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Presentations 101

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http://www.edutopia.org/blog/8-tips-classroom-presentation-jason-cranford-teague

 

Presentations are changing.  We know more now about how to give good presentations and engage our audiences. Presentations should no longer just be about "presenting" - to truly engage your audience you must become a "storyteller".  The way you design your presentation can help you make this transition. Come and learn how to use PowerPoint in ways you may never have even thought of.  

 


 

What do presentations look like today?

 

TEDTalks - Great presentations on a variety of topics.  The example one below (Rivers: A 3-minute story of mixed emoticons) is very engaging for middle and high school students and is a good example of using a plethera of slides to get across your point.  

 

 

Another powerful example is The Girl Effect.  This presentation shows the power of just text and is also a good example of a Stand-Alone Presentation.

 

 

I then show some of my favorite examples on SlideShare (many of which I've downloaded before hand). 

 

 

 

I end with showing the downloaded Becoming Presentation Zen which has a great demonstration of before and after slides. 

 

 

Learn from the master...

 

Steve Jobs Macworld 2008 Keynote in 60 Seconds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz1-cPx0cIk

 

 

 

Where do you find the images?

At this point I show the below websites and show students and teachers how to acquire images from the Internet and how to properly source them.

Images  

 

Extensions

 

Follow Up in Class

I always try to get back with the class/teachers after they have started creating their presentations.  I've found it is very useful to do a full class group edit on the presentations - tweaking them and making them better so that everyone can learn from the mistakes.  

 

Expand your Knowledge

 

6 Steps to a Great PowerPoint Presentation

  1. Do NOT use templates ever. Period.
  2. Show me, don’t tell me.
  3. Use real images not clip art.
  4. 1 and only 1 idea per slide - remember slides are free, use as many as you need.
  5. Use contrast to make sure your slide is easy to read (white text on black/dark background or black text on white/light backgrounds are best)
  6. Use sound and animation minimally (if at all) it MUST enhance the point you are trying to make.

 

Other Ideas and Types of Presentations

 

  1. Pecha Kucha - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecha_Kucha example here: http://www.slideshare.net/tnachelle/presentation2-3753888
  2. IGNITE - http://igniteshow.com/ examples here: http://igniteshow.com/videos/stuck-clouds-what%E2%80%99s-cloud-anyway-james-kahn 
  3. RSAnimate -http://www.thersa.org/ and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc 

 

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