Application
This unit applies to individuals employed in a range of work environments who design electronic presentations. They may work as individuals providing administrative support within an enterprise, or may be responsible for production of their own electronic presentations. |
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Prepare to create presentation | 1.1. Organise personal work environment in accordance with ergonomic requirements 1.2. Determine purpose, audience and mode of presentation in consultation with content author or presenter 1.3. Identify presentation requirements in terms of supporting documents, transparencies and equipment 1.4. Apply work organisation strategies and energy and resource conservation techniques to plan work activities |
2. Create presentation | 2.1. Design slides, notes and handout masters to incorporate organisational and task requirements in relation to image and preferred style, avoiding distractions 2.2. Use software functions for consistency of design and layout, to meet identified presentation requirements 2.3. Balance presentation features for visual impact and emphasis 2.4. Use advanced software features to streamline and customise the presentation for different audiences 2.5. Prepare presentations within designated time lines |
3. Finalise presentation | 3.1. Use manuals, user documentation and online help to overcome problems with design and production 3.2. Check presentation for spelling, consistency in presentation features and style, in accordance with task requirements 3.3. Print presentation materials in accordance with presenter or audience requirements 3.4. Store presentation, in accordance with organisational requirements and exit the application without information loss or damage |
Required Skills
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Required skills |
communication skills to clarify requirements of documents keyboarding skills to enter text and numerical data literacy skills to read and understand organisational procedures, to use screen layout to support text structure, and to proofread and edit documents problem-solving skills to use processes flexibly and interchangeably. |
Required knowledge |
key provisions of relevant legislation from all forms of government, standards and codes that may affect aspects of business operations, such as: anti-discrimination legislation ethical principles codes of practice privacy laws occupational health and safety effect of design features on readability and appearance of electronic presentations. |
Evidence Required
The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. | |
Overview of assessment | |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | Evidence of the following is essential: creating at least two electronic presentations |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Assessment must ensure: access to an actual workplace or simulated environment access to office equipment and resources access to examples of electronic presentations and style guides. |
Method of assessment | A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit: direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate review of presentation materials demonstration of techniques oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of word processing software functions. |
Guidance information for assessment | Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example: other business services units. |
Range Statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. | |
Ergonomic requirements may include: | avoiding radiation from computer screens chair height, seat and back adjustment document holder footrest keyboard and mouse position lighting noise minimisation posture screen position workstation height and layout |
Mode of presentation may include: | available for browsing by individuals display on one computer, control from another online, internet, intranet conference presentation self-running presentation speaker |
Presentation requirements may include: | 35 mm slides annotation pen computer equipment and peripherals for on-screen presentation data show digital pointer handouts internet access laptop computer network access outlines overhead projector overhead transparencies paper printouts of presentation or slide show slide projector speaker notes video projector/s world wide web documents |
Work organisation strategies may include: | exercise breaks mix of repetitive and other activities rest periods |
Energy and resource conservation techniques may include: | double-sided paper use recycling used and shredded paper re-using paper for rough drafts (observing confidentiality requirements) using power-save options for equipment |
Organisational and task requirements may include: | company colour scheme company logo corporate image music organisation name, time, date, occasion etc. in header/footer organisational video clip |
Distractions may include: | heavy colour insufficient colour separation (background to text) irrelevant animation multiple transitions overly busy background overuse of sound too many words or pictures per slide too small fonts |
Software functions may include: | backgrounds colour schemes creating templates handout master importing outlines from other applications importing images and graphics notes master placeholders slide master |
Presentation features may include: | animation charts graphics headlines or titles illustrations logos music objects pace pictures sound text content timing transitions video clips |
Advanced software features may include: | agenda slides presentation within a presentation - custom show |
Designated time lines may include: | organisational time line e.g. conference deadline requirements timeline agreed with internal or external client timeline agreed with supervisor or person requiring presentation |
Presentation materials may include: | handouts outlines overhead transparencies paper printouts of presentation/slide show speaker notes 35 mm slides world wide web documents |
Storing presentations may include: | authorised access filing locations organisational policy for backing up files organisational policy for filing hard copies security storage in folders or sub-folders storage on disk drives, USB, CD-ROM, backup tapes, server |
Sectors
Unit sector |
Competency Field
Information and Communications Technology - IT Use |
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills. |
Licensing Information
Not applicable.