Presented at MacEwan University's Faculty PD Day on August 28, 2013. Abstract: Boring PowerPoint presentations are everywhere in academia. We’ve all blankly sat through them, and despite our best intentions to engage both students and colleagues, we have likely presented a few of our own. Drawing on approaches to “Presentation Zen” applied in classroom and conference settings, this session will empower participants to embrace simple techniques in creating engaging visual aids that can help facilitate learning through recognition of the brain’s capacity for visual recall.

1. 3 Ways to Revamp Your Presentations
Robyn Hall | August 2013

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TODAY
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6. Acording to Dr. John Sweller
• educatioal psychologist
• University of New South Wales:
“The use of the PowerPoint presentation has been a
disaster. It should be ditched.”
He is not alone in this opinion.

7. About Boring Slides…
People don’t pay attention to them
People don’t pay attention to them
People don’t pay attention to them
People don’t pay attention to them
People don’t pay attention to them
People don’t pay attention to them

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SOLUTIONS
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9. www.anti-powerpoint-party.com

15. Retrieved from http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/34274/7-Lessons-From-the-World-s-Most-Captivating-Presenters-SlideShare.aspx

16. K.I.S.S.

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Examples
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18. Research
Strategies
Robyn Hall | Winter 2013

19. Library Research

20. Getting Started

21. Info-
Noise

22. Is it CRAAP?

23. site:gc.ca

24. Vital Statistics?

25. Bibliography Magic
(sort of)

28. What is the life expectancy of
women living in Afghanistan for
2009?
Practice: International Statistics

30. a) Sally
b) Wilma
c) Linda
d) Tami
e) Mary

31. Library Research= Cooking
She: a) Loves cooking
b) Hates cooking

32. Help!!!!!

33. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/mykl/

35. Real World
Research

36. Predatory
Publishers

37. http://maps.repository66.org/

38. Open Resources
Open Access
Open Source Software
Open Data
Creative Commons
Open Education Resources
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)

39. www.wordle.net

40. There are only so many
hours in the day: we are
incredibly understaffed
and really do very little
promotion in any way.

41. More than 78% of Canadian
households indicated they had a
cell phone in 2010, up from 74%
in 2008.- Statistics Canada (2011)

43. PRACTICE
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44. Open Microsoft
PowerPoint 2010

55. Go to: www.macewan.ca
Print
Screen
then paste (ctrl v)

59. Retrieved from http://exclaim.ca/News/New_Harsher_Canadian_Copyright_Bill_Reportedly_Heading_Our_Way

60. Flickr.com/search/advanced

63. Retrieved from www.flickr.com/photos/doug88888

64. Retrieved from www.flickr.com/photos/doug88888

67. www.slideshare.net

68. REMINDERS
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72. This is B-O-R-I-N-G
 People do not pay
attention to boring
things
 Put yourself in your
audiences’ shoes
 People cannot
process too much
information
without enough
time spent
connecting the dots
 Multitasking AND
paying attention
does not work

73. Questions?