Use transitions and animation to emphasize change or contrast

A good use of animation is to show change or contrast. For example, you can make a winter scene disappear as a summer scene appears, to show the difference. At the bottom of this tip, I have some links to other tips on animation.

In previous versions of PowerPoint the fade transition didn’t look [...]

Animate an image from color to black & white

On the popular TV show, NCIS, scenes end with a still shot that starts in color and then becomes black & white. In a discussion on the LinkedIn group, Great Communicators! Effective Presenting & PowerPoint, this technique was suggested as a fun section transition for a presentation.

Here’s how the technique looks:

 

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