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 3

4. Limitations of PowerPoint 4

5. What do you think? Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.

7. Official: PowerPoint is bad for Brains

8. Bad PowerPoint: When is enough enough?

9. PowerPoint: Shot with its own bullets

10. PowerPoint is evil

11. Does PowerPoint make us Stupid?

12. PowerPoint: Can software edit our thoughts?6

13. Peter Norvig http://norvig.com/Gettysburg/sld001.htm 7

14. Edward Tufte 8

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

16. 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 10

17. 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 11

18. 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 12

19. 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 13

20. 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 14

21. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cagxPlVqrtM

22. Design Strategies 16

23. Design Strategies: According to Tufte 17

24. 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 18

25. 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 19

26. 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 20

27. 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 21

28. Design Strategies: According to Williams 22

29. Robin Williams

30. ContrastAlignmentRepetitionProximity

31. Good Contrast Bad

32. 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

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

34. Design Strategies: According to Patrick (me!) 28

35. 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

36. 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

37. Design Strategies: According to PechaKucha et al. 31

38. 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 32

39. 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 33

40. 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 34

41. Design Strategies: According to the experts 35

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43. Presentation Strategies 37

44. 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. 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

46. 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

47. 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

48. 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

49. 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

50. 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

51. Distribution Strategies 45

53. Questions ? 47

54. 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

55. Download the Slides www.slideshare.net/plowenthal 49