Giving Effective Presentations

Giving Effective Presentations
Patrick R. Lowenthal
patrick.lowenthal@ucdenver.edu

Why are we here?
Does this matter to me?
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Agenda
Limitations of PowerPoint
Design strategies
Presentation strategies
Distribution strategies
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Limitations of PowerPoint
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What do you think?
Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.

Articles about PowerPoint misuse
Death by PowerPoint
Official: PowerPoint is bad for Brains
Bad PowerPoint: When is enough enough?
PowerPoint: Shot with its own bullets
PowerPoint is evil
Does PowerPoint make us Stupid?
PowerPoint: Can software edit our thoughts?
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Peter Norvig
http://norvig.com/Gettysburg/sld001.htm
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Edward Tufte
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Limitations of PowerPoint – Tufte
Low resolution
Bullet outlines dilute thought
Deeply hierarchical and linear structure
Fragments narrative and data
Preoccupation with format, not content
Decoration and phluff
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Low resolution
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Low resolution
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Low resolution
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Low resolution
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Low resolution
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cagxPlVqrtM

Design Strategies
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Design Strategies:
According to Tufte
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Use more useful visuals or give handouts
Use clear headings, numbered lists or very few bulleted outlines
Design and leverage PowerPoint’s non-linear and non-hierarchical capabilities
Use plain, non-distracting backgrounds; use information rich and relevant images
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Design Strategies:
According to Williams
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Robin Williams

ContrastAlignmentRepetitionProximity

Good
Contrast
Bad

Bad
Today I went to the store to buy an apple for my grandmother.
Good
Today I went to the store to buy an apple for my grandmother.
Alignment

Good
Introductionxkdkdkdkdkd
Bodykdkdkdkd
Conclusionkdkdkdkd
Repetition and Proximity
Bad
Introduction
xkdkdkdkdkd
Body
kdkdkdkd

Design Strategies:
According to Patrick (me!)
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PowerPoint should support objectives
Avoid PowerPoint templates
Avoid using more than one level of bullets
Less is better: less words & less slides
Avoid distracting clip art/unrelated images
Avoid distracting slide transitions
Use CARP to improve design
Avoid using all CAPS
Leverage multimedia: visual & audio when appropriate
Don’t let PowerPoint control your presentation

We need to think of ways to get students to interact and actively engage in their learning.
MS Producer is a good tool if you want to add audio and video to your slides.
It is also free!
Articulate Presenter offers a seamless (but expensive) alternative to Producer. Also has quiz making tools.
Impatica is an easy tool to covert PowerPoint slides for the web.
PowerPoint can used to create learning games to engage students online
Digital stories can be an effective way to build teacher presence online.
Move Beyond Static Text
Interactivity
MS Producer for PPT
Articulate Presenter
Impatica for PowerPoint
Games
Digital Stories

Design Strategies:
According to
PechaKucha et al.
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PechaKucha: 20 slides timed for 20 seconds each (total time=6 minutes 40 seconds) www.pecha-kucha.org(e.g., http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NZOt6BkhUg)
Ignite: 20 slides timed for 15 seconds each (total time=5 minutes)http://ignite.oreilly.com/
Guy Kawasaki: 10/20/30 rule – 10 slides, no more than 20 minutes, no font smaller than 30
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Design Strategies:
According to
the experts
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Presentation Strategies
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Practice your Presentation
Test your PowerPoint before giving it
Learn how to move from slide to slide
Use the “B” key (or the “W”)
Don’t be locked to your PPT or the podium
Use numbers to navigate your slides
Have a “plan B” if the technology fails

Distribution Strategies
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Questions ?
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Resources
PowerPoint Viewer -http://tinyurl.com/3buwr5
PowerPoint Producer -http://tinyurl.com/4mcn69
Articulate - http://www.articulate.com
Impatica- http://www.impatica.com
Games -http://it.coe.uga.edu/wwild/index.html
Digital Stories -http://www.storycenter.org
Ovation - http://www.adobe.com/products/ovation
OpenOffice Impress - http://www.openoffice.org
SlideShare - http://www.slideshare.net
Inspiration -http://www.slideshare.net/contests/
Patrick R. Lowenthal | patrick.lowenthal@ucdenver.edu

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