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Articles: Delivery - 2 views

  • o advance your slides and builds, use a small, handheld remote
    • david moeller
       
      I'm actually going to purchase one right now!
  • and it’ll help you develop a deeper understanding of the topic and a more nuanced point of view.
    • david moeller
       
      I generally appreciate when skeptical audience members challenge the topic I'm discussing for exactly this reason. It gives me a deeper understanding of what I'm trying to explain...
  • Fail to Rehearse
    • david moeller
       
      True. Just like in practice for sports, if we don't do a live run, the presentation most likely won't go the way we want. And in doing this we prepare ourselves for the unexpected. 
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  • "They don't just wing it."
    • david moeller
       
      And if we want to sell what we are presenting we need to rehearse. I'm on my 4th round of my current presentation that I will share...
  • Grab your digital video recorder
    • david moeller
       
      We've purchased Camtasia, which allows for screen and video recording at the same time...
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Articles: Design - 12 views

  • Have a visual theme, but avoid using PowerPoint templates
    • david moeller
       
      It's interesting that the software we use to create presentations has bad presentation templates..
  • mage is lame & has nothing to do with content
    • david moeller
       
      But it made me laugh! :-)
  • Presentation software gives us many shiny, seductive elements to work with
    • david moeller
       
      It does. and all the examples here really help me to identify what is quality and what is not..
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  • bullet points in your slides are way too text heavy?
    • david moeller
       
      answer: almost every time i create a powerpoint. :-/
  • Remove all extraneous copy from bullet points
    • david moeller
       
      This is difficult! but it is rewarding once the final product comes out nice and clean...
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Articles: Preparation - 6 views

    • david moeller
       
      Such a simple concept to keep in mind for success.
  • too much information into the talk without making the effort to make the information or data applicable to the members of the audience
    • david moeller
       
      I'm guilty of this. on many occasions. more focused information with a one-page overview handout out after the presentation is my current thinking...
  • EXERCISE
    • david moeller
       
      As I prepare my thoughts for my final presentation (which is what I'm currently working on for beginning of the school year) I think to myself: which three big ideas to I want to convey about Office 365 to all K-12 staff. My initial thoughts are 1) communication and collaboration, 2) access, and 3) simplicity.
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  • No software to get in my way
    • david moeller
       
      I struggle with where to begin. If the software is easy, and not used for the final presentation -- like evernote or onenote, or a mind mapping program, I like to begin there. I like using my whiteboard, but it limits my access to my thoughts--unless I take a picture I suppose, but I prefer either OneNote in O365, or an engineers notepad to layout and organize--along with some stickies!
  • “So what?
  • “sell” your message in 30-45 seconds
    • david moeller
       
      Selling points for O365 - collaborative, simple, accessible. done. :-0
  • Rambling streams of consciousness will not get it done; audiences need to hear (and see) your points illustrated.
    • david moeller
       
      Guilty. Again. Stick to the (mental) script...
  • ctually rehearsed with an actual computer and projector
    • david moeller
       
      Live performances. Authentic practice. I think live wrestling matches in practice and simulated races in dragonboat paddling: both make the real thing far less nerve-wracking. Preparation = confidence.
  • engage the audience
    • david moeller
       
      And engagement is key. I find myself much more engaged when a presenter related the facts to a story.
  • It is true that the presentation would have been even better if the slides had been better designed and used properly, but in this particular case, the CEO gave a powerful and memorable presentation in spite of those shortcomings. Trust me, this is very rare in the world of CEO presentations. There are four essential reasons for his success that night: (1) He knew his material inside and out, and he knew what he wanted to say. (2) He stood front and center and spoke in a real, down-to-earth language that was conversational yet passionate. (3) He did not let technical glitches get in his way. When they occurred, he moved forward without missing a beat, never losing his engagement with the audience. (4) He used real, sometimes humorous, anecdotes to illustrate his points, and all his stories were supremely poignant and relevant, supporting his core message.
    • david moeller
       
      This is a good lesson. Especially effectively continuing on with the presentation with the technology acting up...
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Articles: Presentation "Awakening" - 8 views

  • it is more difficult to process information if it is coming at you both verbally and in written form at the same time
    • david moeller
       
      I like to close my eyes when someone is relaying a complex idea. I think if the idea is less difficult to comprehend the effect is less. But by personal experience, i agree.
  • "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."
  • people want to use both parts of their brain.
    • david moeller
       
      this seems like a good way to remember to complement ideas verbally with images in the powerpoint - right brain/left brain. people enjoy being fully engaged.
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  • background knowledge on the topic.
    • david moeller
       
      Remember to forget. This is hard. Knowing and meeting your audience where they are is crucial.
  • violating their expectations.
  • Surprise people
    • david moeller
       
      This is one of my goals for future presentations. Surprises are exciting and engage your audience.
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ollie1: Iowa Online Teaching Standards - 0 views

  • Demonstrates techniques for dealing with issues arising from inappropriate student technological use
    • david moeller
       
      this can be difficult. but it seems that there are tools in place in our LMS's to choose to moderate what students are posting, and disallow any inappropriate comments. or at least delete them shortly after their initial posting. email alerts make this easier.
  • Demonstrates competence in content knowledge (including technological knowledge) appropriate to the instructional position

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