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Giving Effective Presentations Patrick R. Lowenthal patrick.lowenthal@ucdenver.edu
Why are we here? Does this matter to me? 2
Agenda Limitations of PowerPoint Design strategies Presentation strategies Distribution strategies Good, the bad, and the ugly activity 3
Limitations of PowerPoint 4
Articles about PowerPoint misuse ,[object Object]
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?6
Peter Norvig http://norvig.com/Gettysburg/sld001.htm 7
Edward Tufte 8
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 9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cagxPlVqrtM
Design Strategies 11
Design Strategies:  According to Tufte 12
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 13
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 14
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 15
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 16
Design Strategies:  According to Williams 17
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!) 23
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. 26
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 27
Design Strategies:  According to  the experts 28
29
Presentation Strategies 30
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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Professional Powerpoint Presentation

  • 1. Giving Effective Presentations Patrick R. Lowenthal patrick.lowenthal@ucdenver.edu
  • 2. Why are we here? Does this matter to me? 2
  • 3. Agenda Limitations of PowerPoint Design strategies Presentation strategies Distribution strategies Good, the bad, and the ugly activity 3
  • 5.
  • 6.
  • 7. Official: PowerPoint is bad for Brains
  • 8. Bad PowerPoint: When is enough enough?
  • 9. PowerPoint: Shot with its own bullets
  • 11. Does PowerPoint make us Stupid?
  • 12. PowerPoint: Can software edit our thoughts?6
  • 15. 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 9
  • 18. Design Strategies: According to Tufte 12
  • 19. 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 13
  • 20. 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 14
  • 21. 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 15
  • 22. 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 16
  • 23. Design Strategies: According to Williams 17
  • 27. 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
  • 28. Good Introductionxkdkdkdkdkd Bodykdkdkdkd Conclusionkdkdkdkd Repetition and Proximity Bad Introduction xkdkdkdkdkd Body kdkdkdkd
  • 29. Design Strategies: According to Patrick (me!) 23
  • 30. 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
  • 31. 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
  • 32. Design Strategies: According to PechaKucha et al. 26
  • 33. 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 27
  • 34. Design Strategies: According to the experts 28
  • 35. 29
  • 37. 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
  • 38. 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
  • 39. 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
  • 40. 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
  • 41. 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
  • 42. 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
  • 43. 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
  • 45.
  • 49. 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

Editor's Notes

  1. PowerPointWhy are we discussing PowerPoint?Millions of PowerPoint are given each day.For many powerpoint=presentation.
  2. Press F5 or enter presentation mode to view the pollTime constraints – when you have limited time to cover a topic, presentation software can help you present the material quickly and succinctly, and can help you make sure you address all of the points you want to coverDevelopment efficiency – presentation software is easy to use and learn how to use; once you have built a presentation, it is easy to repurpose and reuse slides for a new presentation; once you create the slideshow, you automatically can also produce a handout for the audience and a script for yourselfTransferability – PowerPoint is everywhere, on every computer, so you don’t have to worry about technology support issues during delivery or when distributing to othersProfessional credibility – the audience does not perceive you as an expert unless you have prepared a technology-enhanced presentationAudience expectations – the audience is used to the structure of a presentation slideshow, having experienced so many of them; if you are delivering a presentation, the audience expects you to support what you are saying with a slideshow (and expects a handout of the slides)
  3. Show some bad ones/discuss themWork on the gettysburg address
  4. Show some bad ones/discuss themWork on the gettysburg address