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    Free online file storage to share with multiple computers and colleagues.
emoses

Articles: Presentation "Awakening" - 0 views

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  • The use of the PowerPoint presentation has been a disaster. It should be ditched.
    • scott fillner
      scott fillner on 09 Sep 15
       
      I would agree with this quote if it is the only means by which we engage learners.  We should consider audience and modalities when designing a presentation.
  • PowerPoint is a medium that can be used effectively — that is, with effective design methods — or ineffectively, that is with ineffective design methods. We would not necessarily say that books are rarely a good method, because books can be designed using effective or ineffective methods."
    • scott fillner
      scott fillner on 09 Sep 15
       
      It is a medium that is endangered due to the collaborative possibilities of Google.  I cannot remember the last time I utilized PPT for a presentation.
    • francysmaureen
      francysmaureen on 13 Sep 15
       
      A ppt can also be shared via email. I use google slides in my classes, it's easier to share anything from my Google drive though
    • carolborchard
      carolborchard on 14 Sep 15
       
      It is like anything. It can be helpful or not depending upon how it is used.
  • Communication is the transfer of emotion.
    • scott fillner
      scott fillner on 09 Sep 15
       
      I enjoy the way the subtitle is written here. It is akin to asking who the audience will be before authoring a piece of writing. The key word that sticks with me is transfer.
    • carolborchard
      carolborchard on 14 Sep 15
       
      Interesting definition.
    • emoses
      emoses on 28 Sep 15
       
      Sadly, this is what I have replaced for presentations - I just give them a PowerPoint of information and expect them to get the information. Rather than be a drain on their day (and waste class time reading slides), I just give them the information so we can do more interactive things in class.
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  • reinforce
    • scott fillner
      scott fillner on 09 Sep 15
       
      Reinforcing is a powerful word choice that is spot on when thinking about presentations and communication.
  • feedback cycle
    • scott fillner
      scott fillner on 09 Sep 15
       
      A must for all presentations. If you want to grow, serve your audience and be effective, feedback loops are critical.
  • Curse of Knowledge
    • scott fillner
      scott fillner on 09 Sep 15
       
      So true, whether it be presenting or teaching.  Unless you plan for feedback, interaction, and checks for understanding, it is truly hard to stay in that moment and perspective of your audience.
    • francysmaureen
      francysmaureen on 13 Sep 15
       
      It is hard to act "casual" when you are trying to be professional and want to be taken seriously.
  • "It is effective to speak to a diagram, because it presents information in a different form. But it is not effective to speak the same words that are written, because it is putting too much load on the mind and decreases your ability to understand what is being presented."
  • Suggesting we abandon PowerPoint because it's often (usually?) misused and abused to produce awful presentation visuals is like saying we should dump the idea of 24-hour cable news because so much of it is vacuous rubbish. But whether we’re talking about bad TV or boring presentations
    • francysmaureen
      francysmaureen on 13 Sep 15
       
      Being able to read and listen to a presentation - a couple of lines on the slide - is handy for people who's not familiar with the presenter's accent (foreign or regional)
    • alberhasky
      alberhasky on 14 Sep 15
       
      I agree that phrases are helpful for focus, for me. Wall to wall text is certainly poor use of PowerPoint and reading off the slides is redundant.
  • make yourself cue cards. Don’t put them on the screen.
    • francysmaureen
      francysmaureen on 13 Sep 15
       
      I remember the sticky notes for presentations then, we were supposed to use powerpoint in order to be updated and using technology. So, now we have to go back?
    • alberhasky
      alberhasky on 14 Sep 15
       
      I think this works for a presentation, but what about a lecture? Same deal or apples and oranges?
  • it is important to keep in mind what makes your ideas resonate with people.
    • francysmaureen
      francysmaureen on 13 Sep 15
       
      When presenting, we should always remember we need to be appealing to our public.
  • Suggesting we abandon PowerPoint because it's often (usually?) misused and abused to produce awful presentation visuals is like saying we should dump the idea of 24-hour cable news because so much of it is vacuous rubbish. But whether we’re talking about bad TV or boring presentations
    • francysmaureen
      francysmaureen on 13 Sep 15
       
      A presentation that lacks of content or good backup information, will be bad no matter what media we use to transmit it..
  • he never forgets the lesson
    • francysmaureen
      francysmaureen on 13 Sep 15
       
