Using a PowerPoint Presentation

Using a laptop and a TV

First, prepare your PowerPoint presentation by clicking on the hyperlinks, downloading the videos using free software such as 4K Video Downloader Plus, and embedding the videos into the slides.

Connect your laptop to the TV screen using an HDMI lead. Make sure your laptop is set to Extended Display mode.

Click Notes to view all the teaching material, which has been duplicated from the lesson plans.

Use Presenter View so that only you can see the notes and upcoming slides, while the audience sees only the presentation on the TV screen.

You can also use the PowerPoint presentations with hyperlinks included, but check that the display settings are correct. To ensure a hyperlink (such as a website or external document) opens on the main projection screen rather than the laptop, go to the Slide Show tab in PowerPoint. In the Monitor section, make sure the monitor dropdown is set to the projector (for example, “Monitor 2”) rather than “Primary Monitor” if your laptop is the main display.

Using the PPT on an iPad

Select “PowerPoint” from the list of downloads. At the bottom of the screen, tap download and then open in “PowerPoint”. (You can insert downloaded videos or make other edits at this point if you wish.)

When you are ready to present, tap Notes at the bottom of the screen. You will have the same teaching as on the lesson plan plus a final prayer linked to the teaching for everyone to read together.

Attach the iPad to a TV using an HDMI adapter and choose Presenter View if available so you can see notes while the group sees the slides.

Most lessons include PowerPoints with links to videos for copyright reasons — downloading clips beforehand and placing them in the slides avoids relying on the internet mid-session.