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Some Powerpoint Approaches • Traditional • Pechakucha(peh-chah’-k-chuh) • Interactive • Dialog (dancing with Powerpoint) Creating Presentations

Content • How much? • Organized how? • Optimum stickiness? Creating Presentations

“Less is more.” Creating Presentations

If you want to sound like an expert you should make sure that you have included everything. • Put in complex charts graphs, and images too, so they can really appreciate and understand just how much work you have done. • The information should be written in detail and text should always fill the slide. • Read it to the audience so you know they are getting it and won’t miss anything. • Prove that you remember all the details by including any bits and pieces you can squeeze into your allotted time. • Make sure all of your thoughts and ideas are there, and it will be a fine presentation. Creating Presentations

Ifyou want to sound like an expert youshould make sure that youhaveincluded everything. • Put in complex charts, graphs and images,too, so they can really appreciate and understand just how muchwork you have done. • Theinformationshould be written in detail and text should always fill the slide. • Read it to theaudience so you know they are getting it andwon’tmiss anything. • Prove that yourememberall the details by includinganybits and pieces you can squeeze into your allotted time. • Make sure all ofyour thoughts and ideas are there, and itwill be a fine presentation. Creating Presentations

Traditional, or, “Darth Vader Method” Creating Presentations

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“Less is more.” Creating Presentations

“Good presentations tell a story.” Creating Presentations

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Statement of topic • What is interesting? • Your motivation • Your key points Creating Presentations

Creating Presentations • Pick 2 to 3 • Introduce, Support, Recap • Active voice, not passive

Creating Presentations • Brief recap • Implications or next steps • Connect to introduction

“Tell ’em what you’ll tell ’em, tell ’em, tell ’em what you told ’em.” Creating Presentations

How much? “Less is more.” • Organized how? “Tell a story.” • Stickiness? Reiterate. “Tell ’em….” Creating Presentations

Design • Color, balance, elements • Simplicity works • Choose images/graphs wisely Creating Presentations

Presentations and Posters Workshop

Mechanism of Dehydrocoupling Creating Presentations Waterman, R. Organometallics, 2007, 26, 2492.

Or no words at all… pechakucha (20 slides, 20 seconds per slide) Creating Presentations

19th Century Changes:Vermont Split Town Names

U.S. Census, 1850. Colchester, Vermont

Interactive, or, “Yoda Method” Creating Presentations

Creating Presentations “Luke, write your own destiny you must.”

What are your favorite tips? Creating Presentations

Dialog, or, “dancing with ppt” Creating Presentations

As we watch this performance pay particular attention to these questions: • What does the speaker do when a new slide appears? • How are bullet points used in this example? • Is there a pattern to his presentation? (Introduction, reiterative explication, etc.) Creating Presentations

“Your slides are not your presentation; you are your presentation.” Creating Presentations

Content • Focus on the key points • Have a beginning, middle and end • Reiterate • Design • Simplicity, consistency • Clear, appropriate graphs/images • Performance • Practice • Memorize first sentences • Connect Summary Creating Presentations

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