Slides from the ISTE 2010 presentation about Presentation Design

1. Developing, Designing, Delivering: The Case for Powerful and Productive Presentations

2. For thousands of years we have communicated visually

5. In today’s world we communicate visually more than any other means

7. Our brains are wired for visual images

8. Not only do we process visuals significantly faster than text

10. The process is even more significant when compared to sound

12. Similarly we process color differently

16. Together images and color can also invoke a variety of emotions

22. So the question is why are so many presentations designed with…

23. Text Only

24. Water Water is made up of 2 parts hydrogen and one part oxygen Water can be found in three forms Liquid Gas Solid The human body is made up of about 55-65% water

25. Low Quality Images or Clip Art

27. Image Relevance

28. The human body consists of about 60% water

29. Or all of the above

31. Why are so many presentations delivered like…

32. The Message During the time in which I am reading this to you Your brain is attempting to process my voice Your eyes are interpreting this text Your brain is converting the textual graphics into letters and words Which makes processing this information much more difficult

33. It is more difficult to process information if it is coming at you both visually and in written form, simultaneously- John Sweller

34. So the questions we have to ask as presenters and as an audience

35. If you’re going to read from the slides why are you here?

36. Are we so used to “Death By Powerpoint” that we see it as normal?

37. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication-Leonardo Da Vinci

38. Water

39. What is it made of?

40. It can be found in 3 forms

45. You have the power to take a different path

46. Key things to remember

47. Effective presentations are also good stories

48. Put yourself in the position of your audience

50. Develop around a central message or point

51. Simplicity can lead to greater clarity

52. Where can you find great images?

53. Or my personal favorite

54. Publishing Your Presentation

55. Questions

57. References

58. Images Obtained From http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons http://commons.wikimedia.org/ http://www.sxc.hu/ http://www.istockphoto.com/ All other images are from my personal library