But first…
• 2020 visions• Sign-up for July 18th Colloquium presentation times
• YouTube response to Jakey Toor’s posting
Presentation hints• PowerPoint hints• Projection vs. overheads vs. handouts
• Too much text: PPT as an outline or set of headers, not the presentation
• Computer animation: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly
• Glaze, Gestures, & Movement• Pointing: Pointed and Pointless
Structure of a presentation
• Title slide• Outline of the presentation slides
• Contact information slide
Paper presentation differences
• For some audiences, you read your paper
• For some audiences, you talk from overhead transparencies or PowerPoint slides
(find out which ahead of time)
PPT slide design
• Bad backgrounds• TOO MUCH TEXT on a slide• Too small
• Design hint: the "blur" test - squint your eyes and if the text can't be read, redesign
• Too many slides
Computer animation: the Good, the Bad &
the Ugly• Slide builds: the temptations• Slide builds: more normal• Graphics: progressive hilighting
Gaze, Gestures, & Movement
• Why turn your back on your audience?
• The "B" key, the "W" key, and keeping your audience awake
• Movement vs. pacing: attraction vs. distraction
Pointing: Pointed and Pointless
• Why I hate laser pointers - what's the point?
• Using the computer cursor– Why the web, Word, or the edit mode of PowerPoint is better than the presentation mode of PowerPoint
• Using a pen or your finger with overheads
• Another feature
Overhead slides
• For settings without data projectors
• For audiences not used to PowerPoint
• As a backup
Handout
• If all else fails• One idea: single page, double sided with the title slide, the ten most important content slides, and the contact information slide, printed six to a page from PowerPoint
Timing
• Aids to keeping on time: watches, timers, buzzers, etc.
• Aids to keeping on time: timekeepers, time cards http://edsserver.ucsd.edu/~jlevin/timecards/
• Practice, practice, practice
Dealing with questions• Why are they asking?
– They want to know?– They want to know if you know?– They want to impress the rest of the audience?
– They want to make you look bad?– They want to make your theoretical position, your methodological position, your institution, etc. look bad
– Don't take it personally
What if they're not happy with your
answer?• Ask for clarification• Try to answer again (but only once more)
• Defer until later
What if you don't know the answer?
• Compliment the asker "That's a good question."
• Clarify the question - did you mean…?
• Defer until later
Your presentations on July 18th
• Time: 20 minutes– 10 minutes for your research presentation (with PPT)
– 5 minutes to show your video– 5 minutes for questions
• Order of PPT and video is your choice
Your presentations on July 18th
• No more than 10 slides (Rachel & Rusty's guidelines)
• Storyboard your presentation (can use our video storyboard template)
Overall principles
• Top down: what are your goals for the presentation– For each slide, each transition, each graphic, each text element, does it contribute to your goals? If not, delete it.
Overall principles
• Bottom up:– Gestalt principle: Similarity leads to grouping
– Dimensions of similarity:•Location•Shape•Color•Size•Sequence•…
For more information, contact:
Jim Levin [email protected]
This Presentation powerpoint is at:
http://edsserver.ucsd.edu/courses/eds204/su08/b/presentation.ppt.htm
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