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YOUarethepresentation…
…andPowerpoint isonlyONEvisualaidtouse- whatelsecouldyouadd?Oversizedprops,exaggerations,contrastingvoices
ConciseTitlesOneeasytoreadfontthroughout.ALWAYS!Darkbackground– paletext– bekindtoyouraudience’seyes.Theywillbehappier!
TextMinimaltext:• 6-8linesperslide
• Max30wordsperslide(Thebulletpointsshouldbeheadlines,notnews articles)
• Sentencefragmentsbuiltaroundkeywords
• Fontsize24orbigger.
Pictures6clearpictures,maximum
Onlypresentpicturesthatillustrateyourpoint
Linkthepicturestokeywordssotheviewerknowswhattolookforinthepictureeg *
PerformancetipsUseahookquestiontostartwith- opentheirminds- thenfillholewithinformationUsean‘Ask’questiontofinish– somethingforthemtotakeawayandthinkaboutaftertheyleaveMaybeuseaTimelineorotherstructuralanchor
Pronunciationtrick(Pro- nun- see- ay- shun)(Tri-K)Importantinfoyoucan’tsayoput loud?Putthephoneticspellingonthepowerpoint andreadittothem!Theywillhavenoideathatyoucan’tsayitforreal- #teachingtrickery
*Photochromic
Powerpoint Presentations:GoldenRules
Superchargetheevent!Performlikeaninformativestandupcomedian- drawtheaudiencein,interact,askrhetorical*questionstomakethemthink- thengivetheanswers.Useyourbodyandyourhandstohelpexpressyourself(butnottoomuchsothatitbecomesdistracting!)Youmightalsoconsideranother3Dproporvisualaid.
Speak….s…l..o..w..l..y…..Givethewordsroomtobreatheandtobeabsorbedbytheaudience.Itwillmakeyourperformancemorefluidandeasy,makeyouseemconfidentandwisenotlikearabbitcaughtintheheadlights.
ContextiseverythingContextisimportanttocomparenewfactsagainstoldandmakeconnections(i.e.formmemories)Trythefollowing- givedates bysayinghowfarawaytheyare:“Overahundredandtwentyyearsagoin1903”,Givesizes bycomparisons:“Theweightofthreegrownelephants,thelengthofastandardbathtub,thesizeofWales(!),astallasPeterboroughCathedral”,andlocationsmakerelativetoamape.g.DysonwasborninCromerwhichis(showNorfolkonamapofEngland,zoomin,showCromeronthemapofNorfolk– andnoweveryoneknowsthathealsogrewupinaseasidetown!)
BetheMEME!Someofthethingsthatmostgrabourattentionandstaywithusarememes.Theyachievethisbyhavingcolourful,clear,straightforwardimagesormovingGIFS,withshortstatementsmadeupfromsentencefragments,andoftenhaveahumorouspunchline.Oftenashortstatementatthetopisusedtosetupthememewithapunchlineatthebottom.
Memesarefast,direct,memorablecommunication:Andtheyalwayslinkuptoyourpreviousknowledgeandemotions.
Beopinionated!Lettheaudienceknowyouropinion- letthemknowhowyouarepersonallyengagedwiththeinformationyouaregiving- butalsoletthemunderstandthatitisyouropinionandthattheymustformtheirownopinion.Bybeingopinionateditencouragespeopletohavetheirownbecauseiftheydisagreethentheywillhavetoformareasonedcounter-argument,andiftheyagreecompletelytheywillbelookingforinformationtobackuptheirthinking.AlsoplayingtheDevil’sAdvocate(deliberatelytakingupacontroversialposition)reallygetspeopleworkedupandemotional- thereforemuchmoreengaged.
Practisefromascript,andthenignoreit:Ifyouknowyoursubjectandhavereheased soyouknowwhattosayandyoualsohavevisualcuesontheboardyoucantalkinamoreconversationalstyle,whichisfarmoreengaging,personalandmemorable.
(*RhetoricalQuestionsarequestionsthateitherimplyananswerortheyareusedasdevicesforyoutotellpeoplewhattothink.Alwaysansweryourownquestions.Askingaquestionisliketheprocessofplantingaflowerbulb,youopenupaholeinthegroundexactlytherightsizetoplantthebulbin,putitinandcoveritup.Therightquestionactslikeopeningaholeinthemind,youthenprovidethe‘bulb’ofinformationtofillthatholewhichiscoveredoverandlefttheretogrowovertime.)