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ThinkForward: Presentation Literacy -
Building an Effective
Presentation
October 17, 2012
erik_palmer@comcast.net
pvlegs.com
Erik Palmer
Visual Literacy
Computer Literacy
Information Literacy
Technological Literacy
Presentation Literacy
Television Literacy
• Strategies for designing powerful
presentations using a range of
tools and formats
• Tips for avoiding common
presenting pitfalls
What I will share with you today
When we think of presentations, we think of situations such as these…
Digital Presentations
What presentations will you be
doing in the next month?
The Basics
Two distinct parts
• Building the presentation
• Performing the presentation
Audience
Content
Organization
Visual Aids
Appearance
BUILDING
Who?
Audience
What?
Important information
Interesting information
Content
Basic speech plan
Organization
Relevant
Accessible
Important
Designed, not decorated
Visual Aids
Appearance
Dress appropriately
Audience
Content
Organization
Visual Aids
Appearance
BUILDING
Poise
Voice
Life
Eye Contact
Gestures
Speed
PERFORMING
Calm and confident
Shuffling, rocking,
and fidgeting?
Poise
Every word heard
Just right for the space
No mumbling or blurring
Voice
Life
Feeling
Emotion
Eye Contact
Hands
Body
Face
Gestures
Too fast?
Fast & slow
Pauses
Speed
Poise
Voice
Life
Eye Contact
Gestures
Speed
PERFORMING
Considering those basics,
rate yourself as a presenter.
Considering those basics,
rate your staff as presenters.
We can use this structure
to understand…
Common
Presentation
Mistakes
Audience
Content
Organization
Visual Aids
Appearance
BUILDING
Who?
What?
Audience
RTI…at 4 on Friday
Staff: What’s it gonna be this year?
Nancy, elementary principal
Parents: Stop the jargon.
What about my kid?
Important information
Interesting information
Content
Connectors
Time
What’s your point?
Ignoring the obvious
Clarifiers
Verbal virusesTMI
Basic speech plan
Organization
Relevant
Accessible
Important
Designed, not decorated
Visual Aids
The Cool Farm Tool calculates emissions for:
TransportPrimary
Processing
Field
Energy
Use
LivestockSequestrationCrop
Manageme
nt
..and
presents
results
in tables
& graphs
Simplicity
The Consortium provides:
• Resources & tools
• Professional development
• Digital library
The Consortium provides:
color
• Walk on right
• Follow directions
• Wear non-offensive, non-distracting clothing
Respect Others
Structure
World Hunger
• 825 million people are seriously underfed
• Every five seconds a child dies of hunger
• We are losing farmland:
Denmark -37%
Sweden -22%
Spain -10%
UK -5%
• In the last 60 years, land area equal to
China and India has seen soil degradation
© Chris Landry | christopherlandry.com
PERFORMING
Poise
Voice
Life
Eye Contact
Gestures
Speed
That one thing you do
Poise
Life
Feeling
Passion
Unwanted inflection
What is your
body saying?
What is your
face saying?
Gestures
Going outside of PowerPoint
Links
Video
Audio
Prezi.com
Flip the faculty meeting
Or use
your webcam
Voicethread.com
edu.glogster.com
erik_palmer@comcast.net
pvlegs.com
Thank you for attending!Visit hmheducation.com/events/thinkforward to learn
about upcoming events like this one!
Erik Palmer
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