Presentation Tips Helping your audience get the most from your presentation

“ Stand to the left of screen. Your audience with anchor on you, then read across, then come back and anchor on you…” (Burmark)

“ Stand to the left of screen. Your audience with anchor on you, then read across, then come back and anchor on you…” (Burmark)

The slides aren’t the Presentation Slides shouldn’t say everything you will!

The slides aren’t the Presentation

Slides shouldn’t say everything you will!

The presenter and the presentation “play complementary roles – like the cowboy and the horse” (Burmark)

The presenter and the presentation “play complementary roles – like the cowboy and the horse” (Burmark)

Attack jargon with a vengeance Burmark, L. (2002). Visual Literacy: Learn to See, See to Learn. Alexandria, VA. ASCD. P64. 20% of teacher surveyed can: operate HP computers & printers use software to teach writing skills After (16 words) Results from a survey show that two teachers out of ten have a working knowledge of how to operate the Hewlett Packard computer and inkjet printer. The same number of teachers has knowledge about available computer software for teaching written language skills. Before (42 words)

20% of teacher surveyed can:

operate HP computers & printers

use software to teach writing skills

Attack jargon with a vengeance Burmark, L. (2002). Visual Literacy: Learn to See, See to Learn. Alexandria, VA. ASCD. P64. Publication Format Presentation Format 20% of teacher surveyed can: operate HP computers & printers use software to teach writing skills After (16 words) Results from a survey show that two teachers out of ten have a working knowledge of how to operate the Hewlett Packard computer and inkjet printer. The same number of teachers has knowledge about available computer software for teaching written language skills. Before (42 words)

20% of teacher surveyed can:

operate HP computers & printers

use software to teach writing skills

Increase Retention

Increase Retention Increase retention by 30%! Show slides for 14-21 seconds BEFORE talking about them (University of Colorado in Bolder, 1984)

Increase retention by 30%!

Show slides for 14-21 seconds BEFORE talking about them

(University of Colorado in Bolder, 1984)

Increase Retention “ Let the image sink in first; then you can hang your message on that visual hook.” (Burmark)

“ Let the image sink in first; then you can hang your message on that visual hook.” (Burmark)

Attention Average Attention Span = 18 minutes

Average Attention Span = 18 minutes

Attention & Pacing 40-90 seconds maximum per slide Better 2-3 slides per minute 300-460 slides 90 slides 2 hours 150-180 slides 45 slides 60 minutes 60-90 slides 20 slides 30 minutes Optimum Slides Minimum Slides Length of Presentation

40-90 seconds maximum per slide

Better 2-3 slides per minute

Need to work a visual “commercial break” in at least every 15 minutes (relate it to your content) Humor = good for learning

Need to work a visual “commercial break” in at least every 15 minutes (relate it to your content)

Humor = good for learning

Engage Engage audience every 3-4 minutes Ask a question Help make a connection Take a poll Build in time for discussion Think-Jot-Pair-Share almost always builds engagement

Engage audience every 3-4 minutes

Ask a question

Help make a connection

Take a poll

Build in time for discussion

Think-Jot-Pair-Share almost always builds engagement

Brains like color

Brains see yellow first

Color visuals increase willingness to read by up to 80 percent

Color enhances learning and improves retention by more than 75 percent

77% perceive that “Presentations that use color are able to communicate better than those that use black and white” (3M)

Perception = Reality

Be Smart. Build Great Presentations.

Be Smart. Build Great Presentations. Instructional Services Team