One of the findings mentioned in the article: it is more difficult to process information if it is coming at you both verbally and in written form at the same time. Since people can not read and listen well at the same time, the reporter suggested, then this may mean "the death of the PowerPoint presentation."
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Articles: Presentation "Awakening" - 1 views
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As I read this, I know this is true. I attend Professional Development all the time in which the person presenting is "reading" the slides as I am trying to also read them. Most times I am also trying to take notes. Obviously, this is not an effective way to remember the content. -
You are correct about this now that I think about it. A lot of that has to do with the time in preparation as we all know time is precious with just our regular schedule. -
While reading off the slides is never good, it is especially painful when the person is up front and cranes his neck around to read the slides, turning away from the audience. -
I try so hard to help my students be confident enough about their presentation to realize they don't have to write every word!! I've always encouraged brief bullets and now I think I will have to work on dropping bullets.
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Next time you plan a presentation, then, start by using a pencil and pad, a whiteboard, or a stick in the sand — anything except jumping headfirst into slideware on your computer with its templates, outlines, and content wizards that may point you down a path you wish not to go.
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This will be a new practice, to plan before just diving straight into the presentation but it will be beneficial.
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Most of us do dive in before planning, remember back to the days of writing the report and then typing it up?
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No more than six words on a slide. EVER. There is no presentation so complex that this rule needs to be broken.
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This is a big one for me! It's an "a-ha" that I will put into practice right away!
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six key principles in common: simplicity, unexpectedness, concreteness, credibility, emotions, and stories. And yes, these six compress nicely into the acronym SUCCESs.
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I wrote this down in the list I am keeping of improvements I know I want to make immediately!!
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Hopefully can remember the SUCCESs acronym. I seem to never forget the RICE one!
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One of the components for creating sticking messages is story.
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I don't think I've thought about presentations being presented as a story. However, stories are usually very memorable so this will be a great strategy. However, I do see how time consuming it will be!
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Words should be presented as speech (i.e., narration) rather than text (i.e., on-screen text) or as speech and text.
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It's much more interesting listening to someone presenting when it's an actual presentation and not just reading word for word as what this article has referred to.
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This is very true. However, not all speaking is golden. It takes some skill (and confidence) to make that work.
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No more than six words on a slide. EVER. There is no presentation so complex that this rule needs to be broken.
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This was an eye-opener for me to read as I'm still use to teaching the 7x7 rule...no more than 7 words in a line and no more than 7 lines on a slide. Makes perfect sense though as the majority of the time it needs to be more of a presentation instead of a read along.
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Don’t hand out print-outs of your slides. They don’t work without you there.
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I think this largely depends on what you're presenting. I understand what they're saying but this one I say isn't 100% correct. What if you're presenting in Math class???
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I think follow up handout is good but it should not be the same as your presentation. Make a cheat sheet of instructions.
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Sound effects can be used a few times per presentation, but never use the sound effects that are built in to the program.
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This is fun for the younger students and keeps them engaged but I agree, not for presentation purposes.
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I am really not sold that even ripped CD sounds have a purpose. I wouldn't use these either. The only sound that should come from your computer is either from a video or a Skype-like live broadcast from someone afar.
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Hate the presenters who think the sounds effects are so cool so they put them in on about every slide.
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Assignment: Pre-Class PresentationTutorial: Diigo Account SetupEnrichment: Are You Addicted to Power Point?
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I sure PowerPoint isn't going to go away! I am looking forward to learning the proper way to use it!
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This sounds so easy! I keep seeing advice to START prepping for a presentation on paper NOT in a slide show. Makes sense using these four steps!
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why are you there?
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This is a great question for any presenter to ask. I have been part of innumerable staff meetings that existed to communicate information that should have been sent in an email or a printed sheet in teachers' mailboxes. If the presenter isn't an integral piece than the presentation itself is doomed for mediocrity.
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First, make yourself cue cards. Don’t put them on the screen. Put them in your hand. Now, you can use the cue cards you made to make sure you’re saying what you came to say.
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Aside from a student speech that didn't involve any slides, I can't remember the last time I saw a presenter using cue cards. Seems to be a dying strategy that is actually much more useful than reading verbatim from the slides themselves.
