe | Keeps eyes on the point | Step 1 fades in; title stays |
| On click: waits for your next click | You set the pace for the room | Click step 1, then step 2 |
| Fade transition: soft change for the whole deck | One quiet style keeps the deck calm | Every slide fades the same way |
Entrances: Animations tab (PowerPoint) or {{menu:Insert -> Animation}} (Google). Transitions: Transitions tab or {{menu:Slide -> Transition}}.
3 - Step-by-step Task: Four Clicks, One Quiet Fade ~17 mins
Open {{code:02_talk_deck}} and build one practice process slide. Four lines appear on four clicks, then you set Fade on every slide. Use the sample lines in the box.
Sample process (type these four lines):
- Check Met Éireann before you leave
- Pack layers, water and a charged phone
- Stay on the marked coastal path
- Leave no litter on the trail
Coach model (bake sale): set a price · make posters · run the stall · count takings. Each outline bullet becomes one short slide line.
Stuck mid-task? Jump to Common Issues next, all-at-once, busy effect, wrong order, Fade on one slide only.
4 - Common Issues ~3 mins
Common Issues
| Issue | Solution |
|---|---|
| All four lines appear at once | Four separate text boxes; each entrance On Click, in order. |
| Busy flying effects | Use Appear, Fade or Fade in, or Wipe only. |
| Steps in the wrong order | Drag the list in Animation Pane or Motion panel. |
| Only one slide fades | Fade, then Apply To All / Apply to all slides. |
5 - Portfolio Build: Animated Process Slide ~20 mins
Independent Practice
This is the slide you will click through in your talk. Four clear beats beat a busy list. Safer start: rewrite the sample title and lines into your topic.
- Open {{code:02_talk_deck}} in {{code:Digital_Presentations}}.
- Retitle the slide so it matches your talk (not the trail sample).
- Replace the four lines with four steps, tips, reasons or kit items from your topic. Use four points from your talk outline slide in {{code:02_talk_deck}} (or your topic notes). If you have no talk content yet, pick a simple four-step process you know (packing for a match, submitting an assignment) and title the slide to match. You can swap to your real talk later.
- Keep one text box per line and one reveal per click.
- If you added a new slide, set Fade again, use Apply To All / Apply to all slides, then flip three slides to confirm.
- Click through once. Drop any fifth idea that is only decoration. Purpose beats quantity.
Quick redo checklist
- Each box: entrance On Click (the Animations tab, or Animation on the Insert menu)
- Default quiet effect: Fade / Fade in (or Appear or Wipe)
- Transitions: Fade, then Apply To All / Apply to all slides
- Order: Animation Pane or Motion list, top to bottom
- Confirm Saved / All changes saved
Need a path? Same menus as the guided task: Animations and Start On Click (PowerPoint for the web) or Animation on the Insert menu (Google Slides); Transitions, then Apply To All / Apply to all slides.
- Slide title matches your talk topic (not the trail sample)
- One slide shows four clear steps; each appears only on click, in a sensible order
- Every slide uses the same quiet Fade; a full click-through feels steady, not busy
- {{code:02_talk_deck}} is saved in {{code:Digital_Presentations}} with your titled four-step slide and whole-deck Fade
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