Energizing PowerPoint

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This powerpoint slide deck support a workshop for local coalition using this tool for community presentations.

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Energizing Presentations

Austin, TexasApril 28, 2009

Learning Objectives

• Investigate ways to strengthen our presentations• Apply research • Review tips, guidelines• Identify take-aways

Learning is that which enables you to participate successfully in

life, at work and in the groups that matter to you.

– Jay Cross Informal Learning

Learning is that which enables you to participate successfully in

life, at work and in the groups that matter to you.

– Jay Cross Informal Learning

Jay Cross Quote

Remember when ...

... with one of

these ...

... and afterwards did this?

How did you learn to use PowerPoint?

The video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORxFwBR4smE

While we were While we were busy ...busy ...

Source: TomTom

PreventionScience

Evidence-based

Practices

Assessment

Capacity

building

IT

Learning Science

Brain Science

Communications

Breakthroughs

Bandwidth

Storage

Speed

Devices

• Technology • Bandwidth • Research • Social media

TT RRBB

SMSM➜➜

Source: billaday

Shifting Gears

How can we make

PowerPoint a better learning

tool?

Key Ingredients

ContentVisuals

Interaction

Audio

Developing Developing ContentContent

This is Your Brain on Bullet Points

•You read the text

•while at the same time

•the speaker reads the text to you, which

•increases cognitive load

•meaning, your brain has to work harder

•This actually inhibits the learning process

This

onbullet points!

is your brain

Step Awayfrom the

ComputerMister!

Go Analog!

Garr Reynolds: Presentation Zen

Now you’re ready to open a file ...

Table Talk

Break

Did U Know 1

Source: TopGold

Visuals improve learning

Visuals improve learning?

Source: TopGold

89%

54% 40%

72%

By what % do visuals By what % do visuals improve learning? improve learning?

89%

54%40%

72%

By what % do visuals By what % do visuals improve learning? improve learning?

Did u know 2

Source: TopGold

Did u know 2.5

Source: TopGold

Brains wired 4 novelty

I’ve never seenanything like THAT

before!

Our brains are wired …… … for noveltyfor novelty

Source: ChrisL AK

Lessons from Star Trek

Dog theme

Creative Commons

Source: flickrcc website

Creative Commons

Source: flickrcc website

Chart

Chart

Chart

Chart

Chart

Chart

Dark on Light Background

Which one is the Which one is the better choice?better choice?

Use Pix in Unusual ways 1

Use pictures in unusual ways

Use pix in unusual ways

Fonts are like chips

Fonts are like chips …

Which type fits Which type fits best?best?

Times New Roman

American TypewriterTahoma

Arial

Verdana

Gill Sans

Footlight MT Light

Which type fits Which type fits best?best?

Times New Roman

American TypewriterTahoma

Arial

Verdana

Gill Sans

Footlight MT Light

Size Matters

Fontv

Size MattersEH ND F NP T X ZU Z D T F

D F N P T HP H U N T D Z

N P X T Z F H

P T D Z X C Z N

Size MattersEH ND F NP T X ZU Z D T F

D F N P T HP H U N T D Z

N P X T Z F H

P T D Z X C Z N

Table Talk

Harvest

What’s up?I’ve got a secretA secret?

I want in on It too!

Source: Dogs in the Park

We are social creatures

What’s up?I’ve got a secretA secret?

I want in on It too!

Design an ExperiencePeople probably People probably

won’t remember won’t remember what you said or what you said or what you did . . . what you did . . .

but will but will remember how remember how you made them you made them

feel.feel.

--Maya Angelou

One to Many Workshop

Source: David Wilcox

Falls short of what is possible...

The Networked Workshop

Source: David Wilcox

Designing Interaction

Action Action PlanningPlanning

IcebreakerIcebreaker

EnergizeEnergizerr

ActivityActivity

Role PlayRole PlayGamGam

ee

ReflectioReflectionn

ConversatiConversationon

TablTablee

TalkTalk

DialogDialogueue

ConsensConsensusus

BrainstormBrainstorm

2 Big Questions

Where do youneed input?

Where will interaction support

learning?Source: The World Cafe

Table Talk

Harvest

Photo Citations• Multitasking http://www.flickr.com/photos/78205255@N00/96887547/

• Stick shift http://www.flickr.com/photos/billselak/2147464701/

• Ingredients http://www.flickr.com/photos/7884518@N04/2110349532

• Eggs & whisk http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgw/2329607771/

• Chips http://www.flickr.com/photos/tshirbert/118250140/

• Dogs in the Park http://www.flickr.com/photos/niwru/1102144588/

• One to Many & Networked (David Wilcox) http://social-media-game.wikispaces.com/

• Conversation http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldcafe/226864125/

• All other photos from http://www.istockphoto.com or are images by the presenter unless otherwise noted

http://www.slideshare.net/ladcoy/slideshows

http://technologyinprevention.wikispaces.com/Texas+Collaboration+Meeting

All Workshop materials are posted online at:

This presentation is licensed under CREATIVE COMMONS.This means you can use it, or parts thereof, as long as appropriate attribution is given and your resulting product is made available under this same license. The license prohibits using this presentation for commercial purposes. A list of citations and links is included for your reference and use. Please cite all photos to the original source.

Suggested Attribution: Source: LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA, Learning for Change, Inc., Technology in Prevention Blog, Slide deck is available on Slideshare