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I use the "notes page" within the presentation software to make bulleted lists as reminders to me. I print the slides with notes and put them in a folder so I can review what I wanted to share with students before the presentation. I find it easier than keeping track of notecards. I notice my notes pages get pretty "messy" as I add things in ink after I print!
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Love the notes page - helps me tremendously to make sure I get all the facts out.
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No cheesy images. Use professional stock photo images.
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Do "cheesy images" include personal photos, silly or otherwise? When the audience and presenter are very familiar I tend to think that familiarity can encourage relevancy and engagement for the audience. Perhaps "cheesy images" simply refers to the world of clip art.
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I'm excited to have sources for "free" pictures. I've used a lot of poor clipart in the past!! That will definitely have to go!
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If everything is a priority, then nothing is a priority. You must be ruthless in your efforts to simplify—not dumb down—your message to its absolute core. We’re not talking about stupid sound bites here. Every idea can be reduced to its essential meaning if you work hard enough.
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This is such a challenge because as teachers we want to be as thorough as possible. There is so much information we want to communicate to students and/or colleagues that we never want to leave anything out. From the perspective of an audience member, however, "quality over quantity" is always preferred.
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Proverbs are good, say the Heath brothers, at reducing abstract concepts to concrete, simple, but powerful (and memorable) language.
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I used proverbs for an assignment during the past school year and was amazed at how much they resonated with students. I hope to utilize them in newer presentations I create. Why fret at coming up with the perfect words when a centuries-old phrase can do it for you?
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why are you there
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This final questions really made me think. You want the audience to be listening and paying attention to you, not the computer screen. Good last remark!
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Second, make slides that reinforce your words, not repeat them
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This was well put. So often, it seems the presenter says exactly what the slide said, but maybe in different words. I like the idea of slides that reinforce your words.
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IMPORTANT: Don’t hand out the written stuff at the beginning! If you do, people will read the memo while you’re talking and ignore you. Instead, your goal is to get them to sit back, trust you and take in the emotional and intellectual points of your presentation.
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I like this idea. A lot of times at staff development (especially if we have a guest speaker), we get a huge packet of the powerpoint. Although it is nice to have an outline, I often would find myself flipping through the packet instead of focusing on the presenter. It would be better to watch the powerpoint and get a document with the most important parts of the presentation.
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If you are famous in your field, you may have built-in credibility
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I am starting my 12th year of teaching, but my first year in the Iowa City School District. I really want to work on my first day presentation so that the students know who I am without boring them.
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My role is not a teacher so when I present it is to parents, student groups and board. I need to work on this so my presentations follow my work ethic.
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If everything is important, then nothing is important.
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Note to self. This lesson is so hard for teachers!! We are constantly encouraged to walk away from facts/details and focus on the big picture. In the end the students cannot remember EVERYTHING so I think it is my job to help them sort out what is most important!
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Stories get our attention and are easier to remember than lists of rules.
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I think this helps students tie to "real life". I also thinks it helps build relationships with students when they hear personal stories from the teacher on occasion instead of just "bulleted lists". Takes time to build the stories! I like to keep bookmarks and clippings of things I see and link them in to my presentations....I always tell the students I've found a friend who can tell the story :)
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Thinking about PPT as a medium rather than a method is an interesting way to think! It's a means to an end, a vehicle to get a message across. But it has limits just like any other medium, and it's important to keep that in mind.
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I have had some exposure to Cognitive Load Theory, but I never really thought about it in regards to my audiences who are experiencing my presentations. Just because I know what I'm saying doesn't mean they will magically "get it" especially when I throw too much at them at a time in multiple ways.
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THese images help me visualize the important features of a good presentation. This speaks to me very loudly as I am a visual learner.
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it is more difficult to process information if it is coming at you both verbally and in written form at the same time
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I was surprised to see this quote. I would have thought it would be easier for your brain to process information if you could see it and hear it. I didn't think about the multi-tasking aspect, rather, I just thought they went together.
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Is it finally time to ditch PowerPoint?
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I am assuming that what Professor Sweller means is that the way PowerPoint is used should be ditched, not the tool itself
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Powerpoint is just a tool, the same as a computer. We would not ditch the computer but we should find a better way of using the tool.
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Structure will help bring order to your presentation and make it easier for you to deliver it smoothly and for your audience to understand your message easily.
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I definitely need to be more structured when creating my presentations. It seems I am always forgetting something or adding something else.
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