The document discusses common issues with PowerPoint presentations and provides tips for giving more effective presentations. It notes that while PowerPoint is widely used, many presentations are ineffective because they rely too heavily on bullet points and text-heavy slides rather than visuals and engaging the audience. The document recommends focusing on simplicity, using images and visuals rather than walls of text, and interacting with the audience rather than treating the presentation like a document to be read. It emphasizes that the presenter, not the software or slides, should be the focus of the presentation.

1. The Path to Better Presentations Emory Maiden Learning Technology Services http://www.flickr.com/photos/paolomargari/3484863724/

2. Not really a “technology” workshop http://www.flickr.com/photos/anonymouscollective/4263193267

3. “ giving more effective and engaging presentations”

4. Why it matters …

5. “ 99% of all presentations suck” - Guy Kawasaki http://www.flickr.com/photos/prawnpie/222656080

6. A story …

7. “ Powerpoint is the worst form of technology in the classroom” http://chronicle.com/article/Teach-Naked-Effort-Strips/47398/

8. Teach “Naked” http://www.flickr.com/photos/fish918/2578145861/

9. but why is PPT so hated? http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkb4dawn/3390585399

10. http://www.flickr.com/photos/niallkennedy/58613951

11. Power corrupts. Powerpoint corrupts absolutely. - Edward Tufte, Yale University

12. Powerpoint is great for teachers, bad for learners - Michael Wesch Professor, Kansas State University http://www.flickr.com/photos/57152978@N08/5806567362/

13. but… http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/2694267505

14. It’s not about just changing tools http://www.flickr.com/photos/nowhere77/3969151427 Google presentation sliderocket powerpoint Adobe buzzword keynote slideshare Prezi Openoffice Impress 280 slides empressr Zoho show vuvox

15. The question we need to consider is... http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielmohr/4590796460

16. What is the value of f2f? http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrichard/3743686850

17. What is the role of presenter?

18. Focus on an approach, not a tool http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/4443168109/

19. -Garr Reynolds http://www.flickr.com/photos/bartelomeus/223563267

20. 1. Simplicity http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelingtribe/4181402366/

21. Find the core http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevemaher/4498613692/

22. 2. Be Visual http://www.flickr.com/photos/judy-van-der-velden/5410248741

23. “ Picture Superiority Effect” pictures > words balance http://www.flickr.com/photos/31246066@N04/5724454840

24. More Images Less Text (and no bullet points) http://www.flickr.com/photos/blgphoto/492869514

25. Finding High-Quality Images

26. 3. No “slideuments” PPT = a document

27. http://www.flickr.com/photos/geetesh/4988789489/

28. Handouts can set you free http://www.flickr.com/photos/siovene/5931171740

29. And remember…

30. Powerpoint* is not the presentation http://www.flickr.com/photos/nowhere77/3969151427 * or any slideware

31. You are the presentation http://www.flickr.com/photos/paperdollimages/512768518

32. “ 10/20/30 Rule” -Guy Kawasaki http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/275944475/

33. “ Rule of Three” -Steve Jobs http://www.flickr.com/photos/acaben/541334636

34. Applications for the classroom

35. “ Flipped” classroom http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrichard/3743686850

36. “ Presentation is the killer skill we take into the real world. It’s almost an unfair advantage.” - The McKinsey Mind http://www.flickr.com/photos/lyndakuit/5434905857/

37. Pecha Kucha ペチャクチャ 20 x 20 see also “Ignite”

38. Obstacles http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamhenning/45704085/

39. You must “unlearn” what you have learned - Master Yoda http://www.flickr.com/photos/doc_brown/4930708368

41. Student Resistance http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkb4dawn/3390585399

42. And now some tools http://www.flickr.com/photos/usonian/393607706/

43. but remember…

44. Message > Tools