Creating Presentations A presentation of two halves

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Creating PresentationsA presentation of two
halves

• Bruce Scharlau
• Computing Science Department

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Outline

• Need a message
• Focus on the message
• Follow the rules
• Avoid the pain

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The message

• Each presentation should have one message to
  convey to the audience
• This is the same as for an essay

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Templates

• Templates get you started quickly
• Templates need to be modified to work with your
  theme

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Look and Feel

• Templates focus on look and feel of your
  presentation
• You need to make them work with the content too

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The message

• Your templates should support the message youre
  presenting
• The message has to be clear and not cluttered

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Rules to follow

• There are three rules to follow for good
  presentations
• Introduce your topic
• Explain your topic
• Review your topic

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Controversy

• Some say that PowerPoint is useless
• Others say it puts people to sleep

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Summary

• Following the rules should keep your audience
  awake and guide you to a successul presentation

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And now for something completely different
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A presentation should have one message
Get the Ark, or save the kids, or find the
Grail - not all at once
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sizeo
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The PowerPoint templates dont ensure a
consistent message
http//www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/200
7/09/steve-bill-redu.html
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The templates focus on look and feel, but not the
message
http//www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/200
7/09/steve-bill-redu.html
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You need to keep the message clear
http//www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/200
7/09/steve-bill-redu.html
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There are some basic rules to follow for good
presentations
It may look hard, but its not really
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in/set-72057594083213751/
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First, use complete sentences as titles
Full sentences force you to clarify your ideas
Right, Steve, and it makes it easier for others
too
http//www.flickr.com/photos/dunechaser/160405659/
in/set-72057594116462049/
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Sentences force the author to clarify ideas

• Headings leave room to waffle

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Sentences as titles will still work on their own

• Headings are ambiguous

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Sentences make the storyboard clearer

• Sentences develop the plot

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Second, add an appropriate image to reinforce the
message
I can do anything with a greenscreen
http//flickr.com/photos/dunechaser/345032729/
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An image should illustrate the point of the slide
http//headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_us
ers/2005/06/kill_your_prese.html
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Try different images to set the correct tone of
the presentation
http//www.flickr.com/photos/dunechaser/103294071/
http//www.summerglau.co.uk/gallery/summer-in-sere
nity/index.php?imgDisplaySerenity-(60).jpg
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Mixing images with words makes the slide more
memorable
http//headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_us
ers/2006/01/crash_course_in.html
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Third, use the notes to explain your slides
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Notes help you remember the words you will say
for that slide
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Notes also provide a handout
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Notes provide a presentation for when youre not
there
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Fourth, use a rule of threes to support your
message

• Point
• Sub-point
• Sub-point
• Sub-point
• Point
• Sub-point
• Sub-point
• Sub-point
• Point
• Sub-point
• Sub-point
• Sub-point

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Your presentation has three acts (just like a
movie)
http//www.sociablemedia.com/thebook_resources.php
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The second act needs supporting evidence to
develop the argument of the plot
http//indexed.blogspot.com/2007/06/just-desserts-
or-drive-thru-value-meal.html
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PowerPoint presentations dont have to be painful
Pain, what pain?
http//flickr.com/photos/oskay/265899841/
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You can also add extra dimensions to make the
presentation stick

• Simple

Unexpected
Concrete
Stories
Credible
Emotional
http//www.madetostick.com/
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Remember to deliver one message and youll do fine
Escape the ball, find the treasure, save the
girl, not all at once
http//flickr.com/photos/dunechaser/665480669/
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Extra resources to support this presentation
More about presentations and learning http//www.b
eyondbullets.com/ http//www.presentationzen.com/p
resentationzen/ http//headrush.typepad.com/creati
ng_passionate_users/
Royalty Free Images http//www.sxc.hu/ http//www.
morguefile.com/ http//openclipart.org/ http//fli
ckr.com/search/advanced/ (creative commons tagged
photos)