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Articles: Delivery - 0 views

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  • he true professional can always remain cool and in control. Remember, it is your reputation, so always remain gracious even with the most challenging of audiences.
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      chaneline on 20 Apr 15
       
      Courteousness and graciousness go along way.  People expect to be respected and the group dynamic definitely calls for that.  I was at a presentation earlier this year where the presenter forgot her manners.  She started to berated us for not asking questions and participating right off.  She seemed angry at us.  She totally lost the whole group and was very ineffective.  Interestingly, she was a national speaker who was expensive to bring in...I can't believe she has made it this far as a presenter.  
  • Practicing in front of another person or a video camera will help even more, he says. "Most of the great presenters actually rehearse much more extensively than anyone else," he says. "They don't just wing it."
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      chaneline on 20 Apr 15
       
      This makes sense, but sometimes feels silly.  I have gone over my presentation out loud twice (several more in my head).  I am going to do another read through tonight, as the presentation is tomorrow.  Hope it's enough.
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Articles: Design - 0 views

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  • Your slides should have plenty of “white space” or “negative space.” Do not feel compelled to fill empty areas on your slide with your logo or other unnecessary graphics or text boxes that do not contribute to better understanding.
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      chaneline on 19 Apr 15
       
      This point has been huge for me.  I really thought I would want to fill up the slide with information, not any more.  I see the power of simplicity of the white or negative space.
  • No audience will be excited about a cookie-cutter presentation, and we must therefore shy away from any supporting visuals, such as the ubiquitous PowerPoint Design Template, that suggests your presentation is formulaic or prepackaged.You can make your own background templates which will be more tailored to your needs.
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      chaneline on 19 Apr 15
       
      This lead me to think about use of a white background.  I was so afraid of it because it seemed boring, but with the use of visuals, a white background can be powerful and increase the interest of the slide.
  • Avoid off-the-shelf clip art (though your own sketches & drawings can be a refreshing change if used consistently throughout the visuals).
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      chaneline on 19 Apr 15
       
      Some presenters overuse cartoon type Clipart, maybe because it's easier, that's what they are used to, they are trying to be funny/cute or they haven't learned the power of a visual image/picture within a presentation.  
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  • Go through your bullet points and try to highlight the main point of each bullet point. Try to bold only the key parts of each point — limit it to as few words as possible.
  • Go through your bullet points and try to highlight the main point of each bullet point. Try to bold only the key parts of each point — limit it to as few words as possible.
  • It is very common for people to “brain dump” all of their ideas or thoughts into “stream of consciousness” bullet points as they create slides.
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      chaneline on 19 Apr 15
       
      I think this happens because you want to make sure that all of the points you feel are important are given to the audience.  It has been one of the most eye opening concepts from this course.  I made note cards for my presentation, rather than putting all of the info on the slide. " Redundancy effect" is powerful!
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Articles: Presentation "Awakening" - 11 views

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  • The redundancy effect says that if one form of instruction (such as the spoken word) is intelligible and adequate then providing the same material in another form (such as lines of text on a screen that mimic the words being spoken) are redundant and can actually hurt understanding.
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      chaneline on 15 Apr 15
       
      The redundancy effect is something I hadn't ever thought of but it makes sense.  When something can be read off the screen, our brains kind of turn off the listening part...unless it's novel.
  • chaneline on 13 Apr 15
     
    This is a great point to remember. If they can just read the powerpoint to get this information, the audience may as well leave. I have said this to myself before and need to remember it when doing my own presentation.
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Articles: Preparation - 3 views

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  • he stories and the connections they made with the audience caused these relatively small points to be remembered because emotions such as surprise, sympathy, and empathy were all triggered.
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      chaneline on 15 Apr 15
       
      Isn't this so true!  We all remember those powerful stories and are drawn to them.  It's what connects us all.  If a presentation has this, it must be a winner.
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