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Articles: Delivery - 1 views

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shared by leahjmiller on 19 Jun 15 - No Cached
  • So, if you have 30 minutes for your talk, finish in 25 minutes.
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      leahjmiller on 19 Jun 15
       
      When a presenter gets finished early, it's true, it is such a good feeling when you're in the audience.  
  • 6. Remember the “B” key
    • leahjmiller
      leahjmiller on 19 Jun 15
       
      New learning for me...I didn't know about this!
  • Anticipating resistance forces you to really think about the people you’re presenting to, and that makes it easier to influence them. If you’ve made a sincere effort to look at the world through their eyes, it will show when you speak. You’ll feel more warmly toward them, so you’ll take on a conversational tone. You’ll sound — and be — authentic when you address their concerns. As a result, you’ll disarm them, and they’ll be more likely to accept your message.
    • leahjmiller
      leahjmiller on 19 Jun 15
       
      Again, we are reminded to incorporate empathy into our presentations.
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  • So keep the presentation to less than 20 minutes.
    • leahjmiller
      leahjmiller on 19 Jun 15
       
      I relate this to my teaching.  We are told that large group times should be 10-15 minutes long. Sometimes we forget that as adults we also have a time limit on our attention span.
  • "When you prepare and rehearse the presentation—out loud, over many hours and many days—you'll come across as much more engaging as a speaker and effortless."
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      leahjmiller on 19 Jun 15
       
      This would also help the presenter to not read from this notes.  I'm often more engaged with presenters who maintain eye contact and know their material.
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Articles: Design - 0 views

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  • You can then save the PowerPoint file as a Design Template (.pot) and the new template will appear among your standard Microsoft templates for your future use. You can also purchase professional templates on-line (for example:
    • leahjmiller
      leahjmiller on 19 Jun 15
       
      Awesome!  I didn't know that you could do this.
  • Colors can be divided into two general categories: Cool (such as blue and green) and Warm (such as orange and red). Cool colors work best for backgrounds as they appear to recede away from us into the background. Warm colors generally work best for objects in the foreground (such as text) because they appear to be coming at us.
    • leahjmiller
      leahjmiller on 19 Jun 15
       
      I often don't think in terms of the cool/warm colors but just try to pick colors that go together.  Now I will be more mindful.
  • Lots of extras actually take away meaning because they become a distraction.
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      leahjmiller on 19 Jun 15
       
      Throughout the course readings, I've come to really understand this.  The great examples speak for themselves.
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  • Do any slides feel text heavy? Be honest with yourself.
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      leahjmiller on 19 Jun 15
       
      I realize that my slides have been very text heavy in the past.  Now it is easy to think, duh, why put all the text on the slide, if I'm going to be sharing the information with my audience anyways.
  • This happens when you take a low-rez jpeg (from a website, for example) and stretch it out.
    • leahjmiller
      leahjmiller on 19 Jun 15
       
      This is very frustrating to me.  I've experienced this many times and I often end up picking a different picture.
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Articles: Preparation - 1 views

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shared by leahjmiller on 16 Jun 15 - No Cached
  • I usually do not even have to look at the whiteboard or legal pad when I am in PowerPoint, because the analog process alone gave a clear visual image of how I want the content to flow. I glance at my notes to remind me of what visuals I thought of using at certain points and then go to iStockphoto.com or to my own extensive library of high-quality stock images to find the perfect image.
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      leahjmiller on 16 Jun 15
       
      I wonder how long it took him to reach the point in which he didn't have to refer back to them due to the planning analog?  Or does it come so naturally it happens the first time?
  • If you want your audience to remember your content, then find a way to make it more relevant and memorable by strengthening your core message with good, short, stories or examples.
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      leahjmiller on 16 Jun 15
       
      When I think about presentations that have stuck with me, I was able to empathize with that specific presenter because their content was told in this story format!
  • The best kamishibai presenters did not read the story, but instead kept their eyes on the audience and occasionally on the current card in the frame.
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      leahjmiller on 16 Jun 15
       
      Through the readings thus far, this is a common theme.  Know your content and share the story to make those connections with your audience.
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  • 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint. It’s quite simple: a PowerPoint presentation should have ten slides, last no more than twenty minutes, and contain no font smaller than thirty points.
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      leahjmiller on 16 Jun 15
       
      I think that being mindful of this rule when planning will make a big difference in my presentations.  In another class I will be creating a Pecha Kucha presentation and that format also has a strict rule of 20 slides, 20 seconds each!
  • This exercise forces you to “sell” your message in 30-45 seconds
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      leahjmiller on 16 Jun 15
       
      It also makes you have a clear purpose/vison for the presentation.
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Articles: Presentation "Awakening" - 1 views

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shared by leahjmiller on 14 Jun 15 - No Cached
  • 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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      leahjmiller on 14 Jun 15
       
      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.
  • 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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      leahjmiller on 15 Jun 15
       
      This will be a new practice, to plan before just diving straight into the presentation but it will be beneficial. 
  • No more than six words on a slide. EVER. There is no presentation so complex that this rule needs to be broken.
    • leahjmiller
      leahjmiller on 15 Jun 15
       
      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.
    • leahjmiller
      leahjmiller on 15 Jun 15
       
      What a great acronym to help remember these six key principles.
  • One of the components for creating sticking messages is story.
    • leahjmiller
      leahjmiller on 15 Jun 15
       
      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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