Today you will

• add one quiet transition between your slides
• add one animation that helps your pitch
• cut any effect that gets in the way

Too much motion hides your Something Real project. A little motion, used well, helps people follow you.

Warm-up

Think of a video or post you scrolled past because too much was flashing. What would you have kept, and what would you have cut?

Key words

• A slide transition is the motion when one slide changes to the next.
• An object animation is motion on one thing on a slide, like a picture.
• An effect serves the message if it makes your story clearer, even with the sound off.
• Your cut list is the effects you delete after you watch the preview.

Keep or cut?

Read these with a partner. For each one, say why the calm choice helps the listener.

• To move between slides, use one short Fade on every slide.
• To show the € total after you say it, use one Appear animation, On Click.
• If a slide already has a clear chart, leave it still.
• If every bullet flies in with sound, cut those effects.
• If you are not sure motion helps, leave the slide still and just talk.

You will make a practice deck called {{code:07_motion_practice}} for a cookie side-hustle pitch. It gets one Fade between slides and one animation on the €180 total. Do not change {{code:07_project_pitch}} in this step. Follow the steps in the box below.

If you use Canva, make this practice deck in PowerPoint or Google Slides.

Common snags

• If you can't find {{btn:Transitions}} or {{btn:Animations}}, click a slide or object first, then look at the top toolbar.
• If every bullet moves, you animated the whole text box. Put the one figure in its own text box and animate only that.
• If the animation plays too early, change its start setting to {{btn:On Click}}.