This document provides guidance on giving effective presentations. It discusses the limitations of PowerPoint and strategies for overcoming them, including using more visuals, fewer bullet points, and leveraging PowerPoint's non-linear capabilities. Presentation strategies discussed include practicing, using slide navigation keys, and having a backup plan if technology fails. Distribution strategies and examples of ineffective slides are also briefly mentioned. The document aims to help people design and deliver presentations that engage audiences and effectively convey information and ideas.

1. Giving Effective Presentations Patrick R. Lowenthal patrick.lowenthal@ucdenver.edu

2. Why are we here? Does this matter to me? 2

3. Agenda Limitations of PowerPoint Design strategies Presentation strategies Distribution strategies Good, the bad, and the ugly activity 3

4. Limitations of PowerPoint 4

7. Official: PowerPoint is bad for Brains

8. Bad PowerPoint: When is enough enough?

9. PowerPoint: Shot with its own bullets

10. PowerPoint is evil

11. Does PowerPoint make us Stupid?

12. PowerPoint: Can software edit our thoughts?6

13. Peter Norvig http://norvig.com/Gettysburg/sld001.htm 7

14. Edward Tufte 8

15. Limitations of PowerPoint – Tufte Low resolution Bullet outlines dilute thought Deeply hierarchical and linear structure Fragments narrative and data Preoccupation with format, not content Decoration and phluff 9

16. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cagxPlVqrtM

17. Design Strategies 11

18. Design Strategies: According to Tufte 12

19. Use more useful visuals or give handouts Use clear headings, numbered lists or very few bulleted outlines Design and leverage PowerPoint’s non-linear and non-hierarchical capabilities Use plain, non-distracting backgrounds; use information rich and relevant images 13

20. Use more useful visuals or give handouts Use clear headings, numbered lists or very few bulleted outlines Design and leverage PowerPoint’s non-linear and non-hierarchical capabilities Use plain, non-distracting backgrounds; use information rich and relevant images 14

21. Use more useful visuals or give handouts Use clear headings, numbered lists or very few bulleted outlines Design and leverage PowerPoint’s non-linear and non-hierarchical capabilities Use plain, non-distracting backgrounds; use information rich and relevant images 15

22. Use more useful visuals or give handouts Use clear headings, numbered lists or very few bulleted outlines Design and leverage PowerPoint’s non-linear and non-hierarchical capabilities Use plain, non-distracting backgrounds; use information rich and relevant images 16

23. Design Strategies: According to Williams 17

24. Robin Williams

25. ContrastAlignmentRepetitionProximity

26. Good Contrast Bad

27. Bad Today I went to the store to buy an apple for my grandmother. Good Today I went to the store to buy an apple for my grandmother. Alignment

28. Good Introductionxkdkdkdkdkd Bodykdkdkdkd Conclusionkdkdkdkd Repetition and Proximity Bad Introduction xkdkdkdkdkd Body kdkdkdkd

29. Design Strategies: According to Patrick (me!) 23

30. PowerPoint should support objectives Avoid PowerPoint templates Avoid using more than one level of bullets Less is better: less words & less slides Avoid distracting clip art/unrelated images Avoid distracting slide transitions Use CARP to improve design Avoid using all CAPS Leverage multimedia: visual & audio when appropriate Don’t let PowerPoint control your presentation

31. We need to think of ways to get students to interact and actively engage in their learning. MS Producer is a good tool if you want to add audio and video to your slides. It is also free! Articulate Presenter offers a seamless (but expensive) alternative to Producer. Also has quiz making tools. Impatica is an easy tool to covert PowerPoint slides for the web. PowerPoint can used to create learning games to engage students online Digital stories can be an effective way to build teacher presence online. Move Beyond Static Text Interactivity MS Producer for PPT Articulate Presenter Impatica for PowerPoint Games Digital Stories

32. Design Strategies: According to PechaKucha et al. 26

33. PechaKucha: 20 slides timed for 20 seconds each (total time=6 minutes 40 seconds) www.pecha-kucha.org(e.g., http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NZOt6BkhUg) Ignite: 20 slides timed for 15 seconds each (total time=5 minutes)http://ignite.oreilly.com/ Guy Kawasaki: 10/20/30 rule – 10 slides, no more than 20 minutes, no font smaller than 30 27

34. Design Strategies: According to the experts 28

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36. Presentation Strategies 30

37. Practice your Presentation Test your PowerPoint before giving it Learn how to move from slide to slide Use the “B” key (or the “W”) Don’t be locked to your PPT or the podium Use numbers to navigate your slides Have a “plan B” if the technology fails

38. Practice your Presentation Test your PowerPoint before giving it Learn how to move from slide to slide Use the “B” key (or the “W”) Don’t be locked to your PPT or the podium Use numbers to navigate your slides Have a “plan B” if the technology fails

39. Practice your Presentation Test your PowerPoint before giving it Learn how to move from slide to slide Use the “B” key (or the “W”) Don’t be locked to your PPT or the podium Use numbers to navigate your slides Have a “plan B” if the technology fails

40. Practice your Presentation Test your PowerPoint before giving it Learn how to move from slide to slide Use the “B” key (or the “W”) Don’t be locked to your PPT or the podium Use numbers to navigate your slides Have a “plan B” if the technology fails

41. Practice your Presentation Test your PowerPoint before giving it Learn how to move from slide to slide Use the “B” key (or the “W”) Don’t be locked to your PPT or the podium Use numbers to navigate your slides Have a “plan B” if the technology fails

42. Practice your Presentation Test your PowerPoint before giving it Learn how to move from slide to slide Use the “B” key (or the “W”) Don’t be locked to your PPT or the podium Use numbers to navigate your slides Have a “plan B” if the technology fails

43. Practice your Presentation Test your PowerPoint before giving it Learn how to move from slide to slide Use the “B” key (or the “W”) Don’t be locked to your PPT or the podium Use numbers to navigate your slides Have a “plan B” if the technology fails

44. Distribution Strategies 38

46. Activity 40

47. http://www.socialstartups.com/2007/06/26/microsoft-and-horrible-powerpoint-slides/ http://christyluther.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/poor-presentation-slides/ http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2007/04/worst_powerpoin.html http://elmhurst.edu/~jacobh/WorstPresentationEverStandAlone.ppt http://www.slideshare.net/jdornberg/worlds-worst-powerpoint 41

48. Questions ? 42

49. Resources PowerPoint Viewer -http://tinyurl.com/3buwr5 PowerPoint Producer -http://tinyurl.com/4mcn69 Articulate - http://www.articulate.com Impatica- http://www.impatica.com Games -http://it.coe.uga.edu/wwild/index.html Digital Stories -http://www.storycenter.org Ovation - http://www.adobe.com/products/ovation OpenOffice Impress - http://www.openoffice.org SlideShare - http://www.slideshare.net Inspiration -http://www.slideshare.net/contests/ Patrick R. Lowenthal | patrick.lowenthal@ucdenver.edu