Dr. Elena Martinez stops by your desk:
"We are one week out from the blood drive! I need you to put together a training presentation for the Friday staff meeting. The volunteers need to know the donation process, their assigned roles, the day-of timeline, and how to handle any issues. Make it professional — this is the first impression our team will have of this event."
Create a title slide that includes:
- Title: "Blood Drive Staff Training"
- Subtitle: Sunnydale Family Health Clinic
- Date of the presentation
- Your name
- A consistent theme applied to the entire presentation
Create a slide that uses SmartArt to illustrate the donor journey through the blood drive. Use a Process graphic showing these five stages:
- Registration
- Health Screening
- Donation
- Recovery
- Thank You
How to insert SmartArt: Go to Insert tab → SmartArt → choose a Process layout. Type each stage into the text pane.
Create a slide with a table listing each volunteer role, the assigned staff, and the number of people needed:
| Role |
Assigned Staff |
# Needed |
| Registration Desk |
Sam Chen |
+ 1 volunteer |
| Health Screening |
Nurse Jackie Rivera |
1 |
| Donation Area |
Red Cross team |
Team |
| Recovery Station |
TBD |
2 volunteers |
| Floater |
TBD |
1 volunteer |
Create content slides covering each of the following topics. Each slide should have a clear heading and organized content:
- Day-of Timeline: Provide a schedule from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM covering setup, donation hours, breaks, and cleanup.
- Patient FAQ: Answer common questions donors may ask (e.g., "Does it hurt?", "How long does it take?", "Can I eat beforehand?").
- Emergency Procedures: What to do if a donor feels faint or has an adverse reaction. Include clear steps for the team to follow.
Enhance your presentation with the following multimedia and effects:
- Transitions on all slides — use Transitions tab → choose a transition → click "Apply to All"
- At least one entrance animation on a content element (text box, image, or SmartArt)
- At least one relevant image on every content slide
- Speaker notes on every slide (these are your talking points for the meeting)
Common Mistake: Forgetting speaker notes! Open the Notes Pane at the bottom of the PowerPoint window and type your talking points for each slide. Presenter View will display these notes to you while the audience sees only the slide.
Apply the CARP design principles throughout your presentation:
- Contrast: Use color and size differences to draw attention to key elements
- Alignment: Keep text, images, and objects aligned consistently across slides
- Repetition: Reuse the same fonts, colors, and layout patterns throughout
- Proximity: Group related items together; separate unrelated items
Additional design requirements:
- Follow the 6×6 Rule — no more than 6 bullet points per slide, no more than 6 words per bullet
- Use professional fonts: 24pt or larger for body text, 36pt or larger for titles
- Maintain consistent colors throughout (use your theme colors)
- Select a theme: Open PowerPoint → Design tab → browse Themes → pick one that feels professional and clean.
- Create the title slide: Enter the title, subtitle, date, and your name in the placeholders.
- Add the SmartArt slide: New slide → Insert tab → SmartArt → Process → enter the five stages.
- Add the table slide: New slide → Insert tab → Table → create a 3-column, 6-row table (including header) and fill in the roles.
- Create content slides: Add slides for the Day-of Timeline, Patient FAQ, and Emergency Procedures with organized text and images.
- Insert images: Insert tab → Pictures → choose Online Pictures or Stock Images for relevant visuals.
- Apply transitions: Transitions tab → select a transition → click "Apply to All" for consistency.
- Add animations: Select an element → Animations tab → choose an Entrance effect (e.g., Fade, Appear, Fly In).
- Add speaker notes: Click in the Notes Pane below each slide and type your talking points.
- Save: File → Save As → LastName_Week3_Training.pptx
| Criteria |
Points |
| Title Slide — title, subtitle, date, name, consistent theme |
10 |
| SmartArt — Process graphic with 5 donation stages |
15 |
| Table — 5 volunteer roles with staff and counts |
10 |
| Content Slides — timeline, FAQ, emergency procedures |
20 |
| Multimedia & Effects — transitions on all slides, animation, images, speaker notes |
15 |
| Design Principles — CARP, 6×6 rule, professional fonts, consistent colors |
20 |
| Total |
90 |
Submission: Save your file as LastName_Week3_Training.pptx and upload it to the assignment dropbox by the end of Week 3.