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PresentationStrategies

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Makeyourpresentationsinformativeandengaging

ApresentationbyMaryForte,EnglishInstructor

Consideryouraudience.Age,relevantknowledge,philosophy,socio-economiclevel,location,culture...

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ClipArt:MicrosoftOffice,2008

Photo:ChristyForte,2010

Consideryouraudience.LearningStyle:

Visual

Auditory

Kinesthetic

Read-Write

Visuallearnerslikemaps.

Auditorylearnersliketohearthedirections.

ClipArt:MicrosoftOffice,2008

Kinestheticlearnerswillrememberiftheydrivetherethemselves.

Rpmgo.com,2010

Read-writelearnerswanttoreadthedirections.

Consideryourpurpose.

Instruction

Persuasion

Decidethetypeofdelivery.

Conversationalfromnotes

ScriptedorMemorized

Craftyourpersona.

Formalityofdiction

Formalityofdress

Appropriatelevelofhumor

www.gohawaii.com,2010

Examinethevenue.

Seating

Lighting

Sizeofroom

Availableequipment

Determineyourcontent.• Presenterintroductions(includinglastnames)

• Topicintroduction+durationannouncement

• Overviewofsections(sometimes)

• Transitions

• EmphasisOrder

Compare:

JenlikesBob,buthedrinkstoomuch.

Bobdrinkstoomuch,butMaggielikeshim.

Useprofessionalelements.• Nameofcompanyororganization

• Companylogo

• Presenter’sname(atleastonfirstslide)

• Progressmarkers(2/10)

UseAssertion-Evidenceslides(A-E).

Onecompletesentence:assertion

Visualorvoicesupport:evidence

Whichofthefollowingslideswouldyourathersee?

ReviewofTestDataIndicatesConservatismforTilePenetration

TheexistingSOFIontiletestdatausedtocreateCraterwasreviewedalongwithSTS-87SouthwestResearchdata—Crateroverpredictedpenetrationoftilecoatingsignificantly •Initialpenetrationtodescribedbynormalvelocity •Varieswithvolume/massofprojectile(e.g.,200ft/secfor3cu.In) •SignificantenergyisrequiredforthesofterSOFIparticletopenetratethe relativelyhardtilecoating •Testresultsdoshowthatitispossibleatsufficientmassandvelocity •Conversely,oncetileispenetratedSOFIcancausesignificantdamage •Minorvariationsintotalenergy(abovepenetrationlevel)cancause significanttiledamage—Flightconditionissignificantlyoutsideoftestdatabase •Volumeoframpis1920cuinvs3cuinfortest

Testdataisinadequatefordrawingconclusions.

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Testswererunonavolumeramp3cu/in.

Actualvolumerampis1920cu/in.

Unusualsymbols•Contributetoconfusion•Aren’tnecessarilyuniversal -thesymbolsforlavatoriesmaydifferaccordingtodress -notallculturesknowwhatanemergencybrakelookslike•Foundinmanyplaces -indashboards -inothercountries -innefarioussituations -knittinginstructions•Funtodecipher -codes -puzzles

Avoid bullets as much as possible.

Whatdoesthissymbolmean?

Youmayseeitonthedashpanelofyourcar.

Over50%ofcarownersdon’tknowwhatitmeans.

Tirepressuremonitoringsystem

Symbols can be confusing.

ConditionAssessment•Beforethestartofanyretrofit -duringtheinitialinspection -beforecost-analysisphase•Maynotbeneededforallstructures•Somestructureswillsurvivewithoutit(Turkey,1999)•Somestructureswillfailanyway(Italy,2002)

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Visual evidence preferred!

BridesRUs•Food&Wine•Alocation•Decor•Tablesandchairs

Brides.com,2010

BridesRUswillprovidewhatyouneedforthereception!

AtascaderoPoliceDepartment

oops!We can find the

perfect venue for you.

Inviteyourgueststoaromanticlocation.

AtascaderoPavilionontheLake(paviliononthelake.com,2010)

Wedothework:Seatingandsetup.

Wedothework:Romanticdécor.

Marthastewart.com

paviliono

nthelake.com

Wedothework:Foodandwine.

UseA-Eslidescorrectly.• Onemainpointperslide

• Titleslide:keywords+organizationalmarkers

• Visualsfavoredoverbulletedlists

• Assertionlargerthanallothertext

Useaconsistentlayout.Consistentplacementofelements

Sansseriffontfamily

Sameorcoordinatingbackgrounds

(Considerusingamasterslide.)

Uselargefontwithgoodcontrast.Compare:

Thequickbrownfoxjumpsoverthelazydog. 18point

Thequickbrownfoxjumpsoverthelazydog. 28point

Thequickbrownfoxjumpsoverthelazydog.

Labelallvisuals.

Entertainm

ent,Inc.1994

Thelimpetisatypeofseasnail.

Usesimplifiedgraphics.

Bad Example!

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Usefewornodecorations.

Avoiddistractions.

Unnecessarymovement

Complexslidetransitions

Checkslidesontheequipmentyouwillbeusing.

Proofreadcarefully.

Practicefortime.

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