Extreme Presentation Makeover, v. 2.0 - Making Presentation Slides Compelling
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Moving Beyond Bullets: Making Presentation Slides Compelling John Nash Iowa State University Educational Leadership and Policy Studies | HCI [email protected] | @jnash | http://edventureso.me
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This is version 2 of the "Extreme Presentation Makeover" slide deck. Still three tips, just better design. This was presented to the membership of the American Evaluation Association at a webinar on April 15, 2010
Transcript of Extreme Presentation Makeover, v. 2.0 - Making Presentation Slides Compelling
Moving Beyond Bullets: Making Presentation Slides Compelling
John Nash Iowa State University Educational Leadership and Policy Studies | HCI [email protected] | @jnash | http://edventureso.me
three tips!
first tip!
know your audience
Seven Questions to Knowing Your Audience!
1. What are they like?!
2. Why are they here?!
3. What keeps them up at night?!
4. How can you solve their problem?!
5. What do you want them to do?!
6. How can you best reach them?!
7. How might they resist?!
Duarte, 2008!Flickr CC MS&T Center for ERP !
second tip!
let go of text
reduce
record
repeat
reduce Flickr: cc Drunken Monkey
Utilization-Focused Reporting Principles!
• Be intentional about reporting, that is, know the purpose of a report and stay true to that purpose.
• Stay user-focused: Focus the report on the priorities of intended users.
• Organize and present findings to facilitate understanding and interpretation.
• Avoid surprising primary stakeholders. • Prepare users to engage with and learn from “negative
findings.” • Distinguish dissemination from use.
Quoted from Patton, 2008, p 509
Utilization-Focused Reporting Principles!
• Be intentional about reporting, that is, know the purpose of a report and stay true to that purpose.
• Stay user-focused: Focus the report on the priorities of intended users.
• Organize and present findings to facilitate understanding and interpretation.
• Avoid surprising primary stakeholders. • Prepare users to engage with and learn from “negative
findings.” • Distinguish dissemination from use.
Quoted from Patton, 2008, p 509
Utilization-Focused Reporting Principles!
• Intentional • User-focused • Facilitate understanding
• Avoid surprising • Negative findings • Dissemination vs. use
Flickr: cc CWGL
facilitate understanding
record Flickr: cc spoony mushroom
repeat Flickr: cc sirwiseowl
third tip!
simplify displays of data
“…ornamentation can "detract from credibility.”
Nancy Duarte
Duarte Design
Sawyer Elementary
Students
Teachers
Parents
Sawyer Elementary
Students
Teachers
Parents
“Sometimes…the best chart is no chart at all.”
Nancy Duarte
Duarte Design
Knowledge Source Preference
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Housepet
Neighbor
Coin Toss
Evaluation
Series 1
flickr: cc danielbachhuber
go forth!!• know your audience • let go of text • simplify your displays
