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PowerPoint Pointers

PowerPoint Pointers. Or Public Speaking: A Fear Worse than Death Jennifer Cline and Daniel Linzer Spring 2009 Freshman Seminar. Today’s Agenda. Your upcoming presentations What we expect Why so many days Writing PowerPoint presentations Public speaking basics.

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PowerPoint Pointers

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  1. PowerPoint Pointers Or Public Speaking: A Fear Worse than Death Jennifer Cline and Daniel Linzer Spring 2009 Freshman Seminar

  2. Today’s Agenda • Your upcoming presentations • What we expect • Why so many days • Writing PowerPoint presentations • Public speaking basics

  3. How to Get an A on Your Presentation • Your assignment • In 7-10 minutes, present • Compelling claim • Distinctive example • Context • Do these things very well

  4. 1. Compelling Claims = News • “So what, who cares, what’s in it for me?” • Here’s how scientists think • State significance of topic • Tell what we already know • Keep it relevant • Point out gap • Outline current research

  5. 2. Examples are Your Data • Claim = conclusion you draw based on data • Show us how to interpret your results • Make us trust your data; we’ll buy the claim

  6. 3. Context Puts You in the Debate • Professional researcher’s work adds to the body of knowledge • Remember how scientist’s think … How does yours?

  7. Writing PresentationsDesigning a Talk • Planning • writing • Revising • Editing Practice, practice, practice!

  8. Planning the TalkIt’s Not about YOU • What does your audience need? • What it is to not know • Talk to them before • List their questions • Move from what’s known to what’s new

  9. Well-Lit Rooms Dimly-Lit Rooms Take Command of the Tools • Don’t be a slave to software! • Reset “auto fit,” etc. • Excel defaults ≠ best practices • Pick a design template carefully • What image do I want to portray? • What is the room like?

  10. 1 in 12 Men and 1 in 20 WomenMany People are Color Blind

  11. Writing SlidesPractical Tips for Success Five Rules to Prevent PowerPoint Overload • Signal with clear headlines • Segment into logical chunks • Move narrative ↓ so you can talk and show • Make images and words do double duty • Tell one story • Intro, body, and conclusion Atkinson and Mayer 2004

  12. Write a Story Board, Not a Script or Outline • Use headlines • Clearly signal what is important • Outline • Preview • Repeat

  13. Plan in Chunks • Segments help the learner • Bite sized chunks of info • Use the slide sorter

  14. Moving toward revising, editing … Reduce Visual Overload • Use many modes • Talk to the audience • Move narrative to notes pages • Make slides do double duty • Work for speaker with cues • Words and images • Work for audience • Having both increases learning

  15. Edit RuthlesslyMurder Your Darlings! • Too much info overwhelms • On each slide • In each talk • Tell one story • Keep only what supports key message

  16. Does Your Draft Measure Up? Five Rules to Prevent PowerPoint Overload • Signal with clear headlines • Segment into logical chunks • Move narrative ↓ so you can talk and show • Make images and words do double duty • Tell one story • Intro, body, and conclusion Atkinson and Mayer 2004

  17. Practice, Practice, Practice!Public Speaking Basics A presentation is a speech • Opening • Get attention, preview, perspective • Body • Simple, not simplistic • Tell a story • Conclusions • Don’t just stop

  18. Research is Persuasive Rhetoric • Aristotle’s three forms of persuasion • Ethos • Pathos • Logos

  19. Aristotle on Ethos Persuasion is achieved by the speaker's personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible We believe good men more fully and more readily than others: this is true generally whatever the question is, and absolutely true where exact certainty is impossible and opinions are divided. . . [C]haracter may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion he possesses Aristotle, Rhetoric 1.2.1356a.4-2

  20. Ethos is . . . • Developed in the message • Dynamic • A caused response

  21. Eliciting Positive Ethos • Be prepared • Know the logistics and message • Be natural • Be honest • Be lively • Be appropriate

  22. Appropriate Non-Verbal Communication • Appropriate dress and demeanor • Eye contact = trust • Good posture enhances breathing and voice • Move or gesture to underscore meaning • Contained energy

  23. Let’s Practice! • In 5 minutes, construct a 1-2 minute talk • Opening • Get attention, outline, why “important” • Body • Supporting evidence, detail • Conclusion • Highlight take home message • Strong finish • Peers keep time, provide 2-3 minutes of positive feedback on content and style

  24. If You Learn Only 3 Things … 1. Planning is key • Know your message, logistics, and what the audience needs 2. End strong 3. Practice, practice, practice! • It helps overcome nerves • Hearing it out loud helps revise and edit • Ask a colleague to listen to and critique your talk

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