      This happens with older people, I mean, a reaction. When you tell a cultural story to younger people, they tend to criticize the details.
  • it’s long past time that we realized that putting the same information on a slide that is coming out of our mouths usually does not help — in fact usually hurts our message.
    • carolborchard
      carolborchard on 14 Sep 15
       
      I have a hard time remembering a presentation where the speaker didn't read from the powerpoint. I remember thinking each time, "I can read this myself. This is a waste of my time."
    • micintosh
      micintosh on 14 Sep 15
       
      I totally agree with you.  The presenter feels like we can't read it ourselves and in turn disengages the audience.
  • If everyone in the room agreed with you, you wouldn’t need to do a presentation, would you?
    • carolborchard
      carolborchard on 14 Sep 15
       
      Haha! That makes me laugh!
    • emoses
      emoses on 28 Sep 15
       
      Well, that's the truth! I think more like, if everyone in the room could get the information, I wouldn't be doing the presentation. The funny thing is, they actually could get the information - they all have the Internet at their fingertips in class. They should be teaching each other, not me regurgitating information.
  • Bullets Are For the NRA
    • carolborchard
      carolborchard on 14 Sep 15
       
      I enjoy how the author writes. It's effective for me.
  • five rules you need to remember to create amazing Powerpoint presentations:
    • carolborchard
      carolborchard on 14 Sep 15
       
      "five rules" but lists six. Good points to remember, though.
  • “sticky” ideas have six key principles in common: simplicity, unexpectedness, concreteness, credibility, emotions, and stories. And yes, these six compress nicely into the acronym SUCCESs.
    • carolborchard
      carolborchard on 14 Sep 15
       
      Nice acronym.
  • it is more effective to target both the visual and auditory processors of working memory.
    • micintosh
      micintosh on 14 Sep 15
       
      This would also be true for trying to reach people with different learning styles.
    • emoses
      emoses on 28 Sep 15
       
      I do believe this is very true. I know there are so many visual learners out there, and I feel like presenting to them the information (with visuals and different colors) will reach them a lot better. However, if it's not the right visual, it's going to lose the audience very quickly. 
  • No more than six words on a slide. EVER. There is no presentation so complex that this rule needs to be broken
    • micintosh
      micintosh on 14 Sep 15
       
      I don't agree with limiting yourself to only 6 words to a slide.  What if you have a great quote like "If opportunity doesn't knock, build a... " A what?  I WANT to know WHAT to build??  If I limit myself to 6 words my audience will never gain the insight of the author.  Or on a second thought maybe I should leave them on a cliff hanger.
    • alberhasky
      alberhasky on 14 Sep 15
       
      I agree that seems a bit arbitrary and can't possibly work in all cases. But "less is more" is a good rule to abide by.
  • One of the components for creating sticking messages is story.
    • micintosh
      micintosh on 14 Sep 15
       
      I agree that stories can be very useful as I became more engaged with this class when reading the instructors stories that made me laugh and relate to them better.
    • alberhasky
      alberhasky on 14 Sep 15
       
      Yes, very true, but also can be difficult to tell the right story that gets the point across without distracting from the point. Also I remember teachers who could string together great anecdotes, but they led us away from the course content.
    • emoses
      emoses on 28 Sep 15
       
      Stories can be a great way to attract your audience. I have the opportunity in many of my presentation to bring my real life into it, but shy away from this idea because I might not want them knowing too much about it. It's debilitating to cut your audience off from seeing the message through the eyes of the presenter. It's more real for them if you open up.
  • When possible, put your ideas in human terms.
  • When possible, put your ideas in human terms.
  • When possible, put your ideas in human terms.
    • micintosh
      micintosh on 14 Sep 15
       
      This statement and the example make sense to me.  100 grams of fat doesn't mean much, but when you talk about what it looks like, then I get it. 
  • MPORTANT: 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
  • No dissolves, spins or other transitions.
  • “Our mission is to become the international leader in the space industry through maximum team-centered innovation and strategically targeted aerospace initiatives.” Or “...put a man on the moon and return him safely by the end of the decade.”
  • The home run is easy to describe: You put up a slide. It triggers an emotional reaction in the audience. They sit up and want to know what you’re going to say that fits in with that image. Then, if you do it right, every time they think of what you said, they’ll see the image (and vice versa).
    • emoses
      emoses on 28 Sep 15
       
      This makes a lot of sense. Simplicity is key, and if you can make them remember whatever it is you're talking about by having one image, one quote, one something that's so profound, they won't be able to forget it, that's a home run.
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