Bring Your A Game: Ten Tips For Great Conference Presentations

Photo by Leo Reynolds - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License http://www.flickr.com/photos/49968232@N00 Created with Haiku Deck TODAY YOU WILL: Identify opportunities for engaging an audience through active participation and gamification. Discuss options for including visual aids that enhance a presentation and illustrate main ideas. Recognize the potential for humor, storytelling, and just plain fun in a professional presentation. Photo by mikecogh - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License http://www.flickr.com/photos/89165847@N00 Created with Haiku Deck How can I focus my energy in order to make my partner feel the way I want them to feel or learn what I want them to learn. - Uta Hagen Write Learning Outcomes What do I want them to be able to do when they leave the room? Skill + knowledge Make outcomes student centered Photo by fiamh - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License http://www.flickr.com/photos/86052519@N00 Created with Haiku Deck WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE? What are the most important concepts? What concepts have direct application for the attendees? What is worth being familiar with? Photo by Ben Sutherland - Creative Commons Attribution License http://www.flickr.com/photos/60179301@N00 Created with Haiku Deck WARMUPS! Breathing Stretching Bad ballet Music Focus Image credit: http://photos.oregonlive.com/photo-essay/2012/03/indiana_rallies_to_beat_vcu_mo.html#photo-10708841 Photo by MyLifeThroughPhotography - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License http://www.flickr.com/photos/65972251@N03 Created with Haiku Deck Identify important points Brainstorm Storyboard or talk to a friend Practice, practice, practice Get better with time Photo by Neal. - Creative Commons Attribution License http://www.flickr.com/photos/31878512@N06 Created with Haiku Deck HUMOR Promotes attention Makes important points memorable Makes you more likeable (sometimes) Puts people at ease HUMOR Can alienate your audience Can offend someone Can make you feel like crawling into a hole and dying a terrible death Photo by nkpl - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License http://www.flickr.com/photos/32427655@N03 Created with Haiku Deck Photo by GoRun26 - Creative Commons Attribution License http://www.flickr.com/photos/10811327@N06 Created with Haiku Deck COLOR SCHEMES Analogous Colors are near each other on the color wheel Image source https://kuler.adobe.com/create/color-wheel/ Complimentary created from colors opposite on the color wheel Image source https://kuler.adobe.com/create/color-wheel/ COLOR SCHEMES IMAGES Photo by DonkeyHotey - Creative Commons Attribution License http://www.flickr.com/photos/47422005@N04 Software http://www.powtoon.com/ http://www.sliderocket.com/ https://prezi.com/ https://www.haikudeck.com/ drive.google.com/ Photo by DonkeyHotey - Creative Commons Attribution License http://www.flickr.com/photos/47422005@N04 Created with Haiku Deck ACTIVITIES Think Pair Share #1 #2 Images Credit: http://www.polleverywhere.c om/ #3 Photo by gagstreet - Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License http://www.flickr.com/photos/45818813@N05 Created with Haiku Deck PLAN FOR MOVEMENT Podium STAGE Minutes 1 - 5 Minutes 5 - 15 Audience Projector Minutes 15 - 30 Minutes 30 - 50 Audience Photo by giulia.forsythe - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License http://www.flickr.com/photos/59217476@N00 Created with Haiku Deck Photo by milos milosevic - Creative Commons Attribution License http://www.flickr.com/photos/21496790@N06 Created with Haiku Deck REFERENCES DeAvilla, N. (2012). The 2 minute yoga solution: Fast and easy stress and back pain relief f or anyone at anytime. San Francisco, CA: Bush Street Press. Hagen, U., & Frankel, H. (1973). Respect for acting. New York: Macmillan. Hoff, R. (1996). Say it in six: How to say exactly what you mean in six minutes or less. Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel. Oakleaf, M., Hoover, S., Woodard, B., Corbin, J., Hensley, R., Wakimoto, D., Hollister, C., Gilchrist, D., Millet, M., & Iannuzzi, P. (2012). Notes from the Field: 10 Short Lessons on One-Shot Instruction.Communications In Information Literacy, 6(1). Retrieved April 8, 2014, Reynolds, G. (2008). Presentation zen: Simple ideas on presentation design and delivery. Berkeley, CA: New Riders Pub. Vossler, J. J., & Sheidlower, S. (2011). Humor and information literacy: Practical techniques for library instruction. Santa Barbara, Calif: Libraries Unlimited.