Date post: | 19-Oct-2014 |
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A Path to Better Presentations
Emory MaidenLearning Technology Services
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/4443168109//
Not a “technology” workshop
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-Garr Reynolds
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Presentation Zen focuses on an approach, not a tool
http://www.flickr.com/photos/h-k-d/4841304191/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/larou/3462594915
Powerpoint* is not the presentation
* or any slideware
You are the presentation
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paperdollimages/512768518
“giving more effective and engaging presentations”
Why it matters …
“99% of all presentations suck”
- Guy Kawasaki
http://www.flickr.com/photos/prawnpie/222656080
Three tips for “Presentation Zen”
1. Simplicity
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Find the core
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2. Be Visual
http://www.flickr.com/photos/judy-van-der-velden/5410248741
“Picture Superiority Effect”
pictures > words
More ImagesLess Text (and no bullet points)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blgphoto/492869514
Finding High-Quality Images
3. No “slideuments”PPT = a document
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/geetesh/4988789489/
Handouts can set you free
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You must “unlearn” what you have learned- Master Yoda
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Three more approaches…
“10/20/30 Rule”
-Guy Kawasaki
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/275944475/
“Rule of Three”
-Steve Jobs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acaben/541334636
“3 word challenge”
-Rick Altman
http://vimeo.com/32348641
Become a student of presenting
TED Talks
http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-g-uk/5752147272/
Slideshare
http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-g-uk/5752147272/
And now some tools
http://www.flickr.com/photos/usonian/393607706/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nowhere77/3969151427
but it’s not about just changing or adding tools
Google presentation
sliderocket
powerpoint
Adobe buzzword
keynote
slidesharePrezi
Openoffice Impress
280 slides empressr Zoho show
vuvox
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