The document provides four steps for better PowerPoint presentations: 1) Make presentations visual by using images instead of just text; 2) Use Creative Commons images and properly attribute them; 3) Use presenter notes to provide additional context not visible to the audience; 4) Avoid solely using bullet points and keep text on slides to a minimum of 5 words or less.
21. RACISM
Racism is most often seen as an
individual, psychological
phenomenon. For example, one
often hears the statement quot;racism
is just human nature.quot; Buried in
that statement is the implication
that since there isn't much we can
do about human nature, there isn't
much we can do about racism
either. According to this point of
view, racism is constant,
unchanging, like the weather, the
moon or the seasons.
Understanding history is a good
antidote to that kind of pessimism.
If we can show that racism has a
beginning, then the quot;human
naturequot; argument obviously
doesn't hold much water. And if
racism has a beginning, then we
can argue that it can have an
end.quot;
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25. Shakespeare
Born 1654 in Stratford England
Third child of John and Mary Shakespeare
No record of attending university
Married Anne at 18. She was 26.
Believed to have left his family and lived in
London for twenty years.
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33. Don’t use templates.
Use images to tell a story.
Use Creative Commons images with
proper attribution.
Don’t use bullet points.
Less is more; use text in interesting
ways, no more than 5 words per slide.
Share.
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34. Presentation must haves:
High impact graphics
Fewer than 5 words per slide
Copyright free images/media
Citation List
Smooth transitions
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This is how the title page of a typical PowerPoint starts out.
Get rid of the training wheels. Don’t use templates.
Would you want to be listening to your presentation?
I once sat through a presentation by a senior school board official who FOR ONE HOUR stood and READ the presentation slides to an audience of 900 people.
Your audience is not 4 years old. Don’t insult them by reading your slides.
The brain processes graphic information 15,000 times faster than the listening. Most people do not read and listen at the same time effectively.
Racism is most often seen as an individual, psychological phenomenon. For example, one often hears the statement \"racism is just human nature.\" Buried in that statement is the implication that since there isn't much we can do about human nature, there isn't much we can do about racism either. According to this point of view, racism is constant, unchanging, like the weather, the moon or the seasons. Understanding history is a good antidote to that kind of pessimism. If we can show that racism has a beginning, then the \"human nature\" argument obviously doesn't hold much water. And if racism has a beginning, then we can argue that it can have an end.\"
Is this a powerful slide?
How about this? Or using a picture while you talk?
If you are using a slide that looks like this are you
Reading it?
Waiting until your audience reads it? How long do you wait? Some read faster than others.
Born 1654 in Stratford England
Third child of John and Mary Shakespeare
No record of attending university
Married Anne at 18. She was 26.
Believed to have left his family and lived in London for twenty years.
Born 1654 in Stratford England
Third child of John and Mary Shakespeare
No record of attending university
Married Anne at 18. She was 26.
Believed to have left his family and lived in London for twenty years.
Looks good? Probably had an outdoor privy in the back, no central heating.
In review. Strong/clear message. Don’t distract your audience with cuteness!
AV must be downloaded to the computer you are presenting on. Practice, practice, practice.
Presenter tools or cue cards.
Copyright free images/sounds or links to movies.
In review. Strong/clear message. Don’t distract your audience with cuteness!
AV must be downloaded to the computer you are presenting on. Practice, practice, practice.
Presenter tools or cue cards.
Copyright free images/sounds or links to movies.
