Presentation Design Don Weatherbee

Introduction

Howdy ! Great book for design

Howdy ! This seminar is not…..

Prevent Illnesses

Why Presentation Design More Effective Higher Attention And maybe they won’t fall asleep Boredom is the enemy

More Effective

Higher Attention

And maybe they

won’t fall asleep

Why Presentation Design If important to you… … .then it will be important to them

If important to you…

… .then it will be important to them

5000 boring slides -- you will tell me what I want to know!

You must unlearn what you have learned.

Lead you from the dark side, I will

My Facility

Facility Safety Record Prior Decade – TRR 6-8

Facility Safety Record Last 4 years – Zero Prior Decade – TRR 6-8

Last 4 years – Zero

In the Beginning…. Canned Vs Created

The Basics

Type of Training Live

Live

Type of Training Live ePresentation

Live

ePresentation

Type of Training Live ePresentation eLearning

Live

ePresentation

eLearning

The Players Speaker

The Players Room Speaker

Room

The Players Room Speaker Presentation

Room

Topic Safety, Informational

Topic Safety, Informational

Task Job Specific, Hands On

Task Job Specific, Hands On

Story History, Experience

Top 10

People Read Fast

Big really is better 18 point font 24 point font 32 point font 36 point font 44 point font 54 point font

18 point font

24 point font

32 point font

36 point font

44 point font

54 point font

Color Wheel for the Win Sir Isaac Newton, "Opticks" 1692

Phases not sentences I bet you can read this and read it very quickly. However, I suspect if were to read it aloud to you, you’d be bored to tears. Perhaps, if I continued, I might succeed in driving you from the room due to the sheer tedium of it all. And then again maybe you are wondering if there is a point to this. But it must be important if I typed it all.

Phases not sentences I bet you can read this and read it very quickly. However, I suspect if were to read it aloud to you, you’d be bored to tears. Perhaps, if I continued, I might succeed in driving you from the room due to the sheer tedium of it all. And then again maybe you are wondering if there is a point to this. But it must be important if I typed it all. Maybe if I make it bigger ??

Phases not sentences I bet you can read this and read it very quickly. However, I suspect if were to read it aloud to you, you’d be bored to tears. Perhaps, if I continued, I might succeed in driving you from the room due to the sheer tedium of it all. And then again maybe you are wondering if there is a point to this. But it must be important if I typed it all.

I bet you can read this and read it very quickly. However, I suspect if were to read it aloud to you, you’d be bored to tears. Perhaps, if I continued, I might succeed in driving you from the room due to the sheer tedium of it all. And then again maybe you are wondering if there is a point to this. But it must be important if I typed it all.

Phases not sentences I bet you can read this and read it very quickly. However, I suspect if were to read it aloud to you, you’d be bored to tears. Perhaps, if I continued, I might succeed in driving you from the room due to the sheer tedium of it all. And then again maybe you are wondering if there is a point to this. But it must be important if I typed it all. Nope

I bet you can read this and read it very quickly. However, I suspect if were to read it aloud to you, you’d be bored to tears. Perhaps, if I continued, I might succeed in driving you from the room due to the sheer tedium of it all. And then again maybe you are wondering if there is a point to this. But it must be important if I typed it all.

Flying Toasters - BAD

Flying Toasters - BAD Just a bad idea in general

Eye Strain – the horror

Eye Strain – the horror Make it stop, arrghh

Pixels <> Candy

Pixels <> Candy Not Pixel Sticks, PIXELS

Pixels <> Candy

Pixels <> Candy

Pixels <> Candy

Picture Choice Site Specific > Web Photos > Illustrations > Clip Art

6’s Rule

Not Really Rules

But

Set of Guidelines

Not Rules

I’m from

Don’t make me come to your

And pull a on you!

Readability

6 Lines

Readability

6 Words per Line

Readability

6 Feet from Screen

Readability

6 slides on handout

Readability

Readable In

Moral of Our Story

Guidelines

NOT Rules

I’m from

Don’t make me come to your

And pull a on you!

“ Lessig” Method

Rule of Max 6 Lines Max 6 Words per Line Readable at 6 Feet from Screen Readable with 6 slides on handout Be Readable in 6 seconds Adapted from Tony Osime’s “How to Get Your Slides Noticed” -http://www.slideshare.net/tosime/how-to-get-your-slides-noticed Original Version of #3

Max 6 Lines

Max 6 Words per Line

Readable at 6 Feet from Screen

Readable with 6 slides on handout

Be Readable in 6 seconds

Rule of Max 6 Lines Max 6 Words per Line Readable at 6 Feet from Screen Readable with 6 slides on handout Be Readable in 6 seconds GUIDANCE ONLY

Max 6 Lines

Max 6 Words per Line

Readable at 6 Feet from Screen

Readable with 6 slides on handout

Be Readable in 6 seconds

GUIDANCE ONLY

Rules! We don’t need no stinkin’ rules! The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) Guidelines, OK boss ?

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) Si, but keep a lookout for those stinkin’ Sopranos

“ Feets” Smell

“ Feets” Smell No, hobbits have clean feet

“ Feets” Smell Use Arial Sans Serif Serif Avoid Times New Roman

Use

Arial

Avoid

Times New Roman

You >> PPT The PPT is there to help PPT should not detract from you Speaker Audience

The PPT is there to help

PPT should not detract from you

The GOOD

The GOOD

The GOOD

The BAD

The BAD

The UGLY

The UGLY

Other Thoughts Consistent Title Blocks AVOID ALL CAPS Red / Green Colorblind Mental Breaks

Consistent Title Blocks

AVOID ALL CAPS

Red / Green Colorblind

Mental Breaks

Effects of Alcohol (Before)

Effects of Alcohol (After) No Affect Happy Excited Confused Stupor Death Coma Response # of Beers Drunk Driving LD-50

The Process

Basic Process Realization Selection Pick Start Add Images Notes Polish Search Review Brainstorm Organize

Realization TRAINING

Selection

Search University of _______ State of _______ “ Topic” PPT

University of _______

State of _______

Search http://siri.uvm.edu/

http://siri.uvm.edu/

Search http://www.slideshare.com

http://www.slideshare.com

Review

Brainstorm Aka Mind Mapping

Aka Mind Mapping

Organize

Mommy Pig Farm Baby Pig Setting Characters Beginning The Baby Pig finds his home Conclusion End Middle Action The Baby Pig chased away from home

Pick

Start

Start

Add

Add

Images

Images

Pictures Yahoo/Google Search - Use Large Images Site Specific Photos Stock.xchng

Yahoo/Google Search

- Use Large Images

Site Specific Photos

Stock.xchng

Cameras Digital SRL (good lens) >> Megapixels per picture Olympus C-3030 Rebel EOS

Digital SRL (good lens) >> Megapixels per picture

Notes

Polish Finishing touches Less words ? Begin/End Add a “What’s wrong in this picture?”

Finishing touches

Less words ?

Begin/End

Add a “What’s wrong in this picture?”

Interaction - Shortcuts PgDn = Advance one slide PgUp = Back one slide B = Screen goes to Black F5 = Starts the PPT Esc = End show

PgDn = Advance one slide

PgUp = Back one slide

B = Screen goes to Black

F5 = Starts the PPT

Esc = End show

Interaction – Short Cuts Advance Go Back Black Screen Start/Stop Volume Timer Logitech Cordless Presenter 2.4 GHz, $50

Interaction - Click Objects can be triggered Click to bring up as needed Mostly use Appear and Disappear

Objects can be triggered

Click to bring up as needed

Mostly use Appear and Disappear

10 to 60 sec per slide Practice

10 to 60 sec per slide

Practice Get an audience Do a dry run

Get an audience

Do a dry run

Guidelines

Not Rules

I’m from

Don’t make me come to your

And pull a on you!

Einstein’s Equation (Before) Energy and mass can be interconverted E = mc 2 When protons & neutrons are packed together to form a nucleus, some of the mass is converted to energy and released This amount of mass is equal to the force of attraction holding the nucleons together

Energy and mass can be interconverted

E = mc 2

When protons & neutrons are packed together to form a nucleus, some of the mass is converted to energy and released

This amount of mass is equal to the force of attraction holding the nucleons together

Einstein’s Equation (After) 1905 first published Energy <--> mass Energy given off, when nucleus is affected Amount of energy relates to size of atom

E = MC 2 1905 published Energy mass Bigger the atom, the greater the energy Albert Einstein

Theory

Cognitive Load Theory Developed by Prof. Sweller, Wales, 1988 Adapted from Rowan Manahan’s – “Presenting with Visuals”

Developed by Prof. Sweller, Wales, 1988

Adapted from Rowan Manahan’s – “Presenting with Visuals”

Two sides of the brain

Math Facts Analysis Data The Left Side

And the Right Side Music Art Emotion Mood

During any presentation

I can HEAR you…

or I can READ the screen

but don’t make me do both

I bet you can read this and read it very quickly. However, I suspect if were to read it aloud to you, you’d be bored to tears. Perhaps, if I continued, I might succeed in driving you from the room due to the sheer tedium of it all. And then again maybe you are wondering if there is a point to this. But it must be important if I typed it all. Wonder, if bullets would have helped here ? And then you talk over it So Something like this…

my brain goes into…

and quickly shuts…

Cognitive Load Theory

Cognitive Load Theory Limit the stuff on the slide Use Pictures Give a few seconds for slide to be seen

Limit the stuff on the slide

Use Pictures

Give a few seconds for slide to be seen

Cognitive Dissonance If I show my head may explode but talk

If I show

So why important ? Retention Retention Retention

Retention

Retention

Cone of Learning

And 2500 years earlier… I see and I forget I hear and I remember I do and I understand - Confucius (~500 BC)

Testing

Sample Test

Games

Near Miss Reporting

Contests 2008 Winner of the Safety Poster Contest Travis Yahner, Cambria County Good Observation Lottery Card

Hurricane Losses (before)

Hurricane Losses (after) Today 1900s 8000 deaths $2 Billion 100 deaths $20 Billion

Hurricane Losses 1900s Many Deaths Low Cost

Hurricane Losses Today Low deaths Very High Cost

Ending

Why Presentation Design Better Low to No Less More

Facility Safety Record Last 4 years – Zero Prior Decade – TRR 6-8

Last 4 years – Zero

Final Thoughts “ The better the training goes, the less chance there is that anyone will appreciate the effort the went into it.” - Dr. Chuck Hodell, Univ of Maryland

“ The better the training goes, the less chance there is that anyone will appreciate the effort the went into it.”

- Dr. Chuck Hodell, Univ of Maryland

Final Thoughts “ Kick at the darkness, until it bleeds daylight.” - Bare Naked Ladies, Lovers in a Dangerous Time (Training in a nutshell)

“ Kick at the darkness, until it bleeds daylight.”

- Bare Naked Ladies, Lovers in a Dangerous Time

(Training in a nutshell)

Guidelines

Not Rules

I’m from

Don’t make me come to your

And pull a on you!

Post Seminar Questions How many slides did I use ? Did it feel like that many? How many slides had bullets on them ? (excluding the one with an actual bullet) 

How many slides did I use ?

Did it feel like that many?

How many slides had bullets on them ?

(excluding the one with an actual bullet) 